DARWIN CHARLES The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Ani

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DARWIN, CHARLES. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. 7 heliotype plates after photographs by Duchenne and Reijlander. Publisher's 4-page catalogue at end dated November 1872. 8vo, original cloth, spine ends nicked, slight blistering on front cover, cover corners bumped; insignificant foxing at beginning and end. London, 1872

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first edition, first issue. "With this book Darwin founded the study of ethology (animal behavior) and conveyance of information (communication theory) and made a major contribution to psychology"--DSB III, 575. Freeman 1141; Garrison-Morton 4975; Norman 600; Rieber & Gach 122.