COLLECTOR'S EDITION. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. 415 pages. Index, Glossary and illustrations. One of the pivotal works in scientific history, and the pre-eminent work in biology, by the author of THE DESCENT OF MAN and THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. First published on November 24, 1859, and completely sold out on the day of its release. Introduction by Richard Keynes. A fine copy still in shrink wrap. Issued without dust jacket, in a fine and sturdy slipcase. Fully bound in illustrated brown buckram elegantly blocked in gold and black. Brown endpapers, brown top edge and frontispiece. Private Press.

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Title: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
Publisher: The Folio Society, London
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
Binding: Buckram
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without a Dust Jacket

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