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New York: Viking, 1955. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good condition, top edge lightly foxed & creased, spine ends chipped, pages little toned, minor edgewear, bookshop label inside front cover. 180 pp. First edition. The American botanist and plant morphologist presents a biological thesis for the complexity and wholeness of human nature, including the presence of a spiritual component.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, figures, minor edgewear. 336 pp. John H. Gillespie examines the problem of the origin and maintenance of the genetic variation found in natural populations. His research in molecular genetics, evolution and bio-mathematics has enabled him to draw on his work, and present a coherent and valuable view of the field.

New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1961. Paperback trade, very good condition, small edge tear base rear cover, minor edgewear. 119 pp. The noted American botanist explores the hypothesis that biological organization and behaviour are the same thing. Human organization is more complex than the sum of its biological and psychological parts. Section 1: Organization, the distinctive character of all life. Section 2: Biological organization and psychological activity. Section 3: Some implications for philosophy.

New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2012. Reprint ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, base spine lightly bumped. 396 pp. Examines theory of evolution as it started long ago with Aristotle, and mainly developed by Charles Darwin. A masterful retelling of the collective daring of a few like-minded men who had the imagination to speculate on nature's ways and the courage to publish at a time when to do so, for political as well as religious reasons, was to risk everything.

Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor & Francis, 2008. Hardback octavo, black pictorial cover, very good condition, figures, tables. 220 pp. An overview of the ways in which Drosophila is currently being used as a model organism to further our understanding of a spectrum of human neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and hereditary spastic paraplegia. Each chapter is written by respected researchers and gives an excellent account of the subject suitable for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1987. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 328 pp. A collection of new and original essays, all of which were inspired by Maynard Smith's writings. The essays cover the field of evolutionary biology: from microevolution to macroevolution, from evolutionarily stable strategies to sympatric speciation (the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region), and from population processes in plants to models for the evolution of sex and behaviour. Maynard Smith inspired a whole new generation of research workers.

Sydney, Millers Point: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books, 2008. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), minor edgewear. 205 pp. Ross Honeywill relates the story of Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck who created the first theory of evolution in terms of the inheritance of acquired characters (although replaced by the theory of Charles Darwin 50 years later). It is the story of Lamarck's own travels in treacherous times, and misuse by Lysenko and Soviet science. It is mainly the recent story of the controversial Australian immunologist Ted Steele, who decoded evidence that help put Lamarck back on the world stage. (The new field of epigenetics is now taking its place as an adjunct to the standard theory of Darwinian evolution.) Associated bookmark included.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. 1st U.K. ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), figures (including drawings), minimal edgewear. 244 pp. The noted zoologist argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. This book states that if we wish to see grandeur in life, we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and learn to see it as Darwin did, as the unfathomably rich source of 'endless forms most beautiful and wonderful'.

London: Penguin Books, 2011. Paperback, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, minor edgewear. 230 pp. The author is an explorer, geographer, author and geneticist. Describes how humans have evolved over the last 10,000 years, and tells us how to learn from our ancestors to help us survive and thrive in the future.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1984. Paperback, good condition, figures, tables, minor edgewear, bottom edge covers stained, edges lightly foxed, bottom corner tip front cover scuffed, inside covers lightly toned, owner's name title page. 324 pp. This book reports on the scientific view of evolution, as opposed to the pseudoscience of creationism. The authors explain what scientists think about evolution, and why - based on the scientific evidence.

New York: W. W. Norton, 2007. Paperback thick trade, very good condition. 463 pp. This book reports on the scientific view of evolution, as opposed to the pseudoscience of creationism. The contributors - all leading natural scientists, social scientists and educators - explain what scientists have discovered about evolution, and why - based on the solid scientific evidence.

New York: Continuum, 2003. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minimal edgewear. 288 pp. In easy to understand language, this persuasive book provides the scientific underpinning for the philosophy of "do no harm to any animal, human or not". Follows on from their previous book "Sacred Cows and Golden Geese". Extrapolation from animals to humans is utterly invalid. Ray Greek advises the National Anti-Vivisection Society (USA).