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188144054(London, Harrison and Sons, 1881). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1881, Vol. 172 - Part II. Pp. 491-535 a. 3 plates.
187842424London Taylor and Francis 1878. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1877 Vol. 167 - Part I. Pp. 271-312. 3 leaves with minor brownspots to upper margin otherwise fine and clean. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of an importent paper by the "Father of Geophysics". "Darwin's paper "On the Influence." the paper offered .marked the beginning of his investigations of essentially geophysical problems.This work was directly inspired by Lord kelvin whose great interest in the young Darwin may be said to have been the chief influence in his decision to make science his career"Darwin's most significant contribution to the history of science lies in his pioneering work in the application of detailled dynamical analysis to cosmological and geological problems. That many of his conclusions are now out of date should in no way diminish the historical interest in his experiments nor the importent service thet he rendered cosmogony by the example he gave of putting various hypotheses to the test of actual calculations. Darwin's method remains a milestone in the development of cosmogony and subsequent investigators have favored it over the merely qualitative arguments prevalent until that time."DSB. </em> unknown
188144054London Harrison and Sons 1881. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1881 Vol. 172 - Part II. Pp. 491-535 a. 3 plates. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of a classic paper on "cosmological" tidal friction and effects."Following his accession to the Plumian chair Darwin delved even more deeply into the problems of the origin and evolution of the solar system making numerous investigations of the figures of equilibrium of rotating masses of fluid and later making extensive studies of periodic orbits in the restricted problem of three bodies carried out with special reference to cases obtaining for the particular values of mass ratio of the twofinite bodies of 1:10 and 1:1048 the later approximating the mass ration of Jupiter to that of the sun."DSB III p. 583."Darwin's most significant contribution to the history of science lies in his pioneering work in the application of detailled dynamical analysis to cosmological and geological problems. That many of his conclusions are now out of date should in no way diminish the historical interest in his experiments nor the importent service thet he rendered cosmogony by the example he gave of putting various hypotheses to the test of actual calculations. Darwin's method remains a milestone in the development of cosmogony and subsequent investigators have favored it over the merely qualitative arguments prevalent until that time."DSB III p. 583. </em> unknown
1887117808Paris : C. Reinwald 1887. 235x150mm. 2 ff. - XXI - 604 20 pages reliure percaline verte de lՎditeur. Coiffes lÂŽgÂrements frottÂŽes. Joints de liaison internes renforcÂŽs. Nom du possesseur sur le haut de la page de faux-titre. IntÂŽrieur propre bel exemplaire. 1000 C. Reinwald unknown
1897267589D. Appleton 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo in 3/4 burgundy morocco on marbled paper gilt spine title t.e.g. Bindings tight and square hinges firm moderate rubbing at the spine ends corners rubbed through very shallow chipping at the tops of the spines D. Appleton hardcover
188349170New York: D. Appleton 1883. second edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. Vol. 1 xiv 473 advert of Darwin's works. Vol. 2 x 495 plus publisher's adverts. Brown cloth boards with gilt spine titles black decorations. Stated second edition from the 1876 plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; ex college library with engraved bule plates on both front pastedowns Geneva College and old small paper labels on spines vol. 1 has a 1935 red date stamp on the ffep - no other library markings. No card pockets or remains of any. Covers very clean. Spines moderately toned. Edges and corners have mild wear spine heads both have some chips and slight loss. Bindings tight. Endpapers a bit rubbed text very clean and unmarked. A nice set in one of the earliest American editions. Sci. RGR. D. Appleton hardcover
18897060London: John Murray 1889. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 519 pages 4 pages of ads; original gilt decorated green cloth. Light wear at extremities neat owner name bookplate. Front inner hinge cracked; altogether a very good copy of an early printing. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
18763731New York: D. Appleton and Co 1876. First American Edition. Cloth. Stated second edition revised but is the first American edition.illustrated 208pp. 12pp. ads at rear yellow endpapers bound in brick cloth ruled and decorated in black spine lettering gilt light wear to corners and spine ends with a couple of tiny tears repaired covers darkened a bit a very good copy clean and bright. <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Co hardcover books
1897150519004New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. 473 p.; 494 p. Authorized edition. Illustrated. Very Good condition. Clean pages. Scratching to marbled cloth; wear to crimson cloth at heads. Bumped corners with exposed tips. 1913 bookplates on paste downs. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
188839836London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and have silverfish damage one inch . split to head of spine front hinge cracked penciled prices on verso of . front free endpaper pages toned and a few pages soiled and foxed. 1888. Second Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Later printing eighteenth thousand. Dark green blindstamped cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Brown coated endpapers. X 519pp 32pp list of publishers titles dated February 1888 plus 1pp pink leaf printed on recto only with list of additional Darwin titles inserted between pp.6-7 of publishers ads. Engraved vignettes throughout text. Includes Darwins two-page preface dated June 1845 and his one-page post-script dated Feb. 1st 1860. Handsome photogravure and engraved owner bookplate on front pastedown of F. E. Dinshaw featuring portrait of woman in sari surrounded by acanthus leaf roundel. Dinshaw was a prominent Mumbai businessman in pre-partition India. Separate printed label below bookplate Dar. 8523. Charles Darwins account of his 1831-1836 travels aboard and off the H. M. S. Beagle around South America the Galapagos Islands Australia and the Pacific Islands including his revolutionary ruminations about natural selection. The book was first published in 1839 and has had various titles in its long publishing life; now most commonly referred to as The Voyage of the Beagle. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John Murray hardcover
189012138London: Ward Lock and Co 1890. Later Edition. Hardcover. Good. Later Edition. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. The original editions app.eared in 1842 1844 and 1846 respectively. Minerva Library No. 18. Presents all three parts of the first edition of Darwin's geological results of the Beagle voyage with a critical introduction to each work by Prof. John W. Judd. The voyage of the Beagle lasted from December 1831 to October 1836 and carreid Darwin around the wotld but especially to South America. Former owner name on ffep: Trevor H. Evans St. Johns Hospital.<br /> From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Moderate shelf/edge wear discoloration to boards toning else tight and unmarred. Original textured green cloth boards with black and gilt borders and lettering patterned endpapers. 8vo.xx 549pp. illus. b/w illus. including 3 fold-out plates plus 6 page publisher's catalogue 40 text figures. Ward, Lock, and Co hardcover
188812372New York: D. Appleton and Co 1888. Hardcover. Octavo original brown cloth with black border design titles to spine gilt illustrated throughout. Second American edition. Complete in one volume. An excellent copy of this work with just a touch of wear at corners and ends of spine a touch of darkening to spine and faint mark to front board last ad leaf detached and damaged with loss rear endpaper torn. D. Appleton and Co hardcover
1873045426New York: D. Appleton and Company 1873. 1st American Edition. vii 374p. plus ads 21 b/w text illustrations and the 7 b/w plates.including foldouts original brown cloth with gilt spine lettering very slight fraying at the head of the spine o/w unfaded and very clean cloth. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1896020049New York: D. Appleton. Authorized Edition. Half-bound in rust leather and marbled paper-covered boards. Slight chipping at head of spine two very small spots on spine Very Good. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1896. D. Appleton hardcover
189126064London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1891. Hardcover. Lacking blank leaf following front free endpaper and lacking half-title leaf. Previous owner's name on title page J. Brydon Speedy. Small bruise and 9mm crease to lower corner of front board. Cloth boards clean and bright. ; Fifth thousand. iii-ix 1 errata 208 pages. 13 in-text illustrations. Lacking initial blank leaf and half-title leaf. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine Blind-stamped panel pattern on boards. Page dimensions: 190 x 124mm. "This Essay first appeared in the ninth volume of the 'Journal of the Linnean Society' published in 1865. It is here reproduced in a correcte d and I hope clearer form with some additional facts." - Preface. Contents: Twining Plants; Leaf-Climbers; Tendril-Bearers; Tendril-Bearers continued; Hook and Root-Climbers - Concluding Remarks; Index. Reference: Freeman 846 . John Murray hardcover
189672394New York: D. Appleton & Company. VG. 1896. Leather Bound. Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 970 pages. Bound in 3/4 leather. Some uncut pages . Quick shipping excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
187794482Paris, C. Reinwald, 1877, in-8, VIII-270-[1] pp, Percaline verte de l'éditeur [A. Lenègre], Première édition française. Figures sur bois dans le texte. L'ouvrage traite des plantes volubiles, plantes grimpant à l'aide des feuilles et plantes à vrilles. Charles Darwin, qui faisait l'analogie entre les règnes végétal et animal, a consacré aux plantes plusieurs grandes monographies. L'observation du végétal lui a permis de déduire des phénomènes de changement et donc de développer la théorie transformiste. "Darwin's interest in climbing plants was not that of a systematic botanic but an attempt to discover what adaptive value the habit of climbing plants has" (DSB III, p. 575). Bon exemplaire, non coupé. Quelques rousseurs claires, principalement en début et en fin de volume. Couverture rigide
1883204947London: John Murray 1883. Hardcover. Good. Early printing - ninth thousand corrected. With illustrations. 328 pages in very good clean condition. Foxing on a few first and last pages. Previous owner's name on title page. Brown endpapers - free back endpaper is detached. Green cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Spine is faded and soiled corners worn. Hinges are loose but intact. Overall book is in good condition. GOOD <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
189116847John Murray london 1891. Book Hardcover. Good. F1256. Endpapers splitting at front and at rear hinges. Spine bumped and cloth worn along spine edge. Small crease top corner otherwise very good. John Murray, london hardcover
1884C214838New York: J. Fitzgerald 1884. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 2 parts from the Humbolt Library periodical bound in one. 130 131-253pp. Bound in black cloth with gilt spine titles. Slight rubbing fading and marks to covers otherwise very good. Name and blind-stamp to endpaper. J. Fitzgerald, hardcover
1897355490720961London: John Murray 1897. Hard Cover. Thirteenth Thousand with illustrations. Publisher's original green cloth with blind-stamped borders to front and rear boards gilt lettering to the spine very dark brown endpapers firm no splitting. pp. vii 326 with 15 text woodcuts. 19 works listed on verso of title page. A bookseller's ticket to the top left hand corner of the front past-down two former owner's names in fountain pen to the second front free end-paper slight softening to the spine tips overall VG with bright and clean boards. An attractive copy of Darwin's last book. Now smartly covered in removable clear acetate. Photographs/scans available upon request. John Murray hardcover
1889DARWINCH007633Ward Lock London. 1889. Sixth edition of the corrected and enlarged edition of 1845. Issued in the Minerva Library of Famous Book series. Biographical Introduction by G.T. Bettany. Octavo. pp xx 381. 14 adverts. Illustrations. Original olive-green cloth. Very good indeed. Ward Lock, London. hardcover
1891104451John Murray London. 1891. John Murray London. 1891. Second edition revised and augmented. Hardbacks NO DWs. TWO VOLUMES. Pale blue cloth boards are rubbed along edges. Head and tail of spines are crumpled and corners are rubbed. Ownership signature in pen to both title pages over the title. Inner hinge of volume one is cracked. Page edges slightly rough cut and browned. Overall two nice clean copies. hardcover
188951986London: Smith Elder and Co. 1889. Third edition 8vo xx 344 4 advertisement pp. Three folding maps - two partly folding. Original green cloth spine and part of lower cover damp stained. Freeman 277. London: Smith, Elder and Co. unknown
1900003924Original signed note. DARWIN Francis 1848-1925. Autograph Postcard Signed addressed to L. Cohen 14 Balham Park Road London SW. Camberley postmark 7 July 1900. 115 x 90 mm postcard with manuscript message to the correspondence side and address panel to reverse franked. Light handling wear otherwise very good. An interesting botanical note concerning the identity of the Irish shamrock. Responding to an enquiry Darwin cites Prior's Popular Names of British Plants and explains that "Shamrock means in Gaelic a small trefoil". He continues by observing that it is "impossible to say that it is any particular species of Trifolium" adding that "Dutch clover is commonly sold as shamrock". The note touches upon a long-standing botanical question namely the precise plant represented by Ireland's national emblem. Francis Darwin 1848-1925 botanist and son of Charles Darwin was a Fellow of Christ's College Cambridge and a leading authority on plant physiology. A desirable Francis Darwin autograph with scientific content relating to the identification of the shamrock. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1900. Original signed note paperback