The Origin of Species - Charles Darwin - SOUGHT AFTER SIXTH EDITION!!
The Origin of Species - By Charles Darwin SIXTH EDITION!! - this was the FIRST edition in which he used the word evolution - this was the LAST edition published during Darwin's lifetime This edition has been climbing in value year after year Already a scientific star upon his return to England, Charles Darwin published an exciting travel memoir and important works on geology and fossils, while continuing to develop his ideas on evolution in secret. Finally appearing in , the Origin of Species was aimed at the general public rather than scientists. It was an immediate success, with the entire first printing oversubscribed and a second edition planned immediately. In total, six editions were published during Darwinβs lifetime, each with important revisions, including the first use of the term βevolutionβ in the sixth edition. An American edition was published in and numerous foreign translations were printed. Darwin expanded on his theories in later works, such as The Descent of Man, his first book to argue explicitly that humans were animals shaped by evolution