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The Descent of Man
by Darwin, Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1889. Second Edition, Revised and Augmented, Seventeenth Thousand. Hardcover. Very Good, bound in full green cloth with gilt titles on spine. Edge wear and minor wear to exterior, toning to decorated end papers. No markings to text, binding intact. Illustrated throughout. 693 printed pages. 8vo.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Evolving Lens Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15210
- Title
- The Descent of Man
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Augmented, Seventeenth Thousand
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- science, evolution, Charles darwin
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....