The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life - Two Volume Set
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
-
Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This complete two volume set is the Sixth Edition, 33rd thousand. The volumes are bound in 3/4 leather (leather spines and corners) with marbled covers and endsheets, and gold lettering and decor on the spines. The tops of the page edges are gilded. There is the handwritten name and date (1890) and bookplate of a former owner inside. Both volumes are in Very Good Condition. This is a lovely edition and binding, and is a highly sought after early printing.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- High Desert Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1516
- Title
- The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life - Two Volume Set
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 6th Ed., 33rd thousand
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray; publisher
- Place of Publication
- london
- Date Published
- 1888
- Pages
- 704 pages
- Size
- 5in x 8in
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- darwin origin species
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books; Nature; Animals;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
High Desert Books
We offer books on a wide variety of subjects and are very careful to describe those books accurately. If an item arrives not as described or damaged there is a 10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs.
About the Seller
High Desert Books
About High Desert Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
Also Recommended
-
Save 10% on every purchase!
Join the Bibliophiles’ Club and start saving 10% on every book.
$29.95 / Year