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CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE
Written by Richard Dawkins. Illustrated by Lalla Ward.
Stock no. 1827513
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Almost very good condition.

Black cloth with elaborate design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour photo plates and b/w illustrations. A lovely copy BUT bound upside down. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few light scuffs.

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BIRD COLORATION VOLUME 2: FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION
Written by Geoffrey E. Hill; Kevin J. McGraw.
Stock no. 1826553
Published by Harvard University Press. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

What is the function of the colorful displays of birds and what are the factors that shape the evolution of color signals. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w diagrams, colour photos. ISBN: 0674021762. Slight bump to tail of spine at rear edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1826094
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour illustrations. xxxi + 415 pages. With an introduction by Keynes. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.

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THE PRINCETON FIELD GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC MAMMALS
Written by Donald R. Prothero. Illustrated by Mary Persis Williams.
Stock no. 1826068
Published by Princeton University Press. Circa 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths. Large format. Blue cloth boardes, silver title to spine. Colour photos & illustrations. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780691156828. 4th printing. A lovely copy.

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CHARLES DARWIN'S NOTEBOOKS 1836-1844
Written by Charles Darwin; Paul H. Barrett; Peter J. Gautrey; Sandra Herbert; David Kohn; Sydney Smith.
Stock no. 1324922
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2008. Almost very good condition.

Geology, Transmutation of Species, Metaphysical Enquiries transcribed and edited by Barrett, Gautrey etc. A digitally printed edition by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Red cardwraps. 747 pages. ISBN: 9780521099752. Creases to corners of covers, bump to top of spine causing creasing. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Lower edge of textblock slightly grubby.

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CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE
Written by Richard Dawkins. Illustrated by Lalla Ward.
Stock no. 1824403
Published by Viking. 1996. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The combination of perfection and improbablity that is epitomised in the seemingly designed perfection living things. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0670850187. Second printing. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. B/w plates were stuck together and now prised apart giving surface paper damage and also imprinting of the facing page. Minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FISH DIVERSITY OF JAPAN: EVOLUTION, ZOOGEOGRAPHY, AND CONSERVATION
Written by Yoshiaki Kai; Hiroyuki Motomura; Keiichi Matsuura.
Stock no. 2140432
Published by Springer. Circa 2022. Fine condition.

This book reviews and summarizes the studies on the fish diversity of Japan. ISBN: 9789811674266. Still in original shrink wrap - UNREAD.

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EVOLUTION FROM THE GALAPAGOS TWO CENTURIES AFTER DARWIN
Written by Gabriel Trueba; Carlos Montufar.
Stock no. 1323034
Published by Springer. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands. Glazed boards. 168 pages. Diagrams. ISBN: 9781461467311. Slight wear to lower spine and corners. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Contents fine.

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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1322551
Published by Folio Society. Fine condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour illustrations. xxxi + 415 pages. With an introduction by Keynes. Printing unknown as still in original shrinkwrap. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Dawkins.
Stock no. 1822535
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2008. Fine condition.

Introduction by Richard Dawkins. Attractive green and gilt pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. Top edge green. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES
Written by Len Cacutt.
Stock no. 2126502
Published by Croom Helm. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of their evolution. B/w photos. ISBN: 0856643203. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and faded to spine.

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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Written by Michael Ruse; Robert J. Richards.
Stock no. 1606009
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. 395 pages including index. ISBN: 9780521691291. Black felt pen mark to edge of textblock.

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