Lot 37 · History of Science & Technology
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860.
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — History of Science & Technology, New York · 21 September 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1761332
- Record
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Darwin, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2015, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1761332.
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Darwin, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. Bonhams, 21 Sep 2015, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1761332.
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