The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
by Charles Darwin
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- Hardcover
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Acton, Massachusetts, United States
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1st issue with 5-line errata in volume I and 7-line errata in volume II
2 volumes, Octavo, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: John Murray, 1868. This remarkable work by Darwin contains the first occurrence of the phrase "survival of the fittest" originally coined by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (1864).
Wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at end of volume II, bound without the 32 pp. advertisements at end of volume I.
Contemporary tan half calf, spines with green and brown labels and splendid gilt decoration, a superb clean copy.
Synopsis
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is a book written by Charles Darwin that was first published in January 1868. A large proportion of the book contains detailed information on the domestication of animals and plants but it also contains in Chapter XXVII a description of Darwin's theory of heredity which he called pangenesis.
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- Bookseller
- Timeless Tales Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H-143
- Title
- The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication
- Author
- Charles Darwin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Errata
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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