Darwin, Charles

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication (volume II)

London: John Murray, 1905. Ed. Francis Darwin. Volume II, original blindstamped decorated cloth boards, b&w illus, pp xii, 605, vi. Rubbed and bumped to edges. Previous owner's signature and stamp. Good condition.

First published in 1868, Darwin's discussion of the mechanisms of variation: this 'Popular Edition' was edited by his son Francis Darwin. This volume includes in chapter XXVII a description of Darwin's theory of heredity which he here called pangenesis. Item #100082

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