Lot 230
Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue, 1860.
Hammer Price: £1,400
Description
Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand" on title, half-title, folding lithograph diagram, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January 1860 at end, light spotting to peripheral pages, ink ownership name partially removed from title leaving ink remnants and very small hole, original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked preserving original spine strip, endpapers renewed, lightly rubbed and stained, [Freeman 376], 8vo, 1860.
Description
Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand" on title, half-title, folding lithograph diagram, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January 1860 at end, light spotting to peripheral pages, ink ownership name partially removed from title leaving ink remnants and very small hole, original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked preserving original spine strip, endpapers renewed, lightly rubbed and stained, [Freeman 376], 8vo, 1860.