A book, Charles Darwin
Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. from 1832 to 1836.
London, Henry Colburn, 1839. 8vo. XIV, 630, 609-616 pp. + 2 folding engraved maps. 4 woodcuts in the text.
Ngt senare halvfranskt band med guldornerad rygg. / 19th cent. half calf, gilt spine.
Första upplagan, andra (men första separata) utgåvan. / First edition, second (1st separate) issue.
Freeman ll.
Wear.
Provenance
Karl Becht was a teacher at the Lundsberg School in Värmland, with geography as his main subject. He started collecting books in the early 1930s and specialised in illustrated books of voyages and travel, exploration and discoverey. ”The Karl Bech collection” was given a separate catalogue for its sale at Bukowskis in 1991.