BATESON, WILLIAM. 1861-1926.


Reports to the Evolution Committee of the Royal Society. Reports I-V. 1902-09. London: Harrison & Sons for The Royal Society, 1910. 5 parts in one volume, 8vo. Plates and illustrations. Contemporary blue half cloth, spine gilt lettered, preserving part wrappers. Some minor staining to edges.FIRST EDITION. "The rediscovery of Mendel's work transformed Bateson's career. He reinterpreted experimental data already available in Mendelian terms. As spokesman for the new discipline, Bateson knew no peer, yet his work was financed with great difficulty. The reports to the evolution committee of the Royal Society were the main vehicle of Mendelian publication in Britain until 1910" (DSB). See Garrison-Morton 242.3.