HUXLEY, Julian.
Evolution.
Evolution.
The Modern Synthesis.
Stock Code 112437
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942
The term 'synthesis' in the title linked Huxley to an important stage in the development of evolutionary biology which took place in the 1930s, fusing Darwinian natural selection with advancements in the study of the genetics of populations and mutation. Although Huxley had trained primarily as a zoologist, Evolution is noteworthy for the breadth of treatment and balance between the plant and animal kingdoms (ODNB).
First edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by the author; 8vo (22 x 15 cm); author's presentation inscription in pen to front free endpaper recto; publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge stained green, MS shelfmark on paper label to spine, a little soiled, unclipped yellow dustjacket lettered in green, spine faded, slightly soiled, otherwise internally clean, very good;
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