Author: Bendall, Derek S. (editor)
Title: Evolution from Molecules to Men.
Description: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1983. First edition. Pp. xiii, 594; numerous text-figures (graphs, maps, cladograms). Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. This volume presents a broad view of biological evolution as a whole, and attempts to identify the most outstanding scientific problems, 100 years after the death of Charles Darwin. The volume is divided into seven sections: Prologue, Evolutionary History, Molecular and Cellular Evolution, Evolution of Whole Organisms, Evolution of Social Behavior and Epilogue. There are 28 chapters in these sections, all written by notable authorities in the field. Bookplate of former owner on the front endpaper. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket..

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