On the Origin of Species CHARLES DARWIN First American Edition 1st Issue 1860

  
First American Edition, First Issue. First American edition, first printing. First issue with two quotes opposite the title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth decorated in blind, with titles in gilt on the spine, fold out chart intact. Neatly recased, spine cloth toned and gilt dulled. Cigar smoke odor to pages.

Previous owner names and inkless emboss to front endsheet. Otherwise, a bright and well-kept copy of this immensely influential work, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, in which Darwin postulates that species evolve over the course of generations through natural selection.

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1. Year Printed: 1860
2. Topic: Evolution
3. Binding: Hardcover
4. Author: Charles Darwin
5. Subject: Science & Medicine
6. Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
7. Place of Publication: New York
8. Special Attributes: 1st Edition