Title
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
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