Charles Darwin - The Descent of Man - 1913

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The Descent of Man, illustrated edition by Charles Darwin, published by John Murray in London in 1913, a hardback English-language copy in very good condition with all illustrations present.

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"The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" by Charles Darwin - John Murray, London - 1913 edition - 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in green publisher's binding, with all ill. present. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. Darwin used the word "descent" to mean lineal descendant of ancestors. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary musicology, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society.

"The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" by Charles Darwin - John Murray, London - 1913 edition - 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in green publisher's binding, with all ill. present. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. Darwin used the word "descent" to mean lineal descendant of ancestors. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary musicology, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society.

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Number of books
1
Subject
Biology, Literature, Natural History
Book title
The Descent of Man
Author/ Illustrator
Charles Darwin
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1913
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
0
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14651
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93.46%
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