The Origin of Species, 1859 - First Edition
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. London: J. Murray, 1859.
First London edition. Published on November 24, 1859, all 1,250 copies of the book sold in a day, prompting work to begin the following month on a second edition of 3,000 copies.
Gift of Robert B. Honeyman, 1920