This is a rare 1st edition book is titled “The Genetical Theory Of Natural Selection” by R.A Fisher. Published by Oxford University Press in 1930.
Some damage to outer cover on the spine but otherwise strong binding. Name inscribed on inside of cover. Please see photos for an accurate representation of condition.
“The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a book by Ronald Fisher which combines Mendelian genetics with Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection with Fisher being the first to argue that “Mendelism therefore validates Darwinism” and stating with regard to mutations that “The vast majority of large mutations are deleterious; small mutations are both far more frequent and more likely to be useful”, thus refuting orthogenesis. It is one of the most important books of the modern synthesis, and helped define population genetics. It had been described by J. F. Crow as the “deepest book on evolution since Darwin””
