Charles Darwin. Origin of Species. D. Appleton, New York, 1878.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Brick red boards blocked in black. Both boards are cracked. Top of spine slightly worn. Corners are rounded and slightly worn. Top page edges are slightly pitted. Previous owner's name on front end paper. The word "evolution" used in this edition for the first time.

Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1878.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Description: New Edition, from the Sixth English Edition, with Additions and Corrections. xxi, [1], [1]-458pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. "Certainly the most important biological book every written . The sixth edition, which is usually regarded as the last, appeared in [London in] February 1872 . It is again extensively revised and contains a new chapter, VII. . It is in the edition that the word 'evolution' occurs for the first time. It had been used in THE DESCENT OF MAN in the previous year, but not before in this work" (Freeman, p. 79). The present 1878 edition is the fifth issue of the American edition based on the sixth edition. A lovely copy of an early American edition. Freeman 403 Publisher's russet cloth, blocked in black. Near fine xxi, [1], [1]-458pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo New Edition, from the Sixth English Edition, with Additions and Corrections.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.