The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits. Thirteenth Thousand [Third Impression] with Illustrations. [Corrected by Francis Darwin]. REMARKABLY BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST ISSUE WITH PLATES
by DARWIN Charles
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John Murray,, 1904. 8vo., Thirteenth Thousand [Third Impression], with 15 figures on 10 plates; decorative green arches-style cloth, boards framed and lettered in blind, gilt back, a remarkably bright, clean copy. Third Impression of the Thirteenth Thousand, the first to replace with plates the woodcut illustrations of earlier issues. Freeman (Darwin), 331; Freeman (BNHB), 917.
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- Title
- The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits. Thirteenth Thousand [Third Impression] with Illustrations. [Corrected by Francis Darwin]. REMARKABLY BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST ISSUE WITH PLATES
- Author
- DARWIN Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray,
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- natural history, darwin, charles darwin, mould, vegetable mould, worms, evolution, genetics, history of science
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