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Title: Lot of 3 LEC Charles Darwin books Author: Darwin, Charles Place: Publisher: Limited Editions Club Date: 1956-71 Description: With: Journal of Researches Into the Natural History & Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. Intro. by Gavin De Beer. Illus. with wood engravings by Robert Gibbings signed by Gibbings in the colophon. 12x7½, dec. cloth, leather spine label. No. 1308 of 1500 copies printed at the University Press in Cambridge. 1956. * The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Illus. from drawings by Fritz Kredel, signed by Kredel in the colophon. 10¾x7¾, ¼ oasis morocco & wood veneer boards. No. 828 of 1500 copies printed at the Griffin Press under the supervision of Douglas A. Dunstan. Adelaide, South Australia: 1971. * On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. With a new preface by Charles G. Darwin. Illus. with wood engravings by Paul Landacre 10¾x7¾, ¼ oasis morocco & wood veneer boards. No. 365 of 1500 copies printed at the Griffin Press under the supervision of Douglas A. Dunstan. Adelaide, South Australia: 1963. Together, 3 volumes. Original bindings, glassines and slipcases. First two signed by the artist in the colophon, each as issued. Respective LEC newsletters, laid in. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to slipcases and glassines (chiefly to Journal of Researches); else volumes fine. Item number: 191620