The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition)
by Darwin, Charles
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- Hardcover
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- A few slight wrinkles to the outer corners of three pages in the frontis matter, the binding is bright and clean with no signs o
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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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- Natural History Books (US)
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- 9620
- Title
- The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition)
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - A few slight wrinkles to the outer corners of three pages in the frontis matter, the binding is bright and clean with no signs o
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Murray, 1888. Second edition, 23rd thousand
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Darwiniana;
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