On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
by Darwin, Charles
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- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1860. Second Edition. Very Good+. Second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand" listed on the title page. Bound in publisher's original green cloth decorated in blind and stamped in gilt. Very Good or better with light wear to cloth at extremities, corners softened. Free endsheets are replaces somewhat sympathetically, owner name in pencil to half-title page, pages toned with sporadic foxing, short split to the foot of two folds of the chart, a few light pencil markings and faint cigar smoke odor to pages. Small binder ticket to rear pastedown.
An immensely influential work, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, in which Darwin postulates that species evolve over the course of generations through natural selection.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944111
- Title
- On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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