Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of its Applications (First edition)
by Wallace, Alfred Russel
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Frontispiece tissue guard with some foxing, first few pages of frontis matter lightly foxed; a very tight and clean copy in near
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. First edition.. Frontispiece tissue guard with some foxing, first few pages of frontis matter lightly foxed; a very tight and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xvi, 494, 2 (ads) + 37 text illustrations, one color folding map. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, original dark green endpapers, sm 8vo. Wallace first provides his explanation of natural selection here based on his work and on Darwins research. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the half title page. No other ownership marks.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9469
- Title
- Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of its Applications (First edition)
- Author
- Wallace, Alfred Russel
- Book Condition
- Used - Frontispiece tissue guard with some foxing, first few pages of frontis matter lightly foxed; a very tight and clean copy in near
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naturalist's Travels, Exploration and Biography;
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Natural History Books
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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