DARWIN (Charles Robert). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London, John Murray, 1871. 2 vol. 8°, original green cloth and gilt spine. Vol.1: VIII, 423 pp., 16 pp.; Vol.2: VIII, [1] f., 475 pp., 16 pp. Numerous illustrations in text. First printing of the first edition of this text which records for the first time the term evolution in Darwin's work. This work defends the idea of a common origin for all mankind, placing man in the evolutionary scheme that the author had already described for the rest of the animal kingdom 12 years earlier in On the Origin of Species.  Pleasant copy in good condition with minor wear to the binding  Provenance: Bibliothèque du Château Le Rosey (VD, Suisse) 

DARWIN (Charles Robert). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London, John Murray, 1871. 2 vol. 8°, original green cloth and gilt spine. Vol.1: VIII, 423 pp., 16 pp.; Vol.2: VIII, [1] f., 475 pp., 16 pp. Numerous illustrations in text. First printing of the first edition of this text which records for the first time the term evolution in Darwin's work. This work defends the idea of a common origin for all mankind, placing man in the evolutionary scheme that the author had already described for the rest of the animal kingdom 12 years earlier in On the Origin of Species. 
Pleasant copy in good condition with minor wear to the binding 
Provenance: Bibliothèque du Château Le Rosey (VD, Suisse) 

Bon état 

Reliure : 
Frottements d'usage
Minimes salissures 
Minimes et discrets accrocs aux coiffes du dos du vol.1

Pages intérieures :
Rares et minimes piqûres 
Pourtours des ff. très légèrement oxydés 
Les deux pages de faux-titre ont de légères rousseurs
Ff. rognés 
Qlqs cahiers aux coutures un peu lâches