On the origin of species
Circa: 1859
Price: $55,000
On the origin of species, by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races 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: John Murray, 1859. First edition. Octavo, near-contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, endpapers renewed at a later date, bookplate removed from front pastedown, occasional foxing, bound without half-title or endpapers. Loosely enclosed, a cut signature (60 x 85mm) inscribed ‘faithfully, Charles Darwin’. Provenance: Private collection, Melbourne