DESCENT OF MAN: CHARLES DARWIN 1971 HC LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB SIGNED KREDEL

Description: LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR #516/1500 THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX By Charles Darwin With Preface by Ashley Montagu Drawing sby Fritz Kredel SIGNED BY FRITZ KREDEL #516/1500 1971 HARDBOUND BOOK WITH SLIPCASE Condition Details: Book is in Very Good condition. Publisher's quarter brown morocco leather over natural 'wood veneer' paper boards, spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Minor fading to spine. Very minor dents to bottom edges of boards. Just a hint of edge rubbing to top corner tips. Binding is tight and square and pages are clean and crisp with no tears, chips, marks or creases. Slipcase: Matching slipcase is natural "wood veneer" in Very Good condition with gold-stamped lettering and design to spine. Minor rubbing to edges and a 1.0" crack along top seam. Publisher: Limited Editions Club, 362 pages Additional Comments: Please see my photos of this actual book for sale (these are not stock photos). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex was first published in 1871. It applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details Darwin's 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, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. Fritz Kredel (1900-1973) was a German, later American artist and graphic designer. In his early years, he studied under Rudolf Koch at Offenbach School of Art and Design, and developed skills in woodcuts. Koch and Kredel collaborated on A Book of Signs (1923) and The Book of Flowers (1930). Following Koch's death in 1934, Kredel moved to Frankfurt, but in 1938 he fled Germany for political reasons with help from Melbert Cary. After emigrating to the United States that year, he taught at Cooper Union in New York and continued to work as an artist. He produced illustrations for over 400 books in German and English and received many awards and honors. Many of his originals are now housed at the Art Library at Yale University The Boilerplate: All books are shipped in new, cardboard boxes or rigid cardboard envelopes. Fewer than 1% are shipped in alternative packaging because of being oversized. Padded envelopes are not used because they do not protect books. We firmly believe that profits should be made on the sale of the book and NOT on inflated shipping costs. For domestic shipping, the total shipping cost is the actual postage cost including delivery confirmation plus the actual cost of the shipping materials which is $0.67. Shipping charges are for Media mail or Priority mail for destinations within the United States. All shipments include delivery confirmation. Inv. #598 . We gladly combine purchases to save you shipping expense. I will send you an invoice to reflect the total shipping for combined purchases. Shipments outside the United States are by Priority Mail or First Class International Mail. Charges are actual cost of shipping. TO SEE MORE GREAT BOOKS AT BARGAIN PRICES, PLEASE VISIT MY EBAY STORE AT https://stores.ebay.com/Guys-Books?refid=s

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