1882 Darwin The Descent of Man & Selection Relation to Sex shop Antique Book

Product Name: 1882 Darwin The Descent of Man & Selection Relation to Sex shop Antique Book
1882 The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex By Charles Darwin shop Published by A. L. Burt Undated 1874 Preface to 2nd Ed. 2nd Ed not published until 1882. The book is in fair to goodish condition. There is some wear to cover & a bend to corner. The endpages have discoloration & hinge paper separation without detachment. The pages are in good condition. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary musicology, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society.