The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits
London: John Murray, 1881. Later printing (Fifth thousand). Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-vii, [2], 2-326, [1] (page of publisher's advertisements), [1] pp. Green cloth with a decorative border in blind on the boards, gold lettering, rules, and decoration on the spine. Coated brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with in-text black and white images and diagrams. Freeman 1361. New York Public Library, Jeremy Megraw, "The Importance of Earthworms: Darwin’s Last Manuscript". One of Darwin's best-selling books, compiled from observations he and his son Horace conducted of earthworms and their life cycle. Darwin concluded that earthworms have a crucial role to play in our ecosystem: their diet, waste, and movements all impact soil quality and the layers of earth in which people garden and farm. Very Good or better. Item #000016196
A name and date in purple pencil on the title page, a sticker ghost on the rear pastedown.
Price: $300.00