The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,

£250 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A pleasingly-bound example of Darwin's Origin of the Species, widely regarded as 'the most influential scientific work of the 19th century' (Horblit) and 'certainly the most important biological book ever written' (Freeman), in which Darwin explained his concept of evolutionary adaptation through natural selection, which would become the foundation of modern evolutionary theory. 8vo (16 x 11 cm); illustrative graph to contents verso, woodcut device tot title, occasional underlining in pencil, slight spotting; publisher's vellum gilt, yapp edges, top-edge gilt, others uncut, slightly soiled; [8], 454pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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