[NATURAL HISTORY] DARWIN, CHARLES on the origin of species by means of natural selection... New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882. American issue of the sixth (and last lifetime) edition. 8vo. Ex-library with label on paste-down, with pencil markings to paste-down, front free endpapers, and title-page. With one folding diagram. Original terra-cotta cloth, stamped in black and in gilt; corners slightly bumped, with minor edge wear; text lightly toned. Freeman, 409. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.