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
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 20 x 13 cm. Octavo. 447pp [8pp] ads. Half-title. Fold-out lithographic diagram opposite page 114 in nice condition. Bound into brown pebbled cloth. Stated fifth (American) edition. Spine is sun toned and the head and tail are chipped. There is some discoloration to the title page from what looks like a newspaper clipping lay for many years. Binding is tight. Freeman F390b.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72218
- 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
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Biology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....