Charles Darwin; Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle" Round the World, 1889

The Minerva Library of Famous books, edited by G.T. Bettany; Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle" Round the World. Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S. (From the Corrected and Enlarged Edition of 1845.) With a Biographical Introduction.

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Published by Ward, Lock and Co., London, New York, and Melbourne, 1889. Fourth Edition.

A good green cloth hardback with textured cloth to spine and corners (leather-like appearance), with titles to front and spine. Some bumping and wear and frayed to head and tail of spine. Some give in the spine as inner joint is weak with cracked endpapers at front. Patterned pictorial endpapers with foliage design. Ex-library (John Rylands, University of Manchester / Manchester Geographical Society), with Withdrawn stamp and a a few library markings. 

The text itself is bright and clean throughout, with some showthrough to gutter in places. Dust-toned to top edge. Plates are attractive.

Text in English.

xix + 1pp + 381pp + Plates (Portrait Frontispiece + 15 additional plates)+ 14pp Publisher's advertisements. All as called for.

Dimensions: approx 185mm high x 130mm wide x 37mm deep.

Weight: approximately 637g (unpacked).