Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of its Applications

Alfred Russel Wallace

Verlag: Macmillan & Co, London, 1889

Beschreibung

The second edition of Alfred Russel Wallace's explanation of natural selection, illustrated throughout with charts and diagrams. The second edition of this work, published only three months after the first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding colour map, and with numerous vignette charts, tables and illustrations throughout.In his preface, Wallace explains that 'the present work treats the problem of the Origin of Species on the same general lines as were adopted by Darwin; but from the standpoint reached after nearly thirty years of discussion, with an abundance of new facts and the advocacy of many new or old theories'.This work updates his theories for a society where evolution 'is now universally accepted as the order of nature in the organic world'.With half title.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.An attractive example of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with back strip lightly age toned and with bumping to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd pencil notation to margins, and only the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 920F32

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of ...

Verlag: Macmillan & Co, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1889

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book