Charles Darwin
34 copies for sale · $42–$275,000 · 13 first editions
Notable copies for sale
For Private Distribution The Following Pages Contains Extracts From Letters Addressed To (first edition) — Sophia Rare Books$275,000
De Lorigine Des Especes Ou Des Lois Du Progres Chez Les Etres Organises Traduit En Francai (first edition) — Sophia Rare Books$12,500
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication (first edition) — Manhattan Rare Books$4,200
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$2,250
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Sophia Rare Books$9,500
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$7,750
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$6,000
Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., Du — Heritage Book Shop$25,000
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex — Manhattan Rare Books$9,800
Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America; Geological obs (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$75,000
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$12,500
On the Origin of Species by means of natural Selection, of the Preservation of favoured Ra — Librairie Clavreuil€6,500
Works on the market
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex4 copies · $6,000–$9,800
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication3 copies · €850–€4,200
THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF By Charles Darwin2 copies · $42–$50
For Private Distribution The Following Pages Contains Extracts From Letters Addressed To1 copy · $275,000
Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., Du1 copy · $25,000
De Lorigine Des Especes Ou Des Lois Du Progres Chez Les Etres Organises Traduit En Francai1 copy · $12,500
On the Origin of Species by means of natural Selection, of the Preservation of favoured Ra1 copy · €6,500
Les Plantes insectivores. Ouvrage traduit de l’anglais par Ed. Barbier. Précédé d’une intr1 copy · €950
La Descendance de l’homme et la sélection sexuelle. Traduit de l’anglais, par J.J. Moulini1 copy · €650
Insectivorous Plants1 copy · $458
Insectivorous Plants. Second thousand.1 copy · €300
Voyage d’un naturaliste autour du monde, fait à bord du navire le Beagle de 1831 à 1836. T1 copy · €300
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Second edition, revised and augmente1 copy · €250
Observations géologiques sur les îles volcaniques explorées par l’expédition du « Beagle »1 copy · €250
De la Fécondation des orchidées par les insectes et des bons résultats du croisement. Trad1 copy · €180
L’Origine des espèces au moyen de la sélection naturelle ou La Lutte pour l’existence dans1 copy · €180
Market context
22 copies of Charles Darwin's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $64 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Descent of Man, 2 vol., mixed issue, 1871; Expression of the Emotions, 1872 (3) (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£650
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection... Fifth Thousand, [second edition, se (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£2,000
O Vzniku Druhu [On the Origin of Species], first Czech edition, Prague, 1914 & another (forum, 2026-04-09)£150
[On the Origin of Species], first translation into Bulgarian, Vidin, Lozanov and Dukemedji (forum, 2026-04-09)£220
On the Origin of Species, fourth edition (eighth thousand), 1866. (forum, 2026-04-09)£600
The Origin of Species, 6th edition, 1882 (dominic winter, 2026-04-01)£460
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