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John Murray , 1911. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Heavy Book May require extra postage unless posted in South Africa. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Reprint, 1911. Frontispiece. Publication of 703 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is light foxing around the block of the book and on the early and last pages. The pages are neat, legible and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Later printing, with additions and corrections from the sixth and last English edition. Arguably the most significant work of science in the Western canon, The Origin of Species first appeared in 1859, positing a theory of evolution in which living organisms change through a series of random permutations, which are 'naturally selected' insofar as they are adapted to their environment. Octavo, two volumes: xxvi, 365 p. + v, 339 p. with the publisher's ads at the rear. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles and black and blind-stamped decorations. Some sparse pencil marginalia, with erasures to the each front flyleaf. Bookplate and a small address label to each front pastedown. The spines are darkened just a touch, with some general shelfwear.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1898. Authorized Edition . Decorative Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 365 + xxvi pp. Vol I issue only! A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! A scarce copy! Gold edging on top. Fold-out illustration (diagram). Still some uncut/unopened pages. Stains on front cover board. Minimal discoloration. Tear on first front end page. No dust jacket.