The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
by DARWIN, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
[ca. 1910]. Reprint of the second edition, revised and augmented. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait with facsimile autograph; illustrations. Original green cloth stamped in gilt (spine sunned; light soiling on endpapers). Very good. 688 pages. No dust jacket. International Science Library.
Synopsis
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection.
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- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306028
- Title
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
- Author
- DARWIN, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Werner Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio
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