The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (Two Volumes)
New York: John Murray, 1891. Two volumes. Second edition, revised and augmented, twenty-third thousand. Large octavo, original green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, pp xvii, 507; viii, 528. Vol. I has a long, slanting, faintly orange-coloured line of fading across the upper board. Rubbed to the head and foot of spines and corners. The stamp of a Bombay bookseller (A.J. Combridge) to upper edge of front free endpapers, otherwise clean. Good condition.
Ground-breaking considerations on the origins of humankind, covering evolutionary development, the brain, and the role of sexual selection in species differentiation. Darwin examine birds, fish, insects, and mammals (including humans). This book contatins the first use of the word 'evolution' by Darwin, preceeding its appearance in the 6th ed of 'Origin of Species'. Item #106031
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