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Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Collector's Edition, black leather and gold gilt decoration to binding. All page edges gilt with moire endpapers and silk ribbon bookmark. Tight and unread with only the slightest bits of handling wear. Former owner bookplate inside front free endpaper (on the white surface, not the decorative inner surface).

Seller: Third Season Books, Modesto, CA, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: Small quarto in full leather, hubbed spine, place ribbon, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, tiny dent on top edge, else very FINE. Unread copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall

Seller: Mossback Books, hartland, MI, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin & Ashley Montagu. The Descent of Man (Collector's Edition). The Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Leather-bound. Gilt to titles, cover, & page edges. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Minor foxing to the fist and last white pages, otherwise very good.

Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Leather binding with raised bands on spine, gilt lettering & decorations with minor shelf wear. All edge gilt. Moire endpapers with satin bookmark. Publishers bookplate signed & pasted to front inside board.

Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles / Montagu, Ashley - Preface. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: xvii + 362 pp, Publisher's Preface, Montagu's Preface, Darwin's Introduction, topical tables of contents, text in 3 Parts / 21 Chapters with footnotes - illustrations, supplemental note, index. Includes note by T. H. Huxley on brain structure. Ffep curled slightly. Upper fr board corner with minor soil spots & rubbed gilt design. 8" x 10.6" black leather boards, with gilt design, letters, and textblock. Size: Quarto

Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$32.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A crisp, unmarked copy. Several small rub spots to front board, else a fine, crisp copy. Full leather binding with gilt decoration, four raised spine bands, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. 362pp. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Unused publisher's bookplate laid in. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall

Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, Norwalk CT, 1979.

Price: US$32.10 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: CLEAN Fine like NEW full leather EASTON Press.

Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.

DARWIN Charles. THE DESCENT OF MAN And Selection in Relation to Sex. Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 1979, 1979.

Price: US$32.49 + shipping

Description: Collector's edition. Tall 8vo (10½ x 7¾ ins). Original gilt decorated leather binding, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers (Fine). Pp. xvii + 362 , illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings (no inscriptions).

Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection iin Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Black leather cover with gold lettering and design. Gilt around all page edges. Ribbon bookmark. Silk endpapers. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Former owner's name on bookplate at front of book

Seller: Old Village Books, Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles & Fritz Kredel & Ashley Montagu. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Fine in full leather with gilt titles and decor, silk endpapers, ribbed spine, AEG, silk bookmark. Blank bookplate laid in at front. ; 8 X 1.4 X 10.6 inches; 362 pages

Seller: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada

DARWIN, CHARLES. MONTAGU, ASHLEY, edited by.. THE DESCENT OF MAN, AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. With a Preface by Ashley Montagu and Drawings by Fritz Kredel. (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written, Collector's Edition). The Easton Press. [1979], Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$38.99 + shipping

Description: 4to. 10.5 x 8 inches. [2] + xvii + [iii] + 362. Bound in black leather, decorated gilt; spine in compartments with raised bands and gilt decorations and titles. Watered silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Illustrated by coloured portrait frontispiece, by Edward W. Acuna and by drawings in text by Fritz Kredel. Based on the 1877 edition of The Descent of Man, first published 1871, this version reduces the eleven chapters of the section on sexual selection in the lower animals to three. The work included the word 'evolution' for the first time in any of Darwin's works (in this edition, in Darwin's Introduction, p. xv). Edited by Ashley Montagu (1905-99), anthropologist and biologist, who emigrated to the US in 1931. He is known for his books, Man's Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race (1942) and The Natural Superiority of Women (1952). Text illustrated by Fritz Kredel (1900-73), German American artist. This edition first published 1972. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE DARWIN NATURAL HISTORY ANIMALS 19TH CENTURY 20TH CENTURY NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE

Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$38.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very light wear to the boards.

Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United Kingdom

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (Easton Press Collector's Edition). The Easton Press January 1979, 1979.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Description: Like new Collector's Edition in black leather with interlocking gilt ring design on cover, gilt details pristine on leather & on page edging, tiny corner bump, reading ribbon in its original placement.

Seller: Eighth Day Books, LLC, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1979.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: 362pp.incl.index; HB blk.leather w/gilt-gilt trim w/ribbon; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. Man's place in natural selection. illus.

Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. THE DESCENT OF MAN. The Easton Press, CT, 1979.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 8 x 11 in. Full blue morocco. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. Spotless. Sci. Stax.

Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$42.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Hardcover, full dark blue genuine leather binding, decorated in gold with raised spine. All edges gilt, salmon silk moire end-papers and silk ribbon marker bound-in. Printed on archival acid-neutral paper. 362 pages. Index. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel. A title in the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series, Collector's Edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine. A large book, Priority and International orders may require additional postage.

Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$45.49 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Full black leather with gilt lettered spine and gilt stamped boards, all edges gilt, with silk moire endpapers. Easton Press bookplate to half-title. Gilt edges a little scuffed, one corner with a very light bump and a rubbed/scuffed spot along top edge of front board, but overall pretty unnoticeable stuff and very good otherwise.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1979.

Price: US$47.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Hardcover full black leather bound with four hubbed spines, gilt lettering on the spine and gilt illustrated boards; moire fabric endsheets, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page ends with accents of 22kt gold, printed on archival-grade paper. Includes a Preface by Ashley Montagu with color and b/w illustrations and Index, 362 pages. Easton Press Collector's Edition ~ One of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series.

Seller: BookEnds Bookstore & Curiosities, Ojai, CA, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. Easton Press, Norwalk, Conn, 1979.

Price: US$48.60 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Black leather binding with gilt decorations. All edges gilt, satin ribbon book marker, silk moire endpapers, raised spine bands accented with 22kt gold. Bookplate centered on verso of front end paper. Very attractive copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1979.

Price: US$49.95 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: Full leather binding with gilt edges, lettering and decorations. Sewn-in bookmark. Unused publisher's bookplate, laid in.

Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written). Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Minor shelf wear and handling. Pages are clean and intact.

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin, Ashley Montagu, Fritz Kredel. The Descent of Man : and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, CT, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: The book is in pristine condition - would make a wonderful gift, or to adorn any impressive bookshelf. Unmarked bookplate laid in. Scarce copy in this condition and price. ; 100 Greatest Books Ever Written; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 362 pages

Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Publisher's full black leather, decorated with 22kt gilt, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, intricate gilt decoration on both covers, a.e.g., tan moire silk endpapers, printed on archival paper, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smythe sewn, with concealed muslin joints. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Fritz Kredel and with an preface by Ashley Montagu. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. . The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. B&W drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xvii, 362 pp

Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.

DARWIN, CHARLES. DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: All edges gilt. Covers and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. Preface by Ashley Montagu and drawings by Fritz Kredel. From the Easton series, :The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". First published in two volumes in 1871. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a noted English naturalist, geologist, biologist who contributed major works in the science of evolution. 362pp. Size: Super Royal Octavo

Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, 1979., 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: Fine in full black leather.

Seller: The Book Den, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man : And Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$55.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Easton Press Leather. Leather Bound. Black leather accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Endsheets with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Collector's Edition. Bookplate affixed to half title page. Book appears unread! Gift quality! Selling quality books for 35 years.

Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.

DARWIN, Charles. The Descent Of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. With a Preface by Ashley Montagu and Drawings by Fritz Kredel. Norwalk, Connecticut. The Easton Press. 1979, 1979.

Price: US$56.86 + shipping

Description: 26cm, xvii,362p., bound in full crushed morocco grain black leather, raised bands, gilt decorations in the panels and on the upper cover, a.e.g., wavy grain fine linen endpapers, Easton , a fine copy. (sgc).

Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada

DARWIN, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Easton, Norwalk, 1979.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. 362pp. Short thick 4to, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.. Easton Press, Norwalk, 1979.

Price: US$72.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Preface by Ashley Montagu. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Collector's Edition bound in genuine leather.

Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. The Easton Press January 1979, 1979.

Price: US$76.92 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Seemingly unread copy. Cover is same as photo except with brown leather. Beautiful Easton Press giftable edition. Features include: Fully bound in genuine leather. 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the 'hubbed' spine. Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations. Sewn pages â€" not just glued like ordinary books. Handsome moirà endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Gilded page ends. Printed and bound in the USA. Imported materials. Rigorous inspection at every stage ensures adherence to our exacting standards. Superb craftsmanship and commitment to quality. The book is printed on archival quality papers specially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and The American National Standards Institute. The book is printed on archival quality papers specially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and The American National Standards Institute.

Seller: BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, U.S.A.

CHARLES DARWIN. THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX By CHARLES DARWIN 1979 Easton Press (Nice Copy, Decorative). THE EASTON PRESS, CT, 1979.

Price: US$84.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: TITLE: THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX By CHARLES DARWIN 1979 Easton Press (Nice Copy, Decorative) AUTHOR: CHARLES DARWIN PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE EASTON PRESS, CT 1979 EDITION: Reprint Edition but possible First Edition for Easton ISBN: None CATEGORY: Science, Decorative, Coffee Table BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: Black SIZE: 11 x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 362 pages. CONDITION: The outside of the book is in good plus condition. The inside of the book is in good plus condition. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good++/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: With a preface by ASHLEY MONTAGU. And drawings by FRITZ KREDEL. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 009216 We support FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY nationwide with donations and purchases.

Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.

DARWIN, Charles.. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.. Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press [1979]., 1979.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition thus. 4to. 6 page preface by Ashley Montagu. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel. Index. Original black morocco, elaborately stamped in gilt, a.e.g.; brown silk endpapers; brown silk bookmark. Fine. 362 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. Easton Press, Norwalk, 1979.

Price: US$99.12 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: First easton press edition. Black full leather binding with gilt decoration on boards and spine; perfect condition outside and inside; never read; illustrations; in the collection of the hundred greatest books;XVII, 362 pages;

Seller: Magnus, Paris, France

Darwin Charles. THE DESCENT OF MAN, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Norwalk The Easton Press 1979, 1979.

Price: US$110.00 + shipping

Description: First Collector's Easton Limited Edition. Illustrated throughout by Fritz Kredel 4to, publisher's original black leather lettered in gilt between raised bands on the spine, gilt decorated with a geometric pattern on both covers and on the spine, silk endpapters, a.e.g. xvii, 362 pp. A pristine copy, as mint. ONE OF DARWIN’S MOST IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT WORKS. Preface by Ashley Montagu. The DESCENT OF MAN is one of Darwin’s most important works. It was in this book that Darwin first used the word “evolution” in any of his works. The last chapter is about sexual selection in relation to man, and ends with his famous statement about man's lowly origin. In the preface to the second edition, Darwin wrote of “the fiery ordeal through which this book has passed.” Profiting from the criticism leveled at the text together with a number of new facts several correspondents had given him, Darwin revised and added to his book. However, his “conviction of the power of sexual selection remains unshaken.” "Darwin wrote, in the preface to the second edition, of 'the fiery ordeal through which this book has passed.' He had avoided the logical outcome of the general theory of evolution, bringing man into the scheme, for twelve years, and in fact it had, by that time, been so much accepted that the clamour of the opposition was not strident. He had also been preceded in 1862 by Huxley's MAN'S PLACE IN NATURE.

Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man: and Selection in Relation to Sex (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written). Easton Press, 1979.

Price: US$110.46 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A sumptuous and attractive Collector's Edition volume, 1979, in Fine condition, indistinguishable from new, full black leather bound with heavy gilt decoration to front, rear and spine, banded and panelled spine, all edges gilt, interior immaculate. If you are outside UK please note we will only send this via courier, and this will incur extra postage - please ask BEFORE ordering; we reserve the right to cancel if you do not do this. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel.

Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United Kingdom

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1979.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Black full leather, cover accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Moire fabric endpapers with a silk ribbon page marker. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

Seller: Top Edge Gilt, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. THE DESCENT OF MAN Easton Press. Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$302.44 + shipping

Description: Near Fine, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Light spotting on top text block edge. Owner imprint on half title page. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. ; First Easton Press Edition.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. THE DESCENT OF MAN Easton Press. Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979.

Price: US$335.74 + shipping

Description: Near Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. ; First Easton Press Edition.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.