"The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" by Charles Darwin features an introduction by Sir Gavin de Beer, the director of the British Museum (Natural History). The illustrations, created by Robert Gibbings, consist of wood engravings scattered generously throughout the text. The book's page size is 7.5 x 12 inches, totaling 508 pages. Robert Gibbings designed the edition, and both text and illustrations were printed under the supervision of John Dreyfus at the University Press, Cambridge, England. The text is composed in Monotype Poliphilus and printed on paper specially made for the book by Cowan and Sons of Penicuik, Scotland. The light brown sailcloth binding, designed by Mr. Dreyfus, is adorned with a motif inspired by Polynesian bark cloth.