27th Jan, 2016 10:00

Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts
 
  Lot 180
 
Lot 180 - DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Descent of...

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1879. 8vo. (Gutters splitting before both sets of endpapers, occasional spotting). Original green cloth ruled in blind , spine titled in gilt (corners bumped, boards worn). With two other works of related interest including: J.P Bellingham's Divine Wisdom Displayed; or, Entomology and Christianity. London: William Lister, 1869. 8vo. Engraved plates (occasional spotting). Contemporary brown/purple cloth decorated in blind and titled in gilt (corners bumped, some marks). L. Agassiz's De L'Espece et de la Classification en Zoologie. Paris: Germer Bailliere, 1869. 8vo. (Some spotting). Later, half green morocco with red boards (some rubbing). Provenance: (armorial bookplate to front pastedown) Sidney Edward Bouverie Bouverie-Pusey. (3)
Estimated at £100 - £200

 

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