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The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Volumes I and II
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London. : John Murray, 1882. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. I xiv 473 pages Vol. II x 495 pages, plus 32 pages of other John Murray publication. Green cloth with gilt print on spine. On both volumes the boards are lightly rubbed , its edges lightly chipped and both have an ownership stamp and a gift inscription, else a clean, unmarked copy in solid binding. An attractive set. Second Edition Revised, Fifth Thousand. "A large proportion of the book contains detailed information on the domestication of animals and plants but it also contains in Chapter XXVII a description of Darwin's theory of heredity which he called Pangenesis." From Darwin's Preface: "The eleventh chapter, and that on Pangenesis, are those which have been most altered, parts having been re-modelled; but I will hive a lisy of the more important alterations for the sake of those who may possess the first edition of this book
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- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020464
- Title
- The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication Volumes I and II
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Darwin Pangenesis Heredity
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Good Reading Second Hand Books
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Benalla, Victoria
About Good Reading Second Hand Books
Good Reading operates from a house, which is all bookshop, and holds approximately 35,000 titles. It is open by appointment only.Benalla is a country town two and a half hours north of Melbourne on both the Hume and the Midland Highway.
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