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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
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
New edition, from the sixth English edition, with additions and corrections. Octavo. Half title page with ads on the verso. Original gilt and black stamped brick red cloth. Yellow coated endpapers, folding chart at page 91. No dust jacket. Good (corners worn; light chipping at head and base of spine). 458 pages. No signatures or bookplates.
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- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222560
- 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
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Pages
- 458
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
Biblio member since 2009
Palm Springs, California
About Houle Rare Books & Autographs
2699 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262By appointment only.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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