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Darwin (C) Proceedings of the Geological Soc. vol. 1- 4 part 1 only, vol. 2 includes six papers by or relating to Charles Darwin, occasional spotting and browning, vol. 4 part 1 ex-museum copy with ink stamps, vol. 1-3 modern cloth, vol. 4 part 1 later cloth-backed boards, a little soiled, all with new endpapers, [Freeman 2], 8vo, 1826-43. ***Vol. 2 contains the following 6 papers by or relating to Darwin: Geological Notes made during a Survey of the East and West Coasts of South America. 1838; Observations of Proofs of Recent Elevation on the Coast of Chile....; A Sketch of the Deposits containing Extinct Mammalia....; On Certain Areas of Elevation and Subsidence in the Pacific and Indian Oceans....; On the Formation of Mould...., and On the Connexion of Certain Volcanic Phaenomena.... Charles Darwin was so unknown at this time, he was described as: 'F. Darwin Esq.' in the first of the articles to appear..