The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. 473 p.; 494 p. Authorized edition. Illustrated. Very Good condition. Clean pages. Scratching to marbled cloth; wear to crimson cloth at heads. Bumped corners with exposed tips. 1913 bookplates on paste downs.
Synopsis
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is a book written by Charles Darwin that was first published in January 1868. 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150519004
- Title
- The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...