DARWIN, CHARLES. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Folding plate. 8vo, original green cloth, blindstamped on

covers, spine gilt, head of spine very skillfully repaired; recased, half-title repaired along inner margin, a few minor margin repairs; imaginative full morocco slipcase with inset. London: John Murray, 1859 FIRST EDITION. With 32 pages of publisher's advertisements dated June 1859 at end. "The most influential scientific work of the nineteenth century was this statement of the Darwinian concept of evolution. Its publication aroused world-wide criticism and controversy, both religious and scientific." -- Horblit 23b. Printing and the Mind of Man 344b; Grolier/English 96.