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Four volumes (3 and an appendix). 8vo. Collation complete (Freeman, 10, pp. 38-39). With 44 lithographic plates, 4 charts and maps inserted, 8 charts and maps loose in cover pockets, text woodcuts. Original cloth, skillfully rebacked with original spines laid down; a superb set with an occasional waterstain. Preserved in a cloth box. From the library of Henry William Poor (1844-1915), railroad magnet and financial adviser (Standard's partner). This copy was purchased from Poor by Henry Huntington.
First edition, first issue, recording the historic voyage of the Beagle, including Darwin's Journal which forms the third volume of the Narrative. This set is of great rarity; it contains Darwin's first published book, the beginning of a whole new conception of the origin and evolution of the various species of life on earth.
Captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865) commanded the five-year expedition, during which time the Beagle visited Brazil, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Chili, Peru, the Galapagos Islands,… Read More

London: Henry Colburn, 1839. First edition. THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. First edition, first issue, in original cloth. The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career" (Charles Darwin, Life and Letters I, p. 61). "The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science, knowing the importance of evidence, almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change ... The experiences of his five years in the Beagle, how he dealt with them, and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" (DSB). The third volume comprises Darwin's own journal of his voyage in the Beagle, which is the first issue of his first published book. It is "is undoubtedly the most often read and stands… Read More