Darwin and the Beagle
New York: Harper and Row, 1969. Hardcover. 4to 280 pp. from front flap: "...In this vivid and colourful narrative of the voyage Alan Moorehead describes the countries through Darwin's eyes, and the many species of animals, plants and minerals studied, dissected, stuffed and collected by Darwin. He relates the young naturalist's observations to the birth and gradual strenthening of the conviction that species had not been created complete and unchanging, but that heredity and environment had produced new forms along ancestral lines. In contrast with Darwin's character and ideas emerge the powerful personality and immovable biblical beliefs of Robert FitzRoy, the captain of the Beagle, three years older than Darwin himself, but a whole world apart in outlook and character." Book VG+: mild shelf wear, text clean, binding tight / DJ VG-: edge and shelf wear, small closed tears. Item #2309
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Price: $18.00