The Origin Of Species Collection

Darwins Pigeons
Charles Darwin gave his personal collection on pigeons to the Museum in 1867 and 1868, as part of a bigger collection of domestic birds including ducks, chickens and even cararies

The Origin of Species title page - Polish edition
Title page of a Polish first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

The Origin of Species title page - Italian version
Title page of an Italian first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

The Origin of Species title page - Russian edition
Title page of a Russian first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

Shu No Kigen, Tokyo, 1914
This is the first edition of the Japanese translation of The Origin of Species. The book was published as a pocket-size edition in five volumes and includes a folding image of a speciation tree

Page 186 from The Origin of Species
Page 186 of a first edition of On The Origin of Species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Page 187 from The Origin of Species
Page 187 of a first edition of On The Origin of Species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

The Origin of Species title page - Spanish version
Title page of a Spanish first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

The Origin of Species title page - French edition
Title page of a French first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

The Origin of Species title page - German edition
Title page of a German first edition of the best-known work of Charles Darwin, the British-born naturalist and writer

Manuscript page from The Origin of Species
A page of manuscript for On The Origin of Species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Title Page of On The Origin of Species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Charles Darwin

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