DARWIN, CHARLES. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle of Life. London: John Murray 1859. 8vo, original green blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, original binders' ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear endpaper, ends of spine and corners frayed, hinges rubbed, inner joints cracked, loose in casing, lacking front free endpaper, half-title torn at gutter, title-leaf creased, edges of first few leaves frayed, some light foxing. FIRST EDITION, Freeman's variant "a" binding, inserted 32-page publisher's catalogue dated June 1859 at end (Freeman's state 3), folding diagram. Freeman 373; Grolier/English 96; Grolier/Horblit 23b; Heralds of Science 199; PMM 344(b)

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DARWIN, CHARLES. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle of Life. London: John Murray 1859. 8vo, original green blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, original binders' ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear endpaper, ends of spine and corners frayed, hinges rubbed, inner joints cracked, loose in casing, lacking front free endpaper, half-title torn at gutter, title-leaf creased, edges of first few leaves frayed, some light foxing. FIRST EDITION, Freeman's variant "a" binding, inserted 32-page publisher's catalogue dated June 1859 at end (Freeman's state 3), folding diagram. Freeman 373; Grolier/English 96; Grolier/Horblit 23b; Heralds of Science 199; PMM 344(b)