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Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, R. N.
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and have silverfish damage, one inch split to head of spine, front hinge cracked, pencile
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and have silverfish damage, one inch . split to head of spine, front hinge cracked, penciled prices on verso of . front free endpaper, pages toned and a few pages soiled and foxed.. 1888. Second Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Later printing (eighteenth thousand). Dark green blindstamped cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Brown coated endpapers. X, 519pp, + 32pp list of publisher’s titles dated February, 1888 plus [1]pp pink leaf printed on recto only with list of additional Darwin titles inserted between pp.6-7 of publisher’s ads. Engraved vignettes throughout text. Includes Darwin’s two-page preface dated June, 1845 and his one-page post-script dated Feb. 1st, 1860. Handsome photogravure and engraved owner bookplate on front pastedown of F. E. Dinshaw featuring portrait of woman in sari surrounded by acanthus leaf roundel. Dinshaw was a prominent Mumbai businessman in pre-partition India. Separate printed label below bookplate (Dar. 8523). Charles Darwin’s account of his 1831-1836 travels aboard (and off) the H. M. S. Beagle around South America, the Galapagos Islands, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, including his revolutionary ruminations about natural selection. The book was first published in 1839 and has had various titles in its long publishing life; now most commonly referred to as “The Voyage of the Beagle”. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39836
- Title
- Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, R. N.
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and have silverfish damage, one inch split to head of spine, front hinge cracked, pencile
- Edition
- Second Edition; Later Printing
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Voyage Of The Beagle, CHARLES Darwin, Natural Selection, Evolutionary Theory
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Science and Technology;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Cracked
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Bookplate
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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