On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
Author:
DARWIN, CHARLES
Title:
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
Publisher:
John Murray 1861
Description:
Third edition. Post 8vo, pp. xix + 538 + [2 (advts)]; green buck bds paneled in blind; spine lettered & decorated in gilt; top & fore edge deckled; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front hinge, detatched from text block, ffep & ht loose, tape repair attempt; prev ownership inscriptions in pencil to ffep verso & in black ink to ht; heavy cracking to central & rear gutters, final pg loose; moderate cracking to rear hinge with tape repair attempt; binder's sticker to rear pastedown (Edmonds & Remnants)).
Keywords:
Charles Darwin 19th century science biology evolution natural selection animals wildlife