American & Southern | September 23, 2026
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 296
On The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, First American Edition, First Printing
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Sold for
$3,500
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860, 432 pp., publisher's blind decorated cloth boards, gilt particulars to spine, brown painted pastedowns and fly papers, with two reviews opposite title page and folding chart, 8vo, 8 x 1-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia
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Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia
wear to boards, some areas of discoloration to exterior, corners bumped, losses at head and tail of spine, some wear and loss to gilt, binding shaken, creasing and chipping along top edge of front fly paper, tear to pastedown along rear gutter, foxing throughout, stain along bottom edge from p. 361 through end of book not affecting text, very small closed tear to fore edge of folding map not affecting text or image
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