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DARWIN CHARLES (1809-1882).
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DARWIN CHARLES (1809-1882).
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London: [W. Clowes and Sons for] John Murray, 1859.
In-8 format, IX, 502 pp. with a folding diagram facing p. 117 by W. West, half-title verso with quotations by Whewell and Bacon, 32-page publisher’s catalogue dated June 1859 at the end (“Mr. Murray’s General List of Works”)| a few light spots in fi rst leaves. Original publisher’s blind panelled green grained cloth (with Edmonds & Remnants ticket), spine gilt, browncoated endpapers, in a green articulated cloth and leather box with title piece: “On the Origin of Species. First Edition. Autograph Orchard Plan”. Slight rubbing on joints with a bit of colour restoration at top of upper joint, ⅛ inch tear in top edge of upper cover. Dimensions: 200 x 124 mm.
First edition. Of the fi rst run of 1, 250 copies. Darwin’s seminal book that shared his theory of evolution with a lay audience. Darwin wrote in his diary that all 1 250 copies of the fi rst edition, published on November 24, were sold on the fi rst day| however, more accurately, nearly all of the edition had been sold to the trade immediately, with the exception of personal copies set aside for Darwin and review copies.
A handsome copy. Dibner 199: “The most important single work in science”. Freeman 373. Garrison and Morton 220. Horblit 23b. Norman Library I, 594. PMM, 344b: “The fi ve years [of Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle] were the most important event in Darwin’s intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal training. He returned a hard-headed man of science… The experiences of his fi ve years in the Beagle, how he dealt with them, and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought” Copies of the original fi rst edition have fetched high prices, including at Christie’s, London, 24 November 2009, lot 48
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London: [W. Clowes and Sons for] John Murray, 1859.
In-8 format, IX, 502 pp. with a folding diagram facing p. 117 by W. West, half-title verso with quotations by Whewell and Bacon, 32-page publisher’s catalogue dated June 1859 at the end (“Mr. Murray’s General List of Works”)| a few light spots in fi rst leaves. Original publisher’s blind panelled green grained cloth (with Edmonds & Remnants ticket), spine gilt, browncoated endpapers, in a green articulated cloth and leather box with title piece: “On the Origin of Species. First Edition. Autograph Orchard Plan”. Slight rubbing on joints with a bit of colour restoration at top of upper joint, ⅛ inch tear in top edge of upper cover. Dimensions: 200 x 124 mm.
First edition. Of the fi rst run of 1, 250 copies. Darwin’s seminal book that shared his theory of evolution with a lay audience. Darwin wrote in his diary that all 1 250 copies of the fi rst edition, published on November 24, were sold on the fi rst day| however, more accurately, nearly all of the edition had been sold to the trade immediately, with the exception of personal copies set aside for Darwin and review copies.
A handsome copy. Dibner 199: “The most important single work in science”. Freeman 373. Garrison and Morton 220. Horblit 23b. Norman Library I, 594. PMM, 344b: “The fi ve years [of Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle] were the most important event in Darwin’s intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal training. He returned a hard-headed man of science… The experiences of his fi ve years in the Beagle, how he dealt with them, and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought” Copies of the original fi rst edition have fetched high prices, including at Christie’s, London, 24 November 2009, lot 48