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Descent of Man [SIGNED COPY]
by T. C. Boyle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316104698
- ISBN 13
- 9780316104692
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Atlantic Little Brown, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed and inscribed by T.C. Boyle to fellow writer Ron Hansen on the title page.Black cloth, octavo with spine titles in silver. Stated First edition. 219 pages. Two of the stories have some light pencil underlines. Very good copy in a very good dust jacket with some light general wear. Jacket is in a mylar protector.
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
- Studio Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091397
- Title
- Descent of Man [SIGNED COPY]
- Author
- T. C. Boyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316104698
- ISBN 13
- 9780316104692
- Publisher
- Atlantic Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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