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Twelve titles by Charles Darwin, all from the Authorized Edition, (New York: Appleton), dates as noted, with remnants of a uniform full goatskin binding, but the spines much decayed, includes: THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 2 vols. (6th ed, reprised, 1897); THE DESCENT OF MAN (2nd ed., 1898); THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS (1898); THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION, 2 vols. (1897); THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FLOWERS (1897); JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES...DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE, new ed. (1897); GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS (3rd ed., 1897); THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS, (3rd ed., 1897); INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS (1897); THE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS (1897); THE FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD (1898); THE LIFE AND LETTERS, 2 vols. (1898).
Condition reportTexts Very Good. Bindings sound, except spines severely degraded. Submit inquiry for further details.
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