The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication

Charles Darwin

Verlag: London: John Murray, 1868

Beschreibung

1st issue with 5-line errata in volume I and 7-line errata in volume II 2 volumes, Octavo, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: John Murray, 1868. This remarkable work by Darwin contains the first occurrence of the phrase "survival of the fittest" originally coined by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (1864). Wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at end of volume II, bound without the 32 pp. advertisements at end of volume I. Contemporary tan half calf, spines with green and brown labels and splendid gilt decoration, a superb clean copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A-143

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Variation of Animals and Plants Under ...

Verlag: London: John Murray

Erscheinungsdatum: 1868

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition