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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. London: John Murray, 1868.

Sold for $1,079 at Swann Auction Galleries on Apr 23, 2026.

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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. London: John Murray, 1868. First edition, first issue; two octavo volumes; without publisher's ads; with 5 errata in 6 lines in the first volume and 9 errata in 7 in the second; illustrated with text wood engravings; in this work, Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" for the first time; bound in full contemporary calf with marbled paper endleaves and edges; quite scuffed, boards detached; 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (2) Freeman 877.

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