Darwin

1878 · 2005856 — New York: D. Appleton 1878. New Edition. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Much wear to the tips corners and edges of the book spine legible some foxing to the preliminaries much less in the text 9 vignette illustrations in the text. Indexed with a 10 page list of "scientific works" published by Appleton last page shows an ink mark else clean and unmarked. Binding tight although the hinges are cracking. "The second voyage of HMS Beagle from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836 was the second survey expedition of HMS Beagle made under her newest commander Robert FitzRoy. FitzRoy had thought of the advantages of having someone onboard who could investigate geology and sought a naturalist to accompany them as a supernumerary. At the age of 22 the graduate Charles Darwin hoped to see the tropics before becoming a parson and accepted the opportunity. He was greatly influenced by reading Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology the book is dedicated to Lyell during the voyage. By the end of the expedition Darwin had made his name as a geologist and fossil collector and the publication of his journal later known as The Voyage of the Beagle gave him wide renown as a writer." from Wikipedia. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Tracking number and estimated delivery date always provided. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997 <br/> <br/> D. Appleton hardcover