Dawkins: Climbing Mount Improbable (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1997)

Title: Climbing Mount Improbable Author: Dawkins, Richard Author 2 (if applicable): Ward, Lalla (Illustration)Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., Date: 1997 ISBN: 0393316823 Format: Paperback, 340 pages Edition: First Paperbound Edition Printing [if applicable]: 1st Printing Book Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued) Dimensions (if available): 8.25 x 5.25 x 1.0 in. approx. Keywords: Evolution, Biology, Mount, Improbable, Climbing, Metaphor, Richard, Dawkins, Science, Public, Understanding Description: Fascinating collection of interconnected essays on Dawkins’ model of evolution as the “improbable mountain.” CONDITION: Faint sunning to outer quarter inch of front cover (not noticeable on black spine), book starting to tone with age, faint shelf-wear to bottom text block and very mild bumping to corners and spine, else very good. Trade paperbound. 340 pages. From the Bookseller: Thank you for visiting the Dactyl Books eBay Store! Dactyl Books is a second-hand and antiquarian reseller of books specialising in History, Science, Literature, and Mystery & Detective Fiction, but we have a little bit of everything in our boxes of goodies! If you are looking for a specific title or edition, don't hesitate to send it on to us and we will be glad to check our stocks and give you our opinion on how best to find your desired title. On "Making an Offer" through eBay: Many of these books and other items have automatic levels at which offers will be accepted which is pre-set through eBay. Making an offer within the pre-determined range will result in your offer being immediately accepted. A few items also have levels below which offers will be declined. ALL offers are reviewed, and reasonable offers are always considered (although it being my business, I am the one who defines "reasonable"). If you have a question about making an offer on an item, do drop me a line. Orders placed will generally be shipped within one-to-two business days, and if you are in the United States and need the book faster, please choose the express shipping option for USPS. International customers are recommended to insure their shipping: Dactyl Books uses the eBay Global Shipping Programme. We pack carefully and securely, with our best hope being that the book reaches you in exactly the condition that it leaves us. Due to weight and size restrictions, a few items may require additional postage: please contact us with questions or for more details. We strive to be extremely careful and diligent in describing our listings, but if you receive a book and don't feel that it's quite what you ordered, please contact us through the "Contact Seller" link to see what we can do for you. To avoid the chances of this happening, if you have a question about a book or other item, or would like to see additional photos, please use the "Contact Seller" link in the item description and let us know what you need. We will do our best to answer your questions *before* any sale. Thank you for ordering from Dactyl Books! -- William