The Origin of the Species
by Charles Darwin
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Literary Classics, Inc. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. no publication date, circ. 1940; blue cloth covered boards with gold titles and accents; wear and discoloration around edges; top edge of cover is bumped, showing damage; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; notes written in pencil throughout book; 375 pages. From the collection of John Shy, professor at University of Michigan
Synopsis
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a seminal work of scientific literature, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Its full title was On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. For the sixth edition of 1872, the short title was changed to The Origin of Species.
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- A Squared Books (US)
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- SHY1062
- Title
- The Origin of the Species
- Author
- Charles Darwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Literary Classics, Inc
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
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