This well-preserved beautiful softcover edition of the original British release is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, appearing unread, and the book remains square, clean, and near fine. The Illustrated Origin of Species is a 1979 edition of Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work, On the Origin of Species, published by Faber & Faber in London. This abridged version features an introduction by renowned paleoanthropologist Richard E. Leakey.