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On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Burndy Library, donor. DSI
Henry Sotheran Ltd., bookseller. DSI
Edmonds & Remnants, binder. DSI
Title
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
Publisher
London : John Murray ...
Description
First edition; state with species misspelled as "speceies" on p. 20, line 11
Printer's colophon, p. [iv] and 502: London: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, and Charing Cross
Publisher's catalog, 32 p. at end, has colophon: Bradbury and Evans, printers, Whitefriars
Publisher's advertisement, p. [ii], dated October 1st, 1859; publisher's catalog dated June, 1859
Edition binder's label on back paste down: Bound by Edmonds & Remnants, London
Blind and gold-stamped green cloth binding; tan endpapers
Includes index
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Bookseller's label on front paste down: H. Sotheran & Co. ... London
Czechoslovakian and Russian Darwin commemorative postage stamps affixed to front paste down
This copy of the first edition is registered with the Darwin Census, no. 10143, March 2010. For more information go to Darwin Online

Subjects: Evolution; Natural selection
Language English
Publication date 1859
publication_date QS:P577,+1859-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: biodiversity; smithsonian
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onoriginofspec00darw
Source
Internet Archive identifier: onoriginofspec00darw
https://archive.org/download/onoriginofspec00darw/onoriginofspec00darw.pdf

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