Heritage Auctions' April 10 Rare Books Signature Auction features a first edition copy of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
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The work is without doubt one of the most influential books ever written and has been given a $20,000+ estimate. It is joined in the sale by a first edition copy of Ian Fleming's Moonraker from the Bond series, which is signed by the author and will sell with a $30,000+ estimate.
The top lot of the sale is Thomas McKenney and James Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, which boasts 120 hand-coloured plates and is valued at $70,000+.
We have a superb selection of rare books for sale, including signed items from Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain and Arthur Conan Doyle.