Books

The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature. Published 1869, First Edition. Binding of book is intact. Signs of wear near edges of covers. Gilt in very good condition. Tanning around edges of book. Some shelf wear on bottom edge. Annotations on first two pages. Barely any foxing on pages, though gently warped, are in excellent condition. Thumbprint and tears on first map of book, otherwise maps and plates are intact.

The Malay Archipelago is an account of Wallace's expedition to the Malay Archipelago, providing a vivid description of the region's exotic wildlife and his thoughts on its biodiversity. It highlights his significant contributions to the formulation of the theory of evolution.