Charles Darwin. His Life told in an Autobiographical Chapter and in a selected Series of his published Letters. Edited by his Son Francis Darwin. Fourth Thousand in this Form. FIRM WORKING COPY
by DARWIN Charles
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray,, 1902. 8vo., with portrait frontisiece (original tissue guard present), endpapers, frontispiece and title lightly spotted; original arches-style green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in blind, gilt back, boards mildly age-soiled, top a little browned, upper hinge starting (but binding entirely sound), a good, firm working copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. First published in 1892.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33536
- Title
- Charles Darwin. His Life told in an Autobiographical Chapter and in a selected Series of his published Letters. Edited by his Son Francis Darwin. Fourth Thousand in this Form. FIRM WORKING COPY
- Author
- DARWIN Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray,
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- natural history, darwin, charles darwin, francis darwin, evolution, natural selection, genetics
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