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The Variation of Animal and Plants under Domestication, in two volumes (second edition)
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A touch of rubbing to two outer corners; a very bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1875. Second edition, fourth thousand. A touch of rubbing to two outer corners; a very bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xiv, 473; x, 495, 43 woodcuts, 32 pages inserted advertisements at end dated November 1880. Publisher’s original forest green cloth with spine lettered in gilt and with ornate gilt decorations at the top and bottom of the spine, the front and rear cloth-covered boards have blind-stamped border decorations, brown clay-coated endpapers, 8vo. This is Freeman 880; it is the second edition, revised, fourth thousand. In this work, the first issue of the second edition, Darwin presents his theory of pangenesis for the first time. Armorial bookplate of Stacey Southerden Burn on the front attached endpaper of each volume. No other ownership marks and no signs of use.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9621
- Title
- The Variation of Animal and Plants under Domestication, in two volumes (second edition)
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - A touch of rubbing to two outer corners; a very bright and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Murray, 1875. Second edition, fourth thousand
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Darwiniana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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