The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. Second Edition, Revised. Fourth Thousand. NEAR FINE COPY OF DARWIN'S FINAL TEXT

DARWIN Charles

Published by John Murray,, 1875

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2 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, Fourth Thousand, with 43 illustrations in the text, neat contemporary signature on front paste-downs ; original arches-style binding of green cloth, boards framed in blind, gilt backs, chocolate endpapers, uncut, a near fine copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue (dated January, 1876) bound in at end of second volume as called for. First published in 1868, Darwin's longest work was extensively revised for thIs second edition of 1875 which became the final text. It is especially notable for containing (in Chapter XXVII) the first statement of the author's provisional hypothesis of pangenesis. No publisher in England other than Murray has ever printed this important work. VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman (Darwin), 234; Freeman (BNHB), 910.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. Second Edition, Revised. Fourth Thousand. NEAR FINE COPY OF DARWIN'S FINAL TEXT
• Publisher: John Murray,
• Publication Date: 1875
• Binding: Hardcover
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