The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition) folio (14 x 11

folio (14 x 11

In all more than 750 genera are presented in the pages of this monograph

American Museum of Natural History Publisher Place New York Date Published 1968 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Fine Condition Description A fine (new) copy

spine with gilt panel lines bordering the raised bands and with black morocco author/title/volume label lettered in gilt in 2 compartments

with each entry giving the subject’s name in several languages

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition) folio (14 x 11Pp. xvi, 693; 18 text figures (woodcuts). Publishers original forest green cloth with spine lettered in gilt and with ornate gilt decorations at the top and bottom of the spine, the front and rear cloth covered boards have blind stamped border decorations, brown clay coated endpapers, 8vo. This is Freeman 966, which is the second revised and augmented edition, the 23rd thousand. Darwin tackled the question of human evolution and natural selection in