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Darwin, CharlesBiblio.com

The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs

DARWIN, C [CHARLES].Biblio.com

I movimenti e le abitudini delle piante rampicanti. Traduzione italiana col consenso dell'autore per cura di Giovanni Canestrini.

187853228Torino Unione Tipografico-Editrice 1878. Large8vo. In recent cardboard wrappers. Occassional light brownspotting especially to the first and last few leaves. Otherwise fine. 127 pp. First Italian translation of Darwin's "On the movement and habits of climbing plants". The paper was first published in 1865 in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London Freeman 833 later same year it was corrected and published in book form from which the present translation is made Freeman 1834 Darwin described the origins and writing of this book in his autobiography: "In the autumn of 1864 I finished a long paper on Climbing Plants and sent it to the Linnean Society. The writing of this paper cost me four months: but I was so unwell when I received the proof-sheets that I was forced to leave them very badly and often obscurely expressed. The paper was little noticed but when in 1875 it was corrected and published as aseparate book it sold well. I was led to take up this subject by reading a short paper by Asa Gray published in 1858 on the movements of the tendrils of a Cucurbitacean plant. He sent me seeds and on raising some plants I was so much fascinated and perplexed by the revolving movements of the tendrils and stems which movements are really very simple though appearing at first very complex that I procured various other kinds of Climbing Plants and studied the whole subject. I was all the more attracted to it from not being at all satisfied with the explanation which Henslow gave us in his Lectures about Twining plants namely that they had a natural tendency to grow up in a spire. This explanation proved quite erroneous. Some of the adaptations displayed by climbing plants are as beautiful as those by Orchids for ensuring cross-fertilisation."The first edition did not appear in America nor was it translated in Darwin's lifetime but has a recent facsimile. The second appeared in French German and Italian and in America from English stereos.Freeman 863. unknown

Herman H. J. Lynge & Søn A/S · Danemark3 500,00 DKK≈ 470,05 €

[Keene, Martin] / LEL / Charles Darwin / etc L E LBiblio.com

Irish Union Magazine Later "The Irish Monthly Magazine. First and only Volume published "March - August 1845". With the article and Illustrations to "A Pinch of Snuff from Dean Swift's Box" - inlcuding a full page - illustration of the Snuff Box passed down from Dean Jonathan Swift 2 Figures".

184532226AB1845. First Edition. Two Volumes bound in one. Dublin Martin Keene and Son 1845. Octavo. Frontispiece-Engraving "The ruins of Leix Castle Queens Co. - From a Sketch by Chidley Coote Esq." engraved titlepage 468 pages including Index / Followed by Volume II now titled "The Irish Monthly Magazine" - September - February Dublin 1846: 494 pages. Hardcover / Original half-leather with gilt lettering and original spinelabel. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. An extraordinay Volume very rare with the Literary Notices on Charles Darwin's "Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyages of H.M.S.Beagle round the world second edition. With several interesting articles political poetic and literary. Among which is also "Mary Mansfield Or Ireland Ten Years Since". The Volume published at the outbreak of the Famine is the last reflection of an already shaken country which is entering a fate-altering few years. The Union Magazine - Volume I All published under this title Following articles are included in this very rare 1845-Volume: 1. The Position and Prospects of Ireland in 1845 2. Mesmerism - Miss Martineau's Letters 3. Memoir if Leix Castle Queens Country related to the Frontispiece 4. An Irish Queer Fellow - Peregrin Glass 5. Mary Mansfield Or Ireland Ten Years Since a continuation story through several issues of this Volume including chapters titled "The Ghost" "The Trial" etc. 6. Narrative of some Military Events in Scinde Beeloochistan and Afghanistan during the Years 1839 1840 1841 1842 and 1843 by John H.Hall Esq. H.M.'s 40th Regiment Nephew of the Late Captain Basil Hall continued through several issues 7. A Free and Easy Translation of the First Scene of the Andrian of P.Terentius 8. To L.E.L. in 1828 A fancy Sketch 9. The Irish Poor Law / Poor Laws Limerick Union 10. "Sketches of Character" - by the "Elderly Gentleman" 11. "The Country and the Town" 12. "A Pinch of Snuff from Dean Swift's Box" with a page of Illustration of Jonathan Swift's Snuff Box 13. 'Tis a Hundred Years Since" 14. "The Difficulties of a Young Clergyman in Times of Division" - London 1844 15. "A Report to the Lord Bishop of Meath on the State of Elementary Schools in the Diocese and the Opinions of the Clergy respecting the question of National Education" By the Rev. Edward A. Stopford Archdeacon of Meath; with a Correspondence between the Lord Bishop of Meath and the Home Secretary on the Subject of the Report Grant and Bolton Dublin 1845 16. "On National Schools - A Tract for the Times in Ireland - By an Ulster Clergyman" - W.Curry Jun. and Co. Dublin 1845" 17. "The Irish Art Union" 18. "Luna by Day" by Jean Paul Fr.Richter 19. An Anglo-Latin Account of a Steam Journey from Dublin to London in 1845 A short Poem in Latin 20. Foreign Travellers and many more articles hardcover

Inanna Rare Books Ltd. · Irlande475,00 €

Charles DarwinBiblio.com

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

1896B6799London: John Murray William Clowes and Sons. 1896. Interior with slight toning otherwise clean and crisp. Edition: Second edition Binding: Full original green cloth boards. Double blind framing on boards. Spine with gilt lettering decorative gilt fillet and stamp. Patterned paste-in and free endpapers. Front edges uncut. Notes: A fine example of Darwin’s key work which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution and details his theory of sexual selection a form of biological adaptation distinct from yet interconnected with natural selection. Charles Robert Darwin 1809 – 1882 was an English naturalist geologist and biologist renown for his contributions to the understanding of evolutionary biology and he has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. The Descent of Man discusses many related issues as perceived by Darwin including evolutionary psychology evolutionary ethics evolutionary musicology differences between human races differences between sexes the dominant role of women in mate choice and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. The first edition was published by John Murray in 1871. Size: 8vo.190x125 mm Illustration: With a profusion of in-text illustrations and plates. Many signatures still uncut. Second edition revised and augmented. Thirty-third thousand. Pages: Blank 2. Half title. Blank. Title. Advertisement. Preface v-vi. Table vii-ix. Blank. Contents xi-xvi. P. 1 – 693. Blank. Category: Book Science & Technology; John Murray, William Clowes and Sons. hardcover

Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books · Canada575,00 $US≈ 486,51 €

Charles DarwinBiblio.com

The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. With observations on their habits.

1882B6801London: John Murray William Clowes. 1882. Slight browning to early and last leaves. Interior otherwise clean and crisp. Pp. 65/66 bound between 48/49. Edition: First edition Binding: Full original green cloth boards. Blind framing on boards. Spine with gilt lettering decorative gilt fillet and stamp. Brown paste-in and free endpapers. Notes: A near fine example of this last scientific book by Darwin on earthworm behaviour and ecology. Charles Robert Darwin 1809 – 1882 was an English naturalist geologist and biologist renown for his contributions to the understanding of evolutionary biology and he has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. The Formation of Vegetable Mould though the Action of Worms sometimes known simply as Worms continued the theme common throughout Darwin’s work which is that gradual changes over long periods of time can lead to large and sometimes surprising consequences. It was the first significant work on soil bioturbation although that term was not used by Darwin it first appeared in the soil and geomorphic literature one hundred years later. The inspiration for Worms likely stemmed from a visit to his uncle’s home where Darwin’s uncle pointed out an area of ground where lime and cinders spread years previously had vanished into the soil forming layers under a top layer of loam. His uncle suggested that this might have been the work of earthworms but apparently thought that this would be of little interest to his nephew who was working on continental scale geological problems. The subject was in fact of interest to Darwin; when he returned to London later that year he prepared a paper on worms forming mould. The paper on the role of earthworms in soil formation was read out by Darwin at the Geological Society of London on 1 November 1837. This was an uncommonly mundane subject for the society and his peers may have hoped to hear of something more grandiose even seeing this paper as highlighting Darwin's growing idiosyncrasies. The leading geologist William Buckland subsequently recommended Darwin's paper for publication. This later led to Darwin’s renewed work on earthworms that led to the publication of the present volume. When asked why he had turned to such an ‘insignificant’ subject such as worms Darwin answered "I have been studying their habits for forty years." In Darwin's view the "insignificant" was the foundation of much greater phenomena. Size: 8vo.188x125 mm Illustration: With many in-text illustrations. First edition seventh thousand corrected. Pages: Blank 2. Title. Printer’s signature. Contents iii-vii. Blank. P. 1 – 328. Advertisement. Printer’s signature. Category: Book Science & Technology; John Murray, William Clowes. hardcover

Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books · Canada575,00 $US≈ 486,51 €

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