What Is Darwinism

New York: W. W. Norton, 1929. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First appearance, in book form, of the Nobel prize-winning biologist's effort to validate Darwin's theory at a time when it was still heavily contested, even among scientists. Foolscap 8vo (165 x 106mm): xii,13-78,[2]pp. Publisher's blue cloth stamped in red with Norton colophon on upper cover and lettered on spine; red dust jacket printed in black on heavy stock and priced $1.00. A superb copy, tightly bound and clean throughout (probably unread); about Fine jacket (spine panel lightened a degree or two, but lettering unaffected). Expanded from an essay originally published in The Yale Review, in 1928, and here issued as the the seventeenth title of The New Science Series, edited by C. K. Ogden. Soon after it was founded, in 1925, W. W. Norton launched the New Science Series in cooperation with British and German publishers (some titles previously were published in Europe). The series, comprising twenty-one uniform hardcovers issued between 1926 and 1929, was intended to provide lay readers with accessible accounts of up-to-date scientific research. Morgan, who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1933, was one of the most important biologists of the 20th century. His chromosome theory of heredity helped usher in the modern field of genetics. Initially, Morgan rejected Darwinian evolution, even writing a book length critique of the theory, Evolution and Adaptation, in 1903. But his own research with Drosophila ultimately prompted Morgan to reverse course. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).