On the origin of species. - [FIRST AUSTRALIAN 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES'.]
by DARWIN, CHARLES
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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About This Item
1963. Adelaide, The Limited Editions Club, 1963. 4to. In half wallaby over paper covered boards, imitating wooden boards. Spine in black wallaby hide with gilt lettering and ornamentation with green inlaid label. XXXII, 470 pp. + 6 engraved coloured plates and 72 illustrations in text. The paper was also produced in Australia for this specific edition. No. 785 out of 1500 copies. Housed in a green slip-case. A fine and clean copy. First Australian edition of Darwin’s seminal ‘Origin of Spcies’, here – to honor this copy’s Australian origin – bound in wallaby hide and printed on paper produced in Australia. The Limited Editions Club was founded by George Macy in 1929 to publish finely printed, illustrated, and bound editions of literary classics in editions limited to 1500 copies. The books were available on a subscription basis. The company continued to produce books through multiple changes in ownership, but has not released new books since 2010.
Synopsis
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published 24 November 1859, is a seminal work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Its full title was On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. For the sixth edition of 1872, the short title was changed to The Origin of Species.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Herman H. J. Lynge & Son (DK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60530
- Title
- On the origin of species. - [FIRST AUSTRALIAN 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES'.]
- Author
- DARWIN, CHARLES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1963
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Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
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Copenhagen
About Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
Herman H. J. Lynge & Son A/S was founded 1821 in Copenhagen, and has been a member of the Danish Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABF) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB-LILA) since their beginning.
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