THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES AND THE DESCENT OF MAN
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine/Very good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First edition thus, with "First Modern Library Edition, 1936" on the copyright page. A Modern Library "Giant", brining together for the first time in one volume the two principal works of Charles Darwin (1809-82). Octavo: xvi, 1000 p. Original blue cloth binding, with silver stamping. A near fine copy in an especially nice dust jacket with some mild toning and wear along the extremities. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76605
- Title
- THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES AND THE DESCENT OF MAN
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Natural History, Evolution, Natural Selection, Nature, Science, Darwinism, Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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