Edward Woodall — Charles Darwin

London, Trubner and Co. 1884. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Edward Woodall's biography on Charles Darwin, the first to offer a complete and deep account of the naturalist's life. The scarce first edition of Charles Darwin, a biography of the pioneering biologist written by Edward Woodall. Published by Trubner and Company for the Shropshire Archaeological Society in 1884, only two years after Darwin's death.In the publisher's original green cloth, with six illustrations, including a folding plate of Shrewsbury School and a facsimile letter. A photographic frontispiece of Darwin is missing. Collated complete.Woodall's biography was the first extensive biography on Darwin, Woodall wished to write about Darwin as a native of Shrewsbury and as one of the greatest naturalists of his age, and also history. While not claiming to be an authority on science, Woodall offers an intimate portrait of the scientist using many of Darwin's own statements and words. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, smart with clean boards. Signs of shelf wear to the extremities, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The occasional small mark and scratch, heavier to extremities of back board. End papers are clean, with slight wear to hinge of rear end papers. Internally, firmly bound, with marginal wear between leaves pp.24-25. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare faint spot to the extremities of the occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: Unknown. Good .