The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
de DARWIN, Charles
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Librería
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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[ca. 1910]. Reprint of the second edition, revised and augmented. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait with facsimile autograph; illustrations. Original green cloth stamped in gilt (spine sunned; light soiling on endpapers). Very good. 688 pages. No dust jacket. International Science Library.
Sinopsis
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection.
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- 306028
- Título
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
- Autor
- DARWIN, Charles
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Dust Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Werner Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Akron, Ohio
- Catálogos del vendedor
- HISTORY;
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- Reprint
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- Gilt
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...