Darwin Retried, An Appeal to Reason
by Macbeth, Norman
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/VG DJ (2 short closed tears)
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts : Gambit Incorporated, 1971. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (6.95). An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. From the Dust Jacket "How convincing is Darwinian theory today? Is it a science? Does it explain? Or have we merely substituted the jungle ethics of survival for the fairy-tale philosophy of the creation, and does a mystery still remain for a new generation of scientists to solve... Darwin Retried exposes gaps in the evidence and errors in the reasoning behind Darwinism. It suggest that a fresh start is in order and, in the present state of affairs, no theory at all may be preferable to the existing one." Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Original two-tone binding (blue cloth spine and yellow cloth sides). . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/VG DJ (2 short closed tears). 8vo. (vi), 178pp .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Darwin Retried, An Appeal to Reason
- Author
- Macbeth, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- VG DJ (2 short closed tears)
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Publisher
- Gambit Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo. (vi), 178pp
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