DARWIN, CHARLES. The Descent of Man. viii, 423, [1]; viii, [2], 475, [1] pages, including half-titles. Publisher's 16-page catalogue dated January 1871 at end of each volume. 2 volumes. 8vo, 191x127 mm, original green cloth, rebacked retaining slightly trimmed original backstrips, minor rubbing and blistering on covers; contents clean; marbled board slipcase. Publisher's embossed presentation stamp on titles; contemporary signature of Neville Goodman on half-titles; bookplates of the Egyptologist Percy E. Newberry (1869-1949) on front pastedowns. London: John Murray, 1871