$793
London: John Murray, 1833. 3 vols. 8vo, rebound in black library binding, gilt titles to spines. First editions of vols. 1 and 3, second edition of vol. 2. Illustrated with three frontispieces (those to vols. 2 and 3 hand-colored aquatints), five plates and three maps, two of which are colored and fold-out. Advertisements to end of vol. 3. "Darwin valued Lyell's work over any other book on geology in the Beagle's library." (Herbert, p. 64) manuscript ex-libris to title page vol. 2 and clipped from title and dedication page to vol. 3; some offsetting from frontispieces; conservation sticker to final leaf of all three vols.; otherwise a fine set.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2010-03-16
