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Darwin, Charles--Wilcox, Michael
JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES BY CHARLES DARWIN INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY & GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE. [NEW YORK]: LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 1956
small folio, LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, being number 946 of 1500 copies, title printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings, in a designer binding by Michael Wilcox dated 1999, grey morocco with coloured morocco inlays covering both covers and spine depicting shells, birds, tortoises, and strata with the Beagle in black silhouette at centre, also with gilt birds, dolphins, title of work, etc., top edge gilt, with a typed letter signed by the binder loosely inserted declining a commission, blue cloth box
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