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Sale 382: Fine & Rare Books with the Julio Berzunza Collection of Alexander the Great (#382) 06/26/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #55 [Works]

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$500

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Title:

[Works]

Author:

Darwin, Charles

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Appleton

Date Published:

1904

Description:

15 volumes. Illustrated from the original editions, including a few folding maps. 8x5½, half red morocco & marbled boards, spines lettered in gilt, top edge gilt.

Significant edition of Darwin's works, reprinting the original editions with most of the same illustrations. Among the titles are The Origin of Species, the Journal of Researches aboard the Beagle, Expressions of the Emotions in Man and Animals, The Descent of Man, Life and Letters, etc.

Condition:

Spines darkened and quite brittle, a few volumes with large chips to backstrips, light edge wear, some hinges cracked; else very good.

Item#:

194105

Headline:

Charles Darwin Works 15 volumes 1904
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