Materials for the Study of Variation Treated with Especial Regard to Discontinuity in the Origin of Species.

London : Macmillan and Co,, 1894. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Illustrated with over a hundred drawings and tables. Two pages of publisher's ads at the rear. xvi, corrigenda, 598, [2] pp. Very Good, Spine ends and corners are mildly rubbed. Both hinges just starting, Prior owner name to top of front end paper. Bateson's foundational work in expanding Darwin's theory of evolution. This book introduced the term "genetics," argued for discontinuous (sudden) variation in evolution (contrasting Darwin's gradualism), and laid groundwork for modern genetics by linking variation, heredity, and evolution through detailed examples from nature, influencing how scientists studied species origins. PMM 356. .