Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 1860, ex libris David Bellamy

Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Fifth thousand, London: John Murray, 1860, ix + 502 pp., half-title, folding lithographic diagram, 32 pp. advertisements dated January 1860, brown coated endpapers, binder's ticket to rear pastedown, small mark to head of half-title, a few quires faintly creased across upper outer corner, inner hinges cracked but firm, edges untrimmed, original green cloth, a few sections of wear along joints, repaired tear to head of spine, foot of spine frayed, tips bumped and worn, pale markings to spine and rear board, housed in a custom felt-lined solander box, 8vo in 12s (Qty: 1)