DARWIN, Charles - The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex - (1898 Hardcover)

RESERVED FOR RynSto4186 TILL END JANUARY 2024 - Published by John Murray, London 1889 -  2nd Edition, 25th Thousand, Revised and Augmented. -  xvi, 693 pg. - Neat and sound -  Condition: Generally good for its age - Comprehensive index behind - Publisher's original dark green boards with gilt titles on spine - Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. - Numerous illustrations in the text - The Descent of Man is notable as the first of Darwin's works to contain the word 'evolution' - Here Darwin set out evidence from various sources that humans are animals, showing continuity of physical and mental attributes, presenting sexual selection to explain impractical animal features, human evolution of culture, differences between sexes, physical and cultural racial characteristics, while emphasizing that humans are all one species. The first edition of this work was published in 1871, and to Darwin's surprise, was generally accepted and praised.- A nick at the side of one page was caused by page not having been fully cut - not affecting text. - Previous owner possibly of the Islamic faith as his stamp, a star and a crescent moon with the letters M G, stamped 3 times on the preliminary pages.                    * Classic * Natural History * Evolution *