Charles Darwin & Francis, Sir Darwin 
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 

pub One.info present you this new edition. [Under the date of October 1st, 1859, in my father’s Diary occurs the entry: "Finished proofs (thirteen months and ten days) of Abstract on ‘Origin of Species’; 1250 copies printed. The first edition was published on November 24th, and all copies sold first day.