Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fourth edition (8th thousand), folding plate, 32pp. advertisements at end dated January 1865, lacking half-title, some foxing at beginning, especially to title which is also water-stained and detached, upper hinge broken, rear free endpaper cut away, front endpapers repaired at hinge with loss to binder's ticket, original green cloth, gilt, a little rubbed and bumped, [Freeman 385], 8vo, 1866.

⁂ An early issue of the fourth edition, with advertisements dated January 1865. Only 1500 copies of the fourth edition were printed, with extensive alterations from previous editions.