Darwin

1871 · rif. 142676 — London: John Murray 1871. publisher's green cloth blind stamping on boards gilt on spine. 8vo. publisher's green cloth blind stamping on boards gilt on spine. viii 423 1 16; viii 475 1 16 pages. With Illustrations. Eight Thousand. Two volumes. First edition third printing of this major scientific work by Charles Darwin Freeman 944. With the private stamped ink bookplate of G.A. Tucker on the title page of both volumes. Very minor rubbing to spines and hinges of both volumes moderate rubbing to the head of the spine of volume 2 bumped corners of both volumes gutters starting medium foxing to preliminary pages else a very good set. Publisher's advertisements dated January 1872 at rear of each volume wood-engraved illustrations to text. This two-volume set expands on the core theory of Origin of Species providing an additional four key ideas: human evolution common ancestry sexual selection and human differences. The book helped solidify evolutionary theory as a framework for understanding not just biology but human origins and behavior. Controversially received like Origin of Species before it the word 'evolution' occurs here for the first time in any of Darwin's works. It can be found on page 2 of the first volume. The same with Origin of Species but that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition printed the following year Freeman p 129. John Murray unknown