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The first edition 1st impression of this book contains detailed information on the domestication of animals and plants In Chapter XXVII it also includes a description of Darwins theory of heredity which he called pangenesis The catalogue is dated April 1867 in volume 1 and February in Vol II It comes in two volumes Volume 1 consists of 411 pages plus a 32page catalogue for John Murray while Vol II comprises 486 pages Both volumes are bound in the original green cloth with black endpapers and some rubbing to the top and tails of the spine They are illustrated throughout with many illustrations of animals The corners of both volumes are a little bumped but overall it is a near very good set of this most important work by Darwin which includes the first appearance of survival of the fittest There is some slight foxing and rubbing but it is still a near very good set.

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is a book by Charles Darwin that presents his observations on the descendency and variations in animals and plants during the domestication process, highlighting the role of artificial selection.