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7.25 x 4.5", gilt-dec embossed black cloth, 351pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine ends chipped, outer hinges near ends torn, horizontal tear on spine cover above title, hinges loose, ink name of former owner on front fly, small paper label inside front cover, scattered (but heavy) foxing, but still a usable and readable copy of VOLUME ONE ONLY. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (with Harper's New Miscellany" in gilt at bottom of spine.

An in-depth narrative of Charles Darwin's landmark journey on the H.M.S. Beagle, where he conducted research that led to groundbreaking theories in natural history and geology.