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The Origin of Species By Darwin, Charles - The Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection: Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle For Life: Darwin, Charles : Publisher: Rand, McNally, and Company: Publication Date: ca. 1872 : Binding: Hardcover, Red cloth over boards: The Spine imprint states, Library Edition. Measures approx. 5.25 x 7.5 inches. Book Condition: Very Good, Complete, spine firm, all pages clean and intact. 2 volumes in one, 218 p Includes glossary and index. The Historical Sketch section starting on xii places this as the Sixth edition, inclusive of all updates and additions from the first edition in 1859 through this publication in January 1872. This is a unique and compact early edition of this work that profoundly changed the way human beings have perceived the biological word ever since its acceptance.