DARWIN (CHARLES) The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, FIRST EDITION, half-title, one folding lithographed diagram, without advertisements, calf gilt by The Yorkshire Post Bookbinding Works, Leeds (with ticket inside upper cover), upper cover detached [Freeman 373; Garrison-Morton 220; Norman 593; PMM 344], 8vo (186 x 118mm.), John Murray, 1859 Footnotes: FIRST EDITION OF 'CERTAINLY THE MOST IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL BOOK EVERY WRITTEN' (Freeman), and one of the most influential works of the nineteenth century. 'Darwin not only drew an entirely new picture of the workings of organic nature; he revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change is the order of the universe had been finally established and a vast step forward in the uniformity of nature had been taken' (PMM). Provenance: Formerly at Elston Hall, Nottinghamshire, the Darwin family home; by descent to a member of the Darwin family. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com