THE DESCENT OF MAN
by CHARLES DARWIN
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- Hardcover
- first
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A near fine set. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the uncorrected text in Vol. I and with the list of errata on the verso of the title page in Vol. II. This is the work in which Darwin applied his theory of evolution by means of natural selection to man, a subject he had avoided for the decade following the publication of On the Origin of Species. The word "evolution" appears here for the first time in any of Darwin's works
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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- Title
- THE DESCENT OF MAN
- Author
- CHARLES DARWIN
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MURRAY
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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