The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Book condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
The Werner Company Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. Second Edition, Revised and Augmented. A beautiful copy bound in half-leather with marbled boards and end papers. Undated (circa 1874). Gilt lettering and motif to spine. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to corners, extremities of spine and along spine edges. Closed tear along front edge of spine. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].
Synopsis
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection.
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 502584
- Title
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Augmented
- Publisher
- The Werner Company
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books; Science; Nature & Animal World (see Also Ornithology);
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Marbled boards
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- Fair
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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...