Darwin and his children : his other legacy by Berra, Tim M. 1943- - 2013

Oxford University Press, New York, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. While much has been written about the life and works of Charles Darwin, the lives of his ten children remain largely unexamined. Most "Darwin books" consider his children as footnotes to the life of their famous father and close with the death of Charles Darwin. This is the only book that deals substantially with the lives of his children from their birth to their death, each in his or her own chapter. This book, richly illustrated with photographs of the Darwin family, demonstrates the intellectual atmosphere whirling about the Darwin household, portrays loving family relationships, and explores entertaining vignettes from their lives. -- first and last sentences of the front foldover flap. illustrated with end page family tree, end pages map showing localities of significance to the Darwin family, photographs, drawings, reproductions of documents and front pages of books, includes a cast of characters as one of the appendixes, a timeline showing the chronological relationship of Darwin's biological children and his literary offspring, and the book is indexed. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248 pages. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy, with matching dustwrapper.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Biology; Evolution; 19th century; ISBN: 0199309442. ISBN/EAN: 9780199309443. Inventory No: 0271107. . 9780199309443