Studies in the Theory of Descent. With Notes and Additions by the Author. Translated and Edited, with Notes, by Raphael Medola, F.C.S. With a prefatory Notice by Charles Darwin, LL.D., F.R.S.

Weismann, Dr. August

Published by Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington., 1882

About this Item

Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington., 1882. 1st Edition . Very Good. Two volumes bound in dark green cloth. Gilt tiling to spines, boards with blind-embossed decorative borders. Black endpapers. 800+ pages overall including prelims, 8 cromolithographed plates on card, of butterflies and caterpillars printed by J.A.Hofmann of Wurzburg. The publisher details at feet of spines somewhat dulled, rear board of volume 1 dulled after partial restoration of, presumably, damp bleaching.Slight foxing spotting to page edges with a very few leaves at adjacent to endpapers slightly browned. Volume 2 largely uncut, top edges of Vol.1 show no signs of incompetent cutting. Inscribed to Charles Pearce Esq. by William H.Holt, Christmas '84. An attractive, sound, hardly-used set.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies in the Theory of Descent. With Notes and Additions by the Author. Translated and Edited, with Notes, by Raphael Medola, F.C.S. With a prefatory Notice by Charles Darwin, LL.D., F.R.S.
• Publisher: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington.
• Publication Date: 1882
• Binding: Book Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Darwinism, Entomology, Genetics