Lot 257
Darwin, Charles
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
£3,000
Description
On the Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1860. Second edition, "fifth thousand" (second issue), 8vo, folding diagram, 32pp. adverts at rear, original green blind-stamped cloth with gilt tooling to spine, bookplate of James Whittle, previous ownership inscription to free-endpaper, quotation written on half-title, hinges splitting, repair to pp.365-6, a little foxing throughout, some pages a little loose, a little bumping to covers and rubbing to joints