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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
by DARWIN, CHARLES
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VERY GOOD+
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK NY: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. VERY GOOD+. PUB 1864. DARWIN ON-LINE INDICATES THE FOLLOWING PRINTINGS 1860 (4 ISSUES),1861,1864,1865,1867,1868,1869,1870,1870 (5TH ED) . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BROWN MUSLIN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES, LIGHT YELLOW (BUFF) COATED ENDPAPERS. VERY SLIGHT RUB WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS WITH A FAINT DAMP MARK AT THE BOTTOM FORE-EDGE CORNERS OF THE PRELIMINARY LEAVES AND SOME LIGHT SCATTERED FOXING TO THE TEXT. A VERY NICE CLEAN TIGHT WELL PRESERVED AND COMPLETE COPY OF THIS RARE CIVIL WAR ERA PRINTING. This copy has the 3 quotes on the page facing title, the " A NEW EDITION, REVISED AND AUGMENTED BY THE AUTHOR" on title page, the 6 starred repeated numbered pages 116-121 between 116 and 117, the 6 page Supplement pp 426-432 following p 425, and Darwin's 7 page preface (v-x1) dated Feb 1860. .
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI013679I
- Title
- ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
- Author
- DARWIN, CHARLES
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK NY
- Date Published
- PUB 1864
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- DARWIN ON-LINE INDICATES THE FOLLOWING PRINTINGS 1860 (4, ISSUES),1861,1864,1865,1867,1868,1869,1870,1870 (5TH ED), SCIENCE, EVOLUTION, BIOLOGY
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