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On the Origin of Species: A Facsimile of the First Edition (Harvard Paperbacks)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 575.0162
EAN: 9780674637528
Edition: Facsimile
ISBN: 0674637526
Label: Harvard University Press
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 540
Publication Date: February 22, 2001
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Studio: Harvard University Press
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Editorial Review: It is now fully recognized that the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859 brought about a revolution in man's attitude toward life and his own place in the universe. This work is rightly regarded as one of the most important books ever published, and a knowledge of it should be part of the intellectual equipment of every educated person. The book remains surprisingly modern in its assertions and is also remarkably accessible to the layman, much more so than recent treatises necessarily encumbered with technical language and professional jargon. This first edition had a freshness and uncompromising directness that were considerably weakened in later editions, and yet nearly all available reprints of the work are based on the greatly modified sixth edition of 1872. In the only other modern reprinting of the first edition, the pagination was changed, so that it is impossible to give page references to significant passages in the original. Clearly this facsimile reprint of the momentous first edition fills a need for scholars and general readers alike.
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Rating:  - simple copy
It's a simple copy of Darwin's work, with no frills. Good thick paper is about all I can say about it. As for Darwin's work, it can probably be summarized in a page-- the excess explanations are really unnecessary for understanding his theory on evolution.
Rating:  - Are evolutionists racist?
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life was the original title, making it easy to see what Darwin is about. I could no easier spout Hitler. How much support would there be if all people knew the full title, intent and beliefs of Darwin.
Rating: - A good facsimile of a great book
I rate this four stars for the binding, not the contents. For a much greater price one can get a finer binding, but if one wishes to read or review the 1859 edition that Darwin rushed into print in order to prevent another putting essentially the same theory forward ahead of him, this is the book. There were a number of additional editions printed during Darwin's lifetime, reflecting later thoughts, but to see his thinking as of 1859, this is a good, and relatively scarce book to own. The copy ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting, but the third edition is recommended
Charles Darwin rushed his Origin to press when he became aware that he would be pre-empted with the theory of natural selection by Alfred Russell Wallace. In the course of the following few years he reviewed the manuscript thorougly at least twice. The Third edition is generally the standard. This facsimilie may be interesting for historical reasons, but I recommend the edition with Jilian Huxeley's introduction.
Many people assume that Darwin's initial account of natural selection ... Read More
Rating: - The Most Accessible Scientific Masterpiece Ever Written
Many love to read science whether it is the newest technological innovations for high definition TV's or we expose to learn more about the unified field theory or String Theory. Science leaves us with alot to explore. What is the scientific equivalent of Shakespeare's Folio's? Or perhaps Cervante's-Don Quioxte's? Many scientist may say Darwin's-Origin of Species. This fascimilie of the 1st edition which is full of elegent prose and vivid descriptions and analogies while later editions are less ... Read More
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