The Origin Of Species
by Darwin, Charles
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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The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
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London: John Murray, 1869. 5th. very good. Fifth edition, tenth thousand, as stated on title page and copyright page. Book very good, repair at front and rear gutters. Page 29/30 missing. Comes with custom-made slipcase. Item Price
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Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
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Printed in 1909, with introduction and notes. Text is based on the the sixth edition, published in 1872 the last one that Darwin revised during his lifetime. Book is is is fair condition with gold page edging but the front cover loose. Still very collectible and readable. We pride ourselves on handling and secure shipping. Item Price
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The Origin of Species [Fine Copy]
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John Murray, 1888. Sixth edition with additions and corrections to 1872 (Thirty fifth thousand). Original green publishers boards with gilt titles. A fine copy with clean boards & bright gilt. Lightest wear only with very clean boards. Internally complete and clean. Neat ink name to endpaper & a couple of spots on halftitle & occasional light spotting to textblock… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Darwin, Charles
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London: Murray, 1885. 6th. A very good 6th edition, 28th Thousand.. 6th Edition, 28th Thousand, very good in original cloth. Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Darwin, Charles
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D. Appleton and Co, 1860. first. hardcover. very good. First US edition, second state (three reviews). Book very good, some bubbles on front cover, some wear on spine ends, foxing throughout, a couple of handwritten names by same former owner. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Item Price
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The origin of species
by DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882)
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by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. London : John Murray, 1888. Sixth edition, with additions and corrections to 1872 (thirty-third thousand). Octavo, original publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth (slightly canted, corners rubbed, small tears to head and foot of spine, hinges cracked but sound), original endpapers (contemporary ownership inscription dated 1888… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species
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London: John Murray, 1888. Sixth Edition. Near Fine. Sixth edition, thirty-fifth thousand. An unusually fresh copy, bound in publisher's original green cloth ruled in blind and stamped in gilt, with folding lithographic diagram. Near Fine with light wear to cloth, small series of spots to the fore edge. A bright and sharp example. Item Price
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London, UK: John Murray, 1875. 6th. hardcover. very good. Sixth edition, Fifteenth Thousand. Book very good, cracking along front and rear gutters, some wear, previous owner's name on half-title and title page. Housed in provided fold-out case. Item Price
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THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES [EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY No. 811]
by Charles Darwin, introduction by Arthur Keith
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London & New York: J.M. Dent & Sons/ E.P. Dutton & Co., 1934. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 4 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. xxiv, 488 pages + 15 pages of ads. Condition of the book is Very Good; exterior excellent, small bookplate on front pastedown, text is very clean, binding is tight. Dust jacket is Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
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UK: John Murray, 1875. Sixth Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sixth edition 1875. Fifteenth thousand. printing overall. The book belonged to Henry Young who has also inscribed Notes from Huxley's 1880 lecture 'The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species'. Folding lithographic diagram. Text based on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin Of Species
by Charles Darwin
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Dent, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. Reprint. 488 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Pen inscription to front endpaper & pastedown. Some pages are dog-earred. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species
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London: John Murray, 1888. 6th. hardcover. very good. 6th edition, with additions and corrections to 1872. Book very good. Comes in custom-made slipcase. Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
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UK: Ward Lock, 1901. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New Edition 1901. A very un-common edition. Four Photographic plates. Text based on the Sixth edition, with additions & corrections. This edition was the last version that Darwin worked on before he died. Book is very good and in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
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Carlton House World's Great Thinkers Series edition includes historical sketch. Hardcover, no dust jacket, embossed cloth over boards showing moderate staining and wear, red top page edge. Pages are unmarked, with slight age tanning. Binding tight. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity. Item Price
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The Origin of Species : By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
by Darwin, Charles
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London: John Murray 1901. 8vo. xxxi, 703 pp. Green publisher's cloth. Some rubbing to the spine, with minor marks to the boards with small hole to the rear. Binding firm with webbing exposed to the front hinge which has been repaired. Internally clean with small owner's plate to the front paste down. Illustrated with frontis portrait. . Very Good. Publisher's… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species: 2 Volume Set
by Darwin, Charles
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The Werner Company. Hardcover. VG to VG-/na. 2 volume set; International Science Library. Books: rubbing & edgewear; faded spines; small corner bumps; & yellowing; overall clean & tight. Vol. 2 has some chips, scuffs, and wear at spine as well as a couple light spots on edge (do not impact text). Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Darwin, Charles
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- 1975
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1975. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated by Juan Carlos Barberis. Published exclusively for subscribers to the Franklin Library collection : The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Bound in the publisher's original brown composition leather, spine stamped in gilt. Five raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Origin of Species
by Darwin, Charles
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Merrill and Baker. Hardcover. VG-/na. Some rubbing & edgewear; some cornerwear; some scuffs/scratches; small flecks on cover; gilt on spine in overall nice shape; yellowing; few smudges/scuffs; inside otherwise overall clean & tight. 218 pages Item Price
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The Origin of Species (The Harvard Classics series)
by DARWIN, Charles (author); ELIOT, Charles W. (editor)
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- 1909
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New York: P. F. Collier & Son. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. A deluxe edition presenting Charles Darwin's landmark work on human evolution, which appeared over 20 years after his visit to the Galapagos Islands on the ship Beagle. With tissue-guarded sepia frontis portrait of Darwin, as well as a tissue-guarded facsimile of a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Origin of species; The descent of man.
by DARWIN, Charles.
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New York: H.M. Caldwell Company, [1897]. Two vols. 8vo. xix, [1], 502; 705, [1] pp. Frontisp. portraits both vols. decorated titles in sepia, text illustrations & diagrams in Descent, red silk ribbon book markers in bound in both vols. Publisher’s green ribbed silk cloth, stamped in gilt on spines, w/ornament & lettering, t.e.g. (minor shelfwear, rubbing, light bumping, couple… Read more about this item Item Price
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