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charles darwin. origin of species by means of natural selection. franklin library, 1978.
Price: US$29.50 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: dj: none as issued. book: as new leather bound
Seller: Thylacine Books, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Charles Darwin. On The Origin Of Species. The Franklin Library,, Franklin Center, Penn.:, 1978.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in full light green leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 6 inches containing 610 pages of text including an index. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The Great Books Of The Western World. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$72.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A deluxe leatherbound edition of Charles Darwin's landmark work in the field of natural history. Includes Darwin's "An Historical Sketch of the Recent Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species" which served as a preface for the revised third edition of this work. With illustrations by Walter Raine. Glossary and index at rear of volume. Issued as part of the publisher's collection, the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Great Books of the Western World. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" booklet is included. --- Bound in full green bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Green silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- With conspicuous sunning to edges of moire endpapers and faint scratching to textblock fore-edge gilding, otherwise lacking damages or evidence of having been read.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); [16], 610 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: "This volume is published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers to The 25th Anniversary Limited Editions of The Great Books Of The Western World" stated. No numerical limitation indicated. Fine hardback. only trivial, if any signs of age/wear/previous use.
Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Full leather binding, titles and decorations stamped in gilt, ribbed spine, moire endpapers, all edges gilt, sewn-in ribbon marker. Part of the 25th anniversary limited edition of "The Great Books of the Western World" series. Mild fading to the borders of the moire endpapers otherwise a fine copy.
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Charles Darwin. The Origin of Species (Great Books of the Western World). Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.