Easton Press 100 Greatest Books Ever Written; 1991 Full Leather
Bound in full leather with 22 karat gold decoration and
gilded endpaper (all three sides); raised spine hubs; sewn-in ribbon marker;
high-quality paper; silk moire fabric endpapers; sewn pages for strength and
durability.
On The Origin of Species is a work of scientific literature
by Charles Darwin that is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary
biology; it was published on 24 November 1859. Darwin's book introduced the
scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations
through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence
that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern
of evolution. Darwin included evidence that he had collected on the Beagle
expedition in the 1830s and his subsequent findings from research,
correspondence, and experimentation.
Some scuffing and shelf-wear on spine and edges.