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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883. Second Edition, Revised, Fourth Thousand. Hardcover. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in red cloth with black stamping to front boards, blind stamping to rear boards, and gilt titling to spines. Mild shelf wear and rubbing to binding. Volume 1 with one leaf of undated ads in rear; Volume 2 with four leaves of undated ads in rear. Gift inscription to front free endpapers. Stated "Second Edition, Revised, Fourth Thousand," but actually a reissue from the plates with only the date changed. Freeman Bibliographical Database: F884; also showing reissues of the 1876 printing in 1884 and 1887. Shelved in Case 10. 1353921. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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.