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Descent of Man
by T. C. Boyle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0316104698
- ISBN 13
- 9780316104692
- Seller
-
Creston, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Atlantic Little Brown, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good-. 219 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor stains to the top and tail foredge. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is chipped along the edges. A very good copy of T. C. Boyles, first book with the jacket illustration by Gerry Hoover and a photograph by Alan Arkawy.
Synopsis
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Beacon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006660
- Title
- Descent of Man
- Author
- T. C. Boyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316104698
- ISBN 13
- 9780316104692
- Publisher
- Atlantic Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 219
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Beacon Books
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Creston, British Columbia
About Beacon Books
The storefront offers secondhand books of all kinds with ample sections of literature, art, history, mystery, popular fiction, science fiction and children's books. The online store features first and signed editions, rare and antiquarian books, academic titles and a large collection of nautical and military history.
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- Edges
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...