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On the Origin of Species. By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
by DARWIN, CHARLES:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Folio Society. 2006 Approx. Hardback. Size 10 x 7 inches. In brown cloth covers with gilt to illustrated spine and front. Maps to endpapers. Hard card slip case. STILL SEALED In NEW condition. inside very clean and bright else a very clean and tight copy. xxxi + 415 pp. With colour and b&w plates. Reprint of the 1860 text with minor emendations.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94881
- Title
- On the Origin of Species. By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
- Author
- DARWIN, CHARLES:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society. 2006 Approx
- Keywords
- FOLIO SOCIETY publications CHARLES DARWIN, On the Origin of Species natural history, geology, folio society, slipcase, Means of Natural Selection, Myths & Legends First Edition Folio Society
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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