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DARWIN, De l'Origine des espèces, 1862
DARWIN, Charles.
De l'Origine des espèces ou des lois du progrès chez les êtres organisés.
Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, 1862.
12mo (175x110 mm), lxiv-xxiii-(1 bl.)-[25-712] pages and 1 plate. binding : Contemporary quarter sheep, spine in six compartments. Spine slightly faded and stained. Fresh copy.
First edition in French.
This first French translation, of one of the most important books in modern science, was controversial as soon as it was published. Indeed, translator Clémence Royer (1830-1902, philosopher and scientist) added a preface and numerous footnotes in which she gave her interpretation of the text and commented on it.
Price : 1750 €
European VAT number: FR87515091171
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