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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) The Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1872.

Sold for $889 at Swann Auction Galleries on Apr 23, 2026.

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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) The Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1872. Sixth edition, extensively revised, with "On" dropped from the title, and with a new chapter, usually regarded as the "last" edition; bound in very good publisher's full green cloth with brown coated endleaves (front inner joint cracked, last few leaves adhering to the endpaper and detached from their fellows of the textblock; sewing structure and other aspects of the binding solid); 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. Freeman 391.

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