DARWIN, Charles, Robert FITZROY, and Philip Parker KING. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between the Years 1826 and 1836, Describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America and The Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe. London: Henry Colburn, 1839. Vol. 2 only (of 3), first edition, 8vo (230 x 142mm.) 2 folding maps in front inner sleeve, 25 engraved plates with tissue-guards, index, addenda. (Frontispiece loose, spotting to plates and maps, a 75mm closed tear to the map of 'Chilóe'.) Original blind-tooled blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine (sunning to spine and wear to spine ends, front free endpaper loose). Note: a separately published appendix to this volume was also published in the same year. This volume is Robert FitzRoy's account of the second voyage of the Beagle and the one he undertook with Charles Darwin. Between 1831 and 1836 they visited, among others, the Cape Verde Islands, Brazil, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, the Galapagos, Patagonia, the west coast of South America, New Zealand and Australia. Darwin wrote the third volume and Philip Parker King the first. Provenance: I. R. Minnitt (bookplate to front pastedown).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional charge of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.