Books

Barcelona: Imprenta de la Renaixensa, 1876. First Spanish edition. In contemporary half leather. Marbled endpapers. Spine with small damage to the head, wormholes at joints. Corners slightly bumped. Pages yellowed due to aging. Last pages with wormholes. Overall in very good condition.. First Spanish edition. In contemporary half leather. Marbled endpapers. XI, (2), 14-322, (2) p. First Spanish edition of Charles Darwin's 1871 groundbreaking book on human evolution and the sexual selection, "The Descent of Man".

In 'The Descent of Man,' Charles Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection.

Original first editions published by John Murray in 1871 can be identified by green cloth boards with gilt details on the spine and by the presence of advertisements at the end of the volume dated January 1871.