Autobiography of Charles Darwin - with Two Appendices, comprising a chapter of reminiscences and a state of Charles Darwin's religious views, by his son, Sir Francis Darwin
by Darwin, Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Watts & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1929). Hardcover. No signatures. Some foxing to top page edges. Fading to spine.; iv, 154 pages + [2] pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with black lettering and decoration on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 164 x 103mm. Series: "The Thinker's Library, No. 7". .
Synopsis
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years after his death. Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character, for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3.
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18049
- Title
- Autobiography of Charles Darwin - with Two Appendices, comprising a chapter of reminiscences and a state of Charles Darwin's religious views, by his son, Sir Francis Darwin
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Watts & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1929)
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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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