The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London: Grant Richards, 1904.Third Impression Thus. Pp 454. Bound in quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands with compartments lettered & decorated in gilt. A nice bright copy, handsomely bound.

The source of much controversy in its day, this seminal text remains one of the most important works of the nineteenth century.

First published in 1859.