On The Origin of Species
by Darwin, Charles
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Synopsis
Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, published 24 November 1859, is a seminal work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Its full title was On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. For the sixth edition of 1872, the short title was changed to The Origin of Species.
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- Bookseller
- The Last Word (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4139
- Title
- On The Origin of Species
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Ward Lock & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
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