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The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism
by Schmidt, Oscar
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. Limited Edition / Authorized Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. The limited edition of The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism by Oscar Schmidt.. Octavo, ix, 336pp. Three-quarter brown morocco, thin gilt trim, tan cloth boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Complete with 26 in-text illustrations. Stated "Authorized Edition" on limitation page and numbered 235 of 1,000 copies. Solid text block, touch of wear to corners, a near fine example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14517
- Title
- The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism
- Author
- Schmidt, Oscar
- Illustrator
- The limited edition of The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism by Oscar Schmidt.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition / Authorized Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- On The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, Darwin first edition, Charles Darwin first Edition, Darwin on the origin of species, Variation of Animals and plants under domestication, survival of the fittest
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Glossary
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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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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