On the Origin of Species; By Means of Natural Selection of the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
by Charles Darwin
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Red cloth with gilt detailing to spine and front cover. Scarce edition of this title. Two pages of ads to rear with a small bookseller's stamp. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements.
5.25 x 7.75 in
Synopsis
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published 24 November 1859, is a seminal work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Its full title was On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. For the sixth edition of 1872, the short title was changed to The Origin of Species.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9007
- Title
- On the Origin of Species; By Means of Natural Selection of the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
- Author
- Charles Darwin
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Pages
- 389
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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