First edition, first printing of �Brief Candle in the Dark�, published by Bantam Press in London, 2015. This is a near fine copy with internals free from inscriptions, bound in publisher�s original cloth boards - a little pushing. The near fine unclipped wrapper with a little pushing to the spine tips - SIGNED without dedication to the title page by Richard Dawkins. Richard Dawkins� second memoir, following �An Appetite for Wonder�. The title alludes to Shakespeare�s Macbeth, evoking the fleeting yet illuminating nature of life. Dawkins recounts his career as an evolutionary biologist, public intellectual, and advocate for science and reason. He reflects on writing �The Selfish Gene�, engaging in debates on religion, and mentoring others, highlighting his lifelong mission to champion rational inquiry and evidence-based thought.