DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). A Monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia, London: Ray Society, 1851-54, 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, 2 wood-engraved plates, one folding, 30 engraved plates by Sowerby, 3 hand-coloured (perforation stamp on one title, blind-stamp on both, ink stamp on recto of plates from volume II), mixed set, modern library cloth. [Freeman 339; Norman 589] Provenance: James Hall (ownership stamps on volume II only) (2)

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DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). A Monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia, London: Ray Society, 1851-54, 2 volumes, 8°, FIRST EDITION, 2 wood-engraved plates, one folding, 30 engraved plates by Sowerby, 3 hand-coloured (perforation stamp on one title, blind-stamp on both, ink stamp on recto of plates from volume II), mixed set, modern library cloth. [Freeman 339; Norman 589] Provenance: James Hall (ownership stamps on volume II only) (2)

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Darwin studied barnacles in order to find evidence for his theory of evolution but at the same time greatly increased our understanding of these organisms.

Curle suggests that about 800 copies of this work were published.

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