The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin

$12,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

London: John Murray, 1871. Two volumes. 8vo. viii, 423, 1 ; viii, ii , 475, 1 pp., plus 16-page publisher's advertisements dated January, 1871, in both volumes. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Numerous text illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth binding; an excellent set. Item #18750 First edition, first issue of Darwin’s classic work in comparative anatomy, his first

• Binding: Hardcover

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