[London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, c.1878]. Oval Woodburytype photographic portrait, approximately 11.5 x 9 cm, with a printed border, overall sheet measuring c. 27.5 x 21 cm, supplied with the original printed page of biography. Very good. Originally issued as part of Lock and Whitfield's "Men of Mark..... More

Cambridge University Press, 1994. First edition. 8vo. xxxvi, 607, (1) pp. Publisher's black cloth, gilt lettered green spine panel, dust jacket. Frontispiece. A little marking to the jacket, very good overall. More

London: John Murray, 1882. Second edition, 15th thousand, 8vo, (iii)-xvi, 693, (1) pp, bound without the half title and advertisements. 78 illustrations in the text. Modern gilt titled red half morocco, a handsome copy. Freeman 955. More

London: John Murray, 1879. Second edition, 13th thousand, 8vo, xvi, 693, (1), pp. 78 illustrations in the text, mild cracking to the upper hinge. Original dark green cloth, small patch of rubbing to the upper cover otherwise a very good copy. Freeman, 951. More

London: John Murray, 1888. Third thousand, 8vo, xxiv, 352 pp. Signature to front blank, front and rear blanks foxed, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Contemporary half calf, some mostly light marks and rubbing. Freeman 1283. More

London: John Murray, 1876. First edition. 8vo. viii, 482 pp. Later green cloth with new endpapers, gilt lettered to the spine, double gilt rules to the upper board, the ink stamps of the People's Palace Library of East London to the title page and at instances thereafter through the book..... More

London: John Murray, 1904. "Thirteenth thousand". 8vo. (viii), 298, (2) pp. Publisher's leaf green cloth, black lettered and decorated to the spine and upper board, dust jacket, New Zealand bookseller's labels to the front pastedown and the jacket spine, mid 20th century ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, the..... More

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1891. Third edition, 8vo, (xiv), 648 pp. 2 folding maps and 5 folding plates, including a hand coloured geological section, light staining to the top edge of the plates at the end as folded, hinges slightly cracked but sound. Original gilt titled green cloth, mild..... More

London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1889. Fourth edition thus. xix, (i), 381, (15) pp. Publisher's khaki green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, black lettered to the upper board, patterned endpapers. Frontispiece portrait and 15 plates. Dulling to the spine, minor wear to the extremities, else very good. Freeman, 55..... More

London: John Murray, 1875. "Second edition, revised". 8vo. viii, 208 pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered black title label to one panel, lettered direct to another and gilt decoration to others, endpapers and all edges marbled, armorial bookplate of a Thomas William Evans..... More

London: John Murray, 1889. 8vo, x, 519, (1), 4 advertisement pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original dark green cloth, gilt vignette to upper cover, some rubbing to spine and extremities. "It is impossible to overrate the influence of the voyage on Darwin's career: it was both his education and his opportunity" (DNB)..... More

London: John Murray, 1860. Second edition, second issue, fifth thousand, 8vo, x, 502 pp, bound without the advertisements. Folding table, leaf N2 (pp. 267/8) with some marginal loss and old tape repairs. Modern green half calf, marbled sides and endpapers. Freeman 376. First published the previous year. The first issue..... More

London: John Murray, 1859. First edition. 8vo. (iii-x), 502, 28 pp, bound without the half title but with all the advertisement leaves barring the final two. Early 20th century green full morocco, spine with raised bands, twin gilt lettered red labels, marbled endpapers, bookplate of K.F. Russell to the front..... More