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MATTHEW, Patrick (1790-1874). On Naval Timber and Arboriculture. Edinburgh: Adam Black; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831.
8o (223 x 136 mm). Original drab boards, printed paper spine label (joints a bit rubbed, some light soiling). Provenance: Archibald Garrie (presentation inscription from the author).
FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY MATTHEW on the front free endpaper: "To Mr. Archibald Garrie from the author. Patrick Matthew." In the appendix to this book, Matthew anticipated Darwin's Origin. He uses the expression "natural process of selection" to describe his theory of evolution by natural selection. Garrison-Morton 216.3; Norman 1457.
8o (223 x 136 mm). Original drab boards, printed paper spine label (joints a bit rubbed, some light soiling). Provenance: Archibald Garrie (presentation inscription from the author).
FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY MATTHEW on the front free endpaper: "To Mr. Archibald Garrie from the author. Patrick Matthew." In the appendix to this book, Matthew anticipated Darwin's Origin. He uses the expression "natural process of selection" to describe his theory of evolution by natural selection. Garrison-Morton 216.3; Norman 1457.