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London: John Murray, 1868. Complete in 2 volumes. First edition, first issue. Collation, viii, 411pp, 32pp ads, dated April 1867, viii, 486pp, 2pp, ads, February, 1868, with 1-line publisher's imprint on cloth at base of spines, 5 lines of errata in vol. I and 7 in vol. II, and 43 in-text wood engravings. Bound in original publishers green cloth, blind stamped tooling, gilt lettering. At some time both volumes has been repaired. Cloth lightly rubbed, some minor abrasion wear, minor light rippling, lightly bumped. Both bindings in good clean firm condition. Internally, some light dust marking. Pages in good clean condition. Generally a very nice set. F. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good. 8vo.

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.