On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. / By Charles Darwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Cox Classics of Medicine Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

On the origin of species

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution.

Natural selection.

Penn Provenance:

Robinson, William, 1832-1908 (bookplate)

Physical Description:

ix pages, 1 unnumbered page, 502 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Origin of species

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, 1859.

Notes:

First edition. Cf. Freeman.

On verso of t.p.: London: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has a card stating this is the first edition copy laid in.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of William Robinson.

Culture Class Collection copy has marginal mark.

Biotech Circ copy : Penn Medicine Internship class (1970) on their 50th anniversary.

Cited in:

Freeman, R.B. Charles Darwin (2nd ed.), 373.

Horblit, H.D. Grolier 100 science books, 23b.

OCLC:

6299892