CHARLES DARWIN
1809-1882
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life, John Murray, London, 1859
Estimate $30,000 – $50,000
CHARLES DARWIN
1809-1882
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life, John Murray, London, 1859
octavo, folding lithographed diagram, 32-page publisher's catalogue dated June 1859, bound at the end, original gilt decorated green cloth, first edition, one of 1250 printed
- Lot Sold $48,000 (Hammer Price)
- $58,560 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, New Zealand
Condition Report
Folding table at page 116 present; slight chipping to the edges of the table, particularly to the lower left edge extending partially into the printed area Foxed title page and throughout the edition; inscribed possibly 'I Henderson' to the inside front page, 'Geo. G Boyd'(inverted) to the title page and inscribed 'Geo. G Boyd' and 'from E.H.H' to the colophon Hinges weak and shaken; small stain to the front board approximately 2 cm long x 5 mm wide; wear to boards and spine.
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