Fitzroy Robert Edited Darwin Charles (1 results)
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Condition: Very Good. FOUR VOLUMES (with Appendix to Vol. II). FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. Vol. I, xxviii + [iv] + 597 pp.; Vol. II, xiv + [ii] + 694 + [i] pp. Addenda; Appendix to Volume II, vii + 352 pp.; Volume III, xiv + 615 pp. Illustrated by 48 engraved plates with tissue guards, including 2 frontispieces, one f…olding chart (lacks the small chart of Santa Cruz, Vol. II, p. 339 which has been replaced by a facsimile); There are 7 folding maps in front pockets and one folded on linen in rear pocket of Vol. I; additionally illustrated by text figures and tables (in Appendix vol.). The Maps have all been neatly repaired along the folds and some have a little loss. The maps were printed on poor paper and are frequently fragile. I can supply photos of these to anyone considering purchase. First edition of the reports of the Admiralty Survey expedition to the Southern Coasts of South America by HMS Adventure and HMS Beagle, which also includes Darwin's own journal, his first published book. Volume I of the Narrative describes the voyage under the command of Phillip Parker King of the Adventure, Commander and Surveyor and Senior Officer of the Expedition, 1826-30. In 1828 Pringle Stokes of the Beagle, Commander and Surveyor, was succeeded as Captain by Robert Fitzroy. Vol. II describes Fitzroy's voyage in the Beagle alone, during which he completed the survey, with Charles Darwin aboard as naturalist. Fitzroy acted as editor for both Vols. I and II. Vol. III consists of Darwin's Journal and Remarks. His voyage in the Beagle transformed the intellectual career of Charles Darwin and hence in the history of biology. As a result he was able to prepare for his life's work, involving his gradual realisation that species were not fixed and immutable since the creation but could change and evolve. (Freeman,10). NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE DARWIN NATURAL HISTORY TRAVEL TOPOGRAPHY AMERICAS 19TH CENTURY FIRST EDITION NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.
