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The Descent of Man; and Selection in Relation to Sex. World's Famous Books Series
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Merrill and Baker, 1900. Undated, ca. 1900. World's Famous Books series. Worn but attractive copy in pine green cloth with spine lettering and decoration in gilt, top edge gilt. Covers rubbed at the edges with minor fraying to the corners of the spine ends, gilt bright and clear, upper corner of front cover spotted, text block sound with no loosened pages, front hinge internally cracked but secure, name and address on front pastedown, very faint old transparent stain to the upper corner of the preliminary blank, pages clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028524
- Title
- The Descent of Man; and Selection in Relation to Sex. World's Famous Books Series
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Publisher
- Merrill and Baker
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- DARWIN EXPEDITION EVOLUTION SCIENCE HISTORY RESEARCH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Medicine & Nature;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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- Gilt
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Spine
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- Text Block
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