Charles Darwin
14 copies for sale · $49–$275,000 · 9 first editions
Notable copies for sale
For Private Distribution The Following Pages Contains Extracts From Letters Addressed To (first edition) — Sophia Rare Books$275,000
De Lorigine Des Especes Ou Des Lois Du Progres Chez Les Etres Organises Traduit En Francai (first edition) — Sophia Rare Books$12,500
Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. In two volumes (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$5,500
The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books$1,250
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication (first edition) — Manhattan Rare Books$4,200
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$2,250
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Sophia Rare Books$9,500
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$7,750
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$4,500
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES — Type Punch Matrix$1,500
Works on the market
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex5 copies · $75–$9,800
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication2 copies · $2,250–$4,200
THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF By Charles Darwin2 copies · $49–$67
For Private Distribution The Following Pages Contains Extracts From Letters Addressed To1 copy · $275,000
De Lorigine Des Especes Ou Des Lois Du Progres Chez Les Etres Organises Traduit En Francai1 copy · $12,500
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES1 copy · $1,500
Market context
11 copies of Charles Darwin's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $78 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Origin of Species, 6th edition, 1882 (dominic winter, 2026-04-01)£460
The Origin of Species, 6th edition, 1882 (dominic winter, 2026-04-01)£1,150
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