The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 9, 1861

Darwin, Charles. Frederick Burkhardt, Duncan M. Porter, Joy Harvey, and Marsha Richmond, editors

ISBN 10: 0521451566 / ISBN 13: 9780521451567

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994

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Near fine in cloth-covered boards and dust jacket. There is a slight nick on the bottom edge of the dust jacket. Previous owner's blindstamp on the title-page.

N° de réf. du vendeur b40008

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 9, 1861
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521451566
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521451567
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine

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Synopsis

The letters in Volume 9 provide another indispensable collection for those interested in Darwin's life, work, and world.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The correspondence in this volume reveals Darwin carefully monitoring the response to The Origin of Species. Early in 1861 he completed the preparation of a third and much-revised edition, using the opportunity to answer his critics. As these letters make clear, Darwin understood the importance of support from younger scientists for the future of his theory. Darwin's long-time supporters - including Asa Gray, Charles Lyell and Joseph Dalton Hooker - also feature largely in his correspondence. Escaping the confines of collating and writing up his work on variation in domesticated animals and plants, Darwin plunged into detailed studies of insectivorous plants and orchid pollination. On a more personal side, the correspondence details Darwin in the role of solicitous father ensuring a secure future for his son William. The letters in Volume 9 provide another indispensable collection for those interested in Darwin's life, work and world.