Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand" on title, half-title, folding lithographed diagram, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January 1860 at end, circular ink-stamp of King's Inns Library Dublin to foot of title verso and final Index f., a few very small marginal chips or tears, gutter split at points with half-title and pp.457-82 loose, some other leaves working loose or nearly so, including first few ff., hinges weak and upper hinge very nearly broken, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt but slightly darkened, some rubbing to extremities and light wear to spine ends and corners, joints split at head but holding, housed in green morocco-backed drop-back box, [Freeman 376], 8vo, John Murray, 1860.

⁂ This scarce second edition was considered by Darwin as "little more than a reprint of the first edition".