On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Darwin, Charles

Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1860

Beschreibung

First American edition, first printing, first issue with two quotes opposite the title page. 432 pp. Bound in publisher's green pebbled cloth decorated in blind, titles in gilt on the spine, original coated brown endpapers, folding chart intact. A Near Fine copy, expertly rebacked, light rubbing to cloth, small stain to edge, contemporary ownership inscription to front paste down and title page, light foxing and occasional offsetting to contents. 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. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 140941734

Bibliografische Details

Titel: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural...

Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1860

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: First American Edition.