Darwin (Charles), Admiral Robert Fitzroy & Captain Philip Parker King. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, Describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe, 3 vol. in 4 (including Appendix to vol. 2), first edition, vol. 3 a late issue with pages i-iv cancels and new title-page, 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. and C. Walker 47 etched plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy and others, 24pp. ads at end of vol. iii dated August 1839, original cloth, neatly recased, retaining original backstrips (but with these rather bubbled and creased), corners repaired, some rubbing and marking to covers, [Freeman 11; Hill 1, pp104-105; Norman 584; Sabin 37826], 8vo, 1839. ⁂ Darwin's first published work and his most-widely read, the account of the voyage that would lead to his publishing On the Origin of Species. The first volume contains King's account of the expedition in the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. The second volume (and its appendix volume) describes the narrative of the Beagle's second voyage under Capt. Fitzroy made between 1831 and 1836 to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. '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... and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought' (DSB). Provenance: Edward John Payne (bookplate to pastedowns); University College, Oxford (library plate with cancel stamp in two vol.).
Darwin (Charles), Admiral Robert Fitzroy & Captain Philip Parker King. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, Describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe, 3 vol. in 4 (including Appendix to vol. 2), first edition, vol. 3 a late issue with pages i-iv cancels and new title-page, 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. and C. Walker 47 etched plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy and others, 24pp. ads at end of vol. iii dated August 1839, original cloth, neatly recased, retaining original backstrips (but with these rather bubbled and creased), corners repaired, some rubbing and marking to covers, [Freeman 11; Hill 1, pp104-105; Norman 584; Sabin 37826], 8vo, 1839. ⁂ Darwin's first published work and his most-widely read, the account of the voyage that would lead to his publishing On the Origin of Species. The first volume contains King's account of the expedition in the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. The second volume (and its appendix volume) describes the narrative of the Beagle's second voyage under Capt. Fitzroy made between 1831 and 1836 to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. '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... and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought' (DSB). Provenance: Edward John Payne (bookplate to pastedowns); University College, Oxford (library plate with cancel stamp in two vol.).
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