DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. from 1832 to 1836, London: Henry Colburn, 1839. 8vo (223 x 140mm). 2 folding engraved maps, 4 wood-engraved illustrations. (Both maps with light dust soiling and with tears, some repaired, occasional spotting, lacks the 16pp. of advertisments). Modern half calf. Provenance : Bedford College for Women (library stamp on title). FIRST EDITION, second issue of Darwin's first published book. According to Freeman, it is the one most often read, which 'stands second only to On the Origin of Species as the most often printed'. The first issue forms the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle , edited by Captain Robert Fitzroy and published in 3 volumes with an appendix to volume II in 1839. The second issue was the first appearance of the work in its own right. It was written up from Darwin's manuscript diary and the small notebooks forming the memoranda on which the diary itself was based. Freeman 11.
DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882). Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. from 1832 to 1836, London: Henry Colburn, 1839. 8vo (223 x 140mm). 2 folding engraved maps, 4 wood-engraved illustrations. (Both maps with light dust soiling and with tears, some repaired, occasional spotting, lacks the 16pp. of advertisments). Modern half calf. Provenance : Bedford College for Women (library stamp on title). FIRST EDITION, second issue of Darwin's first published book. According to Freeman, it is the one most often read, which 'stands second only to On the Origin of Species as the most often printed'. The first issue forms the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle , edited by Captain Robert Fitzroy and published in 3 volumes with an appendix to volume II in 1839. The second issue was the first appearance of the work in its own right. It was written up from Darwin's manuscript diary and the small notebooks forming the memoranda on which the diary itself was based. Freeman 11.
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