Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. John Murray, London, 1929.

Price: US$141.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: xxxi, [1], 703, [1], portrait frontis, 1 double-page plate. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, title and decorative design in black to front board and spine, minor rubbing, spine slightly darkened. Vg. From the library of K.G.V. Smith, with his bibliographical note in pencil to endpaper. Ken Smith (1927-2017), as well as being a collector of Darwin material, was a leading British dipterist at the Natural History Museum, London, and editor of the Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine. The last Murray printing of the 6th edition (Popular Impression), with final list of 20th century issues. Freeman, 543.

Seller: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, United Kingdom

Darwin, Charles.. The Origins of Species. The only complete Authorised Edition.. John Murray, London, circa 1929., 1929.

Price: US$184.03 + shipping

Description: h/c + d/j, 17.5x12cm, 430 pages, glossary, index, fold out plate, d/j has chipped spine ends, black dot on spine bottom price,owners name and date (1929), 3.5x2.5cm chip to rear top corner, damp stained rear board d/j d/j, affecting last pages, stains to rear d/j flap, some d/j foxing, corner d/j tears, approx 26 pages have lightly rough side edge, two small holes on rear d/j fold. Regarded as the only complete authorised edition with the authors executors approval. Despite the damp stains, a scarce release.

Seller: Page After Page, Box Hill, VIC, Australia

DARWIN, Charles. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. John Murray, 1929.

Price: US$192.49 + shipping

Description: Popular impression published in May 1929. In very good plus condition. Some wear to the corners of the boards and head and tail of the spine. A well preserved copy.

Seller: Surrey Hills Books, Cranleigh, United Kingdom