The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (Rev. Ed.) (World Famous Books)
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Merrill and Baker. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, 672 pp. Rubbing to the cover edges; the spine covering is slightly bowed. Previous owner bookplate on the front pastedown. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Many pages are uncut.
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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- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055907
- Title
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (Rev. Ed.) (World Famous Books)
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Merrill and Baker
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Evolution; Natural Selection
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...