The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex

By

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, John Murray, 1871

Notes

"London: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross" -- Verso of title page.

"The word 'evolution' occurs, for the first time in any of Darwin's works, on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition, before its appearance in the sixth edition of The origin of species in the following year" -- Freeman.

Errata on verso of title page to volume 2.

Half-title.

Publisher's advertisements on t.p. verso of volume 1 and 16 pages at end of both volumes, dated January 1871.

Freeman, R.B. Works of Charles Darwin (2nd ed.), | no. 937

Garrison, F.H. Medical bibliography (Garrison and Morton) (5th ed.) | 170

Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana, | 1572

Subjects

Evolution , Evolution (Biology) , Human beings , Natural selection , Origin , Sex differences , Sexual dimorphism (Animals) , Sexual selection in animals

Call Number

QH365 .D2 1871

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110063
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/04033382
OCLC: 39301709