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First edition, association copy, with the inscription "Wedgwood, Maer" faintly pencilled on the half-title of Darwin's volume,itself the first issue of his first published book. The prominent Wedgwood family were relatives of his; he frequently visited their Staffordshire home, Maer Hall, and consulted them about the publication of his account of the Beagle's voyage. The Darwin and Wedgwood families became closely intertwined in the 18th century, linked by friendships, business dealings, and a number of first and second cousin marriages. Charles's grandfathers were the renowned pottery entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and the physician Erasmus Darwin, and Charles himself married his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1839. He corresponded with several members of the Wedgwood family about the publication of his volume, the Journal and Remarks (now popularly known as The Voyage of the Beagle), and invited them to read the manuscript notebook of his travels upon which the work was based. Fanny and Hensleigh Wedgwood were specifically asked to provide feedback, which the latter gave in a letter dated 20 December 1836, describing it as a "very interesting journal" (Darwin Correspondence Project). Darwin also discussed the possibility of his account being accompanied by that of Fitzroy with his sister Caroline Wedgwood (ibid.). At the time of publication, Maer Hall was owned by Josiah Wedgwood II and the rector of Maer parish church was John Allen Wedgwood. We have been unable to attribute the inscription to any one individual member of the family; Maer Hall was sold in 1843, suggesting that this copy was incorporated into the Wedgwood library before this date. These four volumes on the voyages of HMS Adventure and Beagle, including Darwin's Journal and Remarks, are "famous as the genesis of his theory of evolutionary biology" (Hill). Darwin's volume is an outstanding account of natural history exploration, describing the fieldwork that ultimately led to the publication of On the Origin of Species (1859). As Freeman notes, of Darwin's books this "is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to On the Origin of Species as the most often printed" (p. 31). Darwin himself would state that "the voyage of the 'Beagle' has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career. I have always felt that I owe to the voyage the first real training or education of my mind; I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history, and thus my powers of observation were improved" (Life and Letters I, p. 61). The Journal and Remarks was printed before the end of January 1839, the month Darwin was elected to the Royal Society, and so his name appears without the letters F.R.S. on the second title. Volume I contains Philip Parker King's account of the expedition on the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, surveying the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. In Volume II (and its appendix bound separately as issued), Captain Fitzroy describes the Beagle's second voyage between 1831 and 1836, to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia, and other countries. Volume III is Darwin's account of his time aboard the Beagle. The popularity of the latter exceeded its companion volumes, leading to Colburn bringing out a separate edition in the same year. Freeman 10; Hill I, pp. 104-5; Norman 584; Sabin 37826. Francis Darwin, ed., The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, 1887; Darwin Correspondence Project, letter 7 December 1836, to Caroline Darwin, ref. DCP-LETT-325; 20 December 1836, from Hensleigh Wedgwood, ref. DCP-LETT-332. Three volumes in four (vols I-III and appendix to vol. II), octavo (225 x 142 mm). Rebound to style in brown half calf, twin red morocco spine labels, compartments and raised bands elaborately blind-tooled and gilt-tooled respectively, marbled sides and edges, brown endpapers. With 47 engraved plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy, and others by T. Landseer, S. Bull, T. Prior, and others, 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. and C. Walker (8 bound in and 1 loose in pocket at rear pastedown of vol. II), numerous diagrams and tables within text. Vol. I bound without half-title. Binding presenting smartly; contents generally fresh and clean, occasional neat pencil marginal annotations and small ink "90" to half-titles, upper margin of vol. I sig. 2D8 creased and nicked at edge; plates and maps foxed, closed tears to latter repaired (with no loss and in most cases discreetly), faint damp stain along top edge of first map in vol. I, second map of same sometime reattached with cloth tape. Overall, a handsome set in very good condition.

First edition, early issue, 3 vols in 4, 8vo, ownership signature to half-title vol. I, title vol. II, half-title vol. III; 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. & C. Walker; 47 etched plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy and others, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, glazed yellow endpapers, vols I-III neatly recased preserving majority of original spines, inner hinges of vols I-III neatly strengthened. This set with the following early issue points: the half-title to vol. III does not contain the initials F.R.S. after Darwin's name thus denoting an early printing of the preliminaries prior to Darwin becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society on 24th January 1839, all spines imprinted Colburn / London rather than London / Colburn, each volume bears the author's name, lacking from later issues, this set without advertisements as sometimes and as noted by Freeman, light foxing and stains to frontispiece and plates vol. II, overall a good clean set. Darwin's first published, and his most widely read book: the account of the most important 19th-century voyage. On this voyage Darwin prepare for his life's work, ultimately leading to The Origin of the Species. From the library of Charles Joseph LaTrobe, Superintendent of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales from 1839 to 1851, and from 1st July 1851 (until his departure three years later) the first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria; with his distinctive signature to all three volumes. An evangelical Christian (his father was a leader of the Moravian Church), LaTrobe spent fifteen years in the Australian colonies, leaving in 1854 a disillusioned and dispirited man. His time in office coincided with a period of tremendous expansion, with major infrastructure projects (roads and sanitation being a priority) however much of central Melbourne's green landscape can be put down to LaTrobe's foresight in preserving this land as open space. On his arrival in Port Phillip LaTrobe's first speech put him at odds with the settlers of the District. These pioneers were looking to better their lot, expecting grants of land which would lead to the dispossession of the aboriginal peoples, yet LaTrobe spoke of different priorities: 'It is not by individual aggrandisement, by the possession of numerous flocks or herds, or by costly acres, that the people shall secure for the country enduring prosperity and happiness, but by the acquisition and maintenance of sound religious and moral institutions without which no country can become truly great'. This clash of ideas was highlighted by Darwin in his Journal of The Voyages of HMS Beagle, published a few months before LaTrobe made his speech. In it Darwin observed that in 'the wide extent of the Americas, Polynesia, the Cape of Good Hope, and Australia' the native populations were being suppressed. 'The varieties of man', he noted, 'seem to act on each other in the same way as different species of animals the stronger always extirpating the weaker.' This theory of the survival of the fittest became the justification for many colonists in the removal of indigenous peoples from their native land. Darwin was given the third volume The Voyages of HMS Beagle, writing 'I am to have the third volume, in which I intend giving a kind of journal of a naturalist, not following however always the order of time, but rather the order of position ' The first volume contains King's account of the expedition in the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; and the second (and its appendix volume) describes the narrative of the Beagle's second voyage under Capt. Fitzroy made between 1831 and 1836 to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. 'The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science, knowing the importance of evidence, almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change. The experiences of his five years. and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought' (DSB). Freeman 11; Hill 1, pp104-105; Norman 584; Sabin 37826.

, Volume I xxviii, [4], 597 pp +errata. Volume II xiv [2], 694 pp. Appendix Volume,viii, 352 pp., 54 black and white plates which include 7 loose folding maps. The loose maps are all facsimiles and not originals. First Edition , rebound, all three books in similar condition, externally clean and sound, a few small repairs to preliminary pages, a little scattered foxing to plates, vol 2 has water stains to early plates, overall in very good condition , quarter cream and pale blue paper over boards, black titles to spine labels, new endpapers , Octavo, 23.5 cm x 15 cm Hardback ISBN:

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Conrad Martens; Various (illustrator). The first thus of this collection of diary entries, letters and reports to share the history of the H. M. S. Beagle. First thus of A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle edited by David Stanbury in the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase.Being passages from the 'Narrative' written by Captain Robert FitzRoy with extracts from his logs, reports and letters.Also includes material from the diary and letters of Charles Darwin, notes from Midshipman Phillip King and letters from Batholomew Sulivan.Illustrated with twelve colour plates based from drawings by Conrad Martens. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase. The slipcase is very good indeed with some slight wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Conrad Martens; Various (illustrator). The first thus of this collection of diary entries, letters and reports to share the history of the H. M. S. Beagle. First thus of A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle edited by David Stanbury in the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase.Being passages from the 'Narrative' written by Captain Robert FitzRoy with extracts from his logs, reports and letters.Also includes material from the diary and letters of Charles Darwin, notes from Midshipman Phillip King and letters from Batholomew Sulivan.Illustrated with twelve colour plates based from drawings by Conrad Martens. Collated, complete.Prior owner's small doodle to the bottom corner of the front pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase. The slipcase is very good, the rear board is slightly loose and there is some slight wear to the extremities. To the binding, there is some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's small doodle to the bottom corner of the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. book.