On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
London: John Murray, 1869. Illustrated with 1 folding lithographed diagram, facing page 132. xxiii, [1], 596 pages. Thick 8vo, original deep green textured cloth with decorative blind-stamped covers and gilt-stamped spine (some light discolorations on backstrip along with a small blank paper label; neat repairs to spine ends, otherwise just a bit of rubbing overall and the original black glazed endpapers are well preserved; several inked signatures on half title, dated 1870 & 1927, but otherwise rather clean; several pages..... More