^#170 ^Lot 180 Charles Darwin

Possibly the last known signature of the great English naturalist and author (1809–1882) whose book explaining his theories of evolution, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859), takes a place among the most influential texts in the history of scientific thought. Ink signature, “Charles Darwin, from your well wisher. April 15, 1882,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 slip. A few scattered light creases, mainly to edges, and a bit of trivial soiling, otherwise fine condition.