DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1871. 2 volumes, 8° (190 x 130mm). Numerous illustrations in text. Original green cloth (covers slightly discoloured, spine a little frayed, corners rubbed, inner hinges cracked). Provenance: EH[anglund] (bookplate) -- Pasrike Haglund (inscription dated 27/5/1930).
FIRST EDITION, second issue. In The Descent of Man, Darwin 'compared man's physical and psychological characteristics to similar traits in apes and other animals, showing how even man's mind and moral sense could have developed through evolutionary processes' (Norman). Freeman 937; Norman 599. (2)
DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1871. 2 volumes, 8° (190 x 130mm). Numerous illustrations in text. Original green cloth (covers slightly discoloured, spine a little frayed, corners rubbed, inner hinges cracked). Provenance: EH[anglund] (bookplate) -- Pasrike Haglund (inscription dated 27/5/1930).
FIRST EDITION, second issue. In The Descent of Man, Darwin 'compared man's physical and psychological characteristics to similar traits in apes and other animals, showing how even man's mind and moral sense could have developed through evolutionary processes' (Norman). Freeman 937; Norman 599. (2)
![DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1871. 2 volumes, 8° (190 x 130mm). Numerous illustrations in text. Original green cloth (covers slightly discoloured, spine a little frayed, corners rubbed, inner hinges cracked). Provenance: EH[anglund] (bookplate) -- Pasrike Haglund (inscription dated 27/5/1930).](/lot-images/5480036/2011/CSK/2011_CSK_02362_0007_000(darwin_charles_the_descent_of_man_and_selection_in_relation_to_sex_lon025610).jpg?maxwidth=3840)