£650
FIRST EDITION, 2 vols., 8vo, pp. xv, [i], 532 + folding map; viii, 535, [3, ads]. Original green cloth, front boards lined in blind and gilt and blocked centrally in gilt, spines lettered in gilt. Some scattered spotting. Lightly rubbed to edges, spines a little darkened. ‘Presentation copy’ embossed stamps to title-pages, pencil notes to rear endpapers of vol. 1.
The first edition of the collection of work primarily composed by Wallace for various scientific journals over the preceding 35 years, revised and rewritten for this book, with a handful of original pieces also included. They are organised thematically, including sections on Earth studies, descriptive zoology and the theory of evolution. These copies are designated 'Presentation Copies' by a publisher's embossed stamp to the title-pages.
