Lot 258
  • 258

Darwin, Charles

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Darwin, Charles
  • Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle. Smith, Elder and Co., 1844
  • Darwin, Charles
  • Printed Book
8vo, FIRST EDITION, folding lithographed map, illustrations in text, with leaf before title "Recently published by the same Author...", 24pp. advertisements dated January 1845 bound at end, original purple cloth, slightly rubbed and faded, rebacked with calf (matching previous lot), corners bumped/worn

Literature

Freeman 272; Grolier Club, Darwin (2004), p.16; Ferguson, Bibliography of Australia, 3814

Condition

In addition to any condition described in the catalogue, the contents page is becoming loose.
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Catalogue Note

The second of three parts of Darwin's geological results from the Beagle voyage.