On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1991.
Octavo. xxxiv, 470 pp. Collector's Edition. Navy blue leather elaborately decorated and lettered in gold; spine with raised bands. All edges gilt. Salmon moiré silk endpapers with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark; includes unattached publisher's bookplate laid in. Color frontispiece. A pristine copy showing no signs of ownership or handling wear.
Charles Darwin's masterpiece published as part of Easton Press's series The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Utilizing the authoritative text of the definitive 1872 sixth edition, this deluxe presentation includes wood engravings by Paul Landacre. An landmark work in biological evolution. K1.
Price: $100.00