The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex.
by DARWIN, Charles
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- Hardcover
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, London. 1888. Second edition, revised and augmented. Twenty-third thousand. With illustrations. ix, 690pp. including Index. Orig. dark green cloth, gilt. Front end papers removed. Bds. sl. rubbed, spine ends and extremities crumpled and quite worn o/w contents sound.
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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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59259
- Title
- The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex.
- Author
- DARWIN, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- John Murray, London. 1888
- Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCES Evolution
- Bookseller catalogs
- EARTH SCIENCES;
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