LOT 102 DARWIN (CHARLES) The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, ...
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DARWIN (CHARLES) The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, illustrations in the text, without the publisher's catalogue in volume 1, contemporary half calf, black and red gilt morocco spine labels, rubbed [Freeman 877; Garrison-Morton 224.1; Norman 597], 8vo, John Murray, 1868 Footnotes: With this work Darwin 'intended to provide overwhelming evidence for the ubiquity of variation' and refuted the idea 'that variations had not occurred purely by chance but were providentially directed' (ODNB). It also included the first usage of the phrase 'Survival of the Fittest' by Darwin. Provenance: W.J. Dear, pencil ownership inscription on front free endpaper of volume 1, and title of volume 2. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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