The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life and The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
by DARWIN, Charles
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- Hardcover
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, n.y.. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. xvi, 1000pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Minor jacket edgewear; circular blind-embossed ownership imprint on title page. Attractive, tight later (late 1970s) printing of Modern Library Giant #21, first issued by this firm in 1936.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39196
- Title
- The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life and The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
- Author
- DARWIN, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- n.y.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Natural History; Science;
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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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.