The Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Volume II)
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1888. Sixth Edition; 33rd Thousand. Hardcover. Original grayish green cloth lettered in somewhat dull gilt on spine. Spine ends and corners bumped and frayed. Uneven mottling and lightening along spine and some edges of boards. Solid binding and clean text. Lightly browned and foxed pages. Former owner name on title page. No ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 339 pages .
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- Seller
- Old Editions Inc.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11539
- Title
- The Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Volume II)
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Sixth Edition; 33rd Thousand
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science / Life Science;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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- Edges
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- 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....
- Foxed
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