Darwin distressed – but not dismissed
Two 1859 firsts of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species…, neither in what could be called good condition, made very strong prices in recent weeks. This is a book nowadays so desirable that such shortcomings can be overlooked.
Estimated at £20,000-30,000 in a Bonhams (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) Knightsbridge sale of June …