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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo (small). Fifth edition, with additions and corrections. Orig. russet cloth, gilt title to spine, black stamped borders to front board, stamped in blind to rear board. 447 pp., [1] folding chart, [8] pp. publisher's ads at rear. Cloth is lightly rubbed and stained, scuffed at spine. Rubbing to extremities. Spine darkened and tilted. Wear to corners. Rear hinge starting. Ink ownership inscription to ffep dated 1872. Some staining and foxing to folding chart. A very good copy of the corrected 5th edition, the fifth being the first to include the famous phrase "survival of the fittest," which had appeared in other works by Alfred Russel Wallace and Darwin before this but wasn't added to this seminal work until the 1869 5th edition.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011696
- Title
- On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Evolution, Origin of Species, Charles Darwin, genetics, theory of evolution, natural selection, survival of the fittest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Nature and Biodiversity; Natural History;
Terms of Sale
Minotavros Books
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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