The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. With Illustrations.
CHARLES DARWIN
From MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 31 July 2024
From MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 31 July 2024
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Second edition [twenty-ninth thousand]. Cloth-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (19.5cm x 13cm x 3.5cm). Pp. [xvi], 693. Publisher's original green embossed cloth covers. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. Patterned endpapers. Half-title present. Illustrated. Rear index in double column. Printed by William Clowes and Sons. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding secure and square. Covers very well preserved with minor bumping to spine ends. Interior largely very clean with neatly inked previous owner details to front pastedown. Listing note: Second edition of Darwin's second major work following the publication of Origin of the Species in 1859. The Descent of Man was the first work to use the word 'evolution', preceding its use in the sixth edition of Origin of Species by a year, and it expands upon the theories of selection and evolution proposed in Origin of Species. In Descent, Darwin puts forth a new theory of sexual selection, explaining how it differs from and works alongside natural selection. This volume discusses how evolutionary processes apply to humankind, drawing in concepts from evolutionary psychology and ideas of differing characteristics of anthropologically defined races of people. This work had huge implications for the history of humankind and was met with mixed responses from a society in which conservative religious beliefs could be at odds with scientific advancement, but it went on to become immensely popular. [Freeman 939, 940; Kohler 880]. Seller Inventory # MFR0460
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation...
Publisher: London: John Murray
Publication Date: 1890
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
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