This deluxe gift edition of Charles Darwin?s On the Origin of Species features a gold-embossed cover, decorative page edges, and beautiful endpapers. Darwin?s groundbreaking theory of natural selection sparked enduring debate since its first publication over 150 years ago. This edition includes a preface by George Davidson and over 100 detailed contemporary illustrations, many linked to Darwin?s H.M.S. Beagle discoveries. Using the definitive text from Darwin?s lifetime, this foil-stamped volume is a stunning tribute to a pivotal work in science.