Fine Books & Manuscripts
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Lot 313
DARWIN, Charles (1809?1882). On the Origin of Species. New ...
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DARWIN, Charles (1809?1882). On the Origin of Species. New York: D. Appleton, 1860. 8vo. Half title, folding table, index. Original publisher?s blindstamped light brown pebbled cloth, gilt?lettered spine, pale yellow endpapers (spotting to upper edges and spine, sunning to spine, light wear at extreme ends, foxing throughout, folding table browned). Provenance: V. Haseall (inscription). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue with three quotations. Arguably the most consequential biological text ever produced, The Origin of Species continues to be a lightning rod of controversy over 150 years after its first publication.?Freeman F378.
