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1889feb02702<p>1889. First Norwegian Edition of Autobiography in 3 Volumes by Charles Darwin Son - Francis Darwin.<br /><br />liv og breve med et kapitel selvbiografi</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Bibliothek for de tusen hjem hardcover
1871feb0136<p>1871. First German Edition of The descent of man and selection in relation to sex in 2 Volumes by Charles Darwin</p><p>Die Abstammung des Menschen und die geschlechtliche Zuchtwahl in zwei Bänden</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagshandlung hardcover
1871142676London: John Murray 1871. publisher's green cloth blind stamping on boards gilt on spine. 8vo. publisher's green cloth blind stamping on boards gilt on spine. viii 423 1 16; viii 475 1 16 pages. With Illustrations. Eight Thousand. Two volumes. First edition third printing of this major scientific work by Charles Darwin Freeman 944. With the private stamped ink bookplate of G.A. Tucker on the title page of both volumes. Very minor rubbing to spines and hinges of both volumes moderate rubbing to the head of the spine of volume 2 bumped corners of both volumes gutters starting medium foxing to preliminary pages else a very good set.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Publisher's advertisements dated January 1872 at rear of each volume wood-engraved illustrations to text. <BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> This two-volume set expands on the core theory of Origin of Species providing an additional four key ideas: human evolution common ancestry sexual selection and human differences. The book helped solidify evolutionary theory as a framework for understanding not just biology but human origins and behavior. Controversially received like Origin of Species before it the word 'evolution' occurs here for the first time in any of Darwin's works. It can be found on page 2 of the first volume. The same with Origin of Species but that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition printed the following year Freeman p 129. John Murray unknown
1880015379John Murray London 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8" x 5 1/2". Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Green cloth over boards gilt-stamping along spine 592 pages plus 32 pages of ads dated May 1878 two lines of errata on p. x presentation in publisher's clerk's hand on front free flyleaf. Corners and spine ends bumped covers have minor stains/signs of rubbing small divot on spine with fraying cloth front board loosening but still attached. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015379. . John Murray hardcover
187212London: John Murray. Albemarle St. 1872. First edition first state. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. vi 374pp 4 ads. Bound in green cloth. 7 heliotype plates complete showing photographs of human emotion 3 of which are fold out. Plates are in nice condition without tearing or foxing. Additional in-text illustrations. Joints are cracked stain on front cover chips out of bottom of spine. Lacking half-title. First edition first state Freeman F1142. A worn copy which would benefit from a rebinding. John Murray. Albemarle St. hardcover
187669120John Murray 1876. 6th. Hardcover. Collectable very good. Small 7.3" x 5.3" hardcover original half-bound in medium brown leather over mabled boards matching marbled page edges spine has a black leather title band five raised bands elaborate gold design 458pp additions and corrections on pages xi-xii foldout diagram opposite p91; sixth edition with addtions and corrections to 1872 eighteenth thousand John Murray 1876. CONDITION: Boards moderately rubbed but still attractive leather a little worn through on tips of outer corners cover hinges are sound but internally and externally; spine a little rubbed - most of "Darwin" is not legible although the title is clear and bright; binding tight and square; old large library stickers on front endpapers only sign of library ownership many pencil notes on the false title page and adjacent regarding this edition which the new owner could easily erase if desired; foldout diagram opposite p91 has a couple of small tears and moderately foxed; occasional very light foxing elsewhere; last blank page a bit soiled. Overall nice condition. We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. John Murray, hardcover
1878365957New York: D. Appleton and Company 1878. New Edition from the Sixth English Edition with Additions and Corrections. xxi 1 1-458pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Publisher's russet cloth blocked in black. Near fine. New Edition from the Sixth English Edition with Additions and Corrections. xxi 1 1-458pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. "Certainly the most important biological book every written . The sixth edition which is usually regarded as the last appeared in London in February 1872 . It is again extensively revised and contains a new chapter VII. . It is in the edition that the word 'evolution' occurs for the first time. It had been used in THE DESCENT OF MAN in the previous year but not before in this work" Freeman p. 79. The present 1878 edition is the fifth issue of the American edition based on the sixth edition. A lovely copy of an early American edition. Freeman 403 D. Appleton and Company unknown
189248692London: John Murray 1892. Very good plus. Sixth edition "forty-third thousand" overall - and the first to use the term "evolution" to describe the mechanism of natural selection that Darwin introduced in the book. "Evolution" - the word now most associated with THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES - was not used to describe natural selection in the publication until the sixth edition. By then Darwin was well aware that he had a phenomenon on his hands with the title - it was time to widen his audience. The 6th edition was purposefully set in smaller type slimming the book's profile and making it more affordable "I have been told on authority which I can trust that . workmen club together to buy the Origin" Darwin noted of previous editions in correspondence in 1871. It also contains a glossary for the first time making the text more accessible to a non-specialist audience. <br /> <br /> Appropriately this copy was once owned by James G. Mead whale biologist and longtime curator of marine mammals at the Smithsonian. Mead is a particular proponent of the anatomical study of marine mammals a method of examination that Darwin also favored; THE NEW YORK TIMES notes that Mead's use of this technique "has given scientists a detailed look at species that often can be observed only fleetingly in the wild." <br /> <br /> A notable edition of an iconic work. 7.5'' x 5''. Publisher's green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Floral patterned endpapers of the John Murray monogram. xxii 432 pages including index; folds from page 185 on are unopened. Small owner name to front flyleaf "J. G. Mead" dated Feb. 1972. Small owner name to title page "Jas Probert" dated July 1893. Binding with faint spotting to edges light bumping to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to endpapers. Interior clean. John Murray unknown
183615<p>Volume VI Part 1. Single issue. First edition. Original wraps. Complete with all maps and charts bound in at rear. Pages partially uncut. Cover and spine rubbed and moderately soiled though still very well preserved for wraps from the period.</p><p>Contains Robert Fitzroy's preliminary account of the voyage of the Beagle describing Charles Darwin as "a zealous volunteer. He will make known the results of his five years' voluntary seclusion and disinterested exertions in the cause of science." Encompassing pages 311-343 as communicated by John Barrow.</p><p>Also includes John Helder Wedge's "On the Country Around Port Philip South Australia" and Thomas Mitchell's "Latest Accounts from Australia".</p> John Murray paperback
187110230London: John Murray 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First issue of Volume I second issue of Volume II. Complete in two volumes. Good. Green cloth generally rubbed and soiled at the surface and edges. Both volumes bound with forward leans hinges reinforced chipped half-title of Volume I restored with paper backing foxing throughout. Darwin's influential work that furthers his theories about evolution and natural selection. In fact the first issue of this book features Darwin's first use of "evolution. John Murray hardcover
1887009557Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Przeglądu Tygodniowego 1887 8vo 24 cm 4 II 412 XVIII pp. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards binding rubbed with a small loss to the marbled paper at the tail of the front board endpapers somewhat stained a number written in blue pencil on the front free endpaper light toning throughout the text. The first Polish edition of Charles Darwin's celebrated travel narrative originally published in English as "Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle" and later known as "The Voyage of the Beagle". This work presents Darwin's observations and scientific reflections made during the historic 1831-1836 voyage of the Beagle documenting his studies in geology zoology botany and ethnography across South America the Galápagos Islands and other regions--research that proved foundational for the later development of his theory of evolution by natural selection. Translated into Polish by Józef Nusbaum from the 1884 English edition this publication represents an important milestone in the reception of Darwinian thought in Poland and remains a key text in the history of nineteenth-century science and exploration. Wydawnictwo Przeglądu Tygodniowego hardcover
1880231366London: John Murray 1880. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾. N/a. x 592 32 advertisements pp. 1880. First edition first impression. Two lines of errata to the tail of page x. The advertisements dated May 1878. No contemporary or other inscriptions. A very good clean tight copy. Original publisher's green cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. A few marks to the front board and some light mottling towards the lower and leading board edge of the front board and from the middle of the rear board to the leading edge. Slight not heavy in anyway splitting to the inner hinges. A 2cm short tear to the head of the half title page - now expertly repaired. A tiny contemporary 'Hatchards Piccadilly' sticker to the tail of the front paste-down. A very good clean tight well preserved first edition copy. John Murray hardcover
186252936<p>London John Murray 1862. FIRST EDITION 1862 RESTORED EX LIBRARY COPY no visible signs of being a library copy except for a pale patch on spine due to removal of library number variant b no vertical lines to cloth covers. 8vo approximately 200 x 130 mm 8 x 5 inches folding illustration at page 18 plus 33 woodcut illustrations in the text pages: vi 1-365 including index followed by 16 pages of publisher's catalogue dated January 1872 original publisher's plum cloth gilt lettering to spine central gilt orchid to upper cover blind stamped decoration to covers new black endpapers page edges untrimmed as issued. Binding expertly rebacked original backstrip laid on just showing a little new cloth at foot of spine slight rubbing to cloth slightly affecting gilt lettering and orchid a few small pale spots to covers pale browning to title page tiny repair to fold on blank side of folding plate with special archival clear tape hardly visible occasional small brown spot last 3 leaves of catalogue at rear foxed slight pale signs of handling in outer margins a good tight copy. See Freeman The Works of Charles Darwin pages 112-113 Freeman does not mention copies with publishers's catalogue dated January 1872. Fertilisation of Orchids was concerned with working out in detail the relationship between sexual structures of orchids and the insects which fertilise them their evolution being attributed to natural selection. It is therefore the first of the volumes of supporting evidence for Origin of Species. This is the only Murray Darwin between 1859 and 1910 not bound in green cloth. Life and Letters of Darwin Volume 3 page 274 quotes Asa Gray as saying 'if the Orchid-book with a few trifling omissions had appeared before the "Origin" the author would have been canonised rather the anathematised by the natural theologians' and notes that a review in the Literary Churchman found only one fault 'that Mr Darwin's expression of admiration at the contrivances in orchids is too indirect a way of saying' "O Lord how manifold are thy works"; Sotheby's catalogue Darwin's Century: The Jeremy Norman Collection page 53 No.127. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.</p> London, John Murray, 1862. hardcover
1871MS0006z<p>2 volumes. viii42316 publisher's advertisements pages dated January 1871 with figures. viii47516 publisher's advertisements pages dated January 1871 with figures and index. Small octavos 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped borders enclosing panel on boards. Untrimmed edges. Freeman 939 p. 128-132 First edition second state. The first issue of The Descent of Man had a print-run of just 2500 copies. It was published in February 1871 closely followed in March 1871 by the second issue printing of a further 2000 copies. <br /><br /><em>The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex</em> is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin first published in 1871 which applies revolutionary theory to human evolution and details his theory of sexual selection a form of biological adaptation distinct from yet interconnected with natural selection. The book discusses many related issues 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. In January 1871 <br /><br />Thomas Huxley's former disciple the anatomist St. George Mivart had published <em>On the Genesis of Species</em> as a critique of natural selection. Anonymously in a <em>Quarterly Review</em> article he claimed that the <em>Descent of Man </em>would unsettle "our half educated classes" and talked of people doing as they pleased breaking laws and customs. An infuriated Darwin guessed that Mivart was the author and thinking "I shall soon be viewed as the most despicable of men" looked for an ally. In September Huxley wrote a cutting review of Mivart's book and article which a relieved Darwin told him "How you do smash Mivart's theology. He may write his worst & he will never mortify me again". As 1872 began Mivart politely inflamed the argument again writing "wishing you very sincerely a happy new year" while wanting a disclaimer of the "fundamental intellectual errors" in the <em>Descent of Man</em>. This time Darwin ended the correspondence. <br /><br /><strong>Condition: </strong>Spine ends rubbed edge wear stained and soiling to covers volume one lacking back end paper inner hinges cracked in both volumes but holding. Volume two with dethatched front end paper corners bumped and rubbed Internal fingering and soiled else a fair set.</p> John Murray hardcover
187782978Paris: C. Reinwald & Cie 1877. Fine. C. Reinwald & Cie Paris 1877 14.50 x 23.50 cm reliure de l'éditeur Rare first edition of the French translation established by Edmond Barbier. Biographical introduction and additional notes by Charles Martins. Publisher's full green cloth binding smooth spine headcaps skillfully restored blind-ruled frame on boards grey paper endpapers and pastedowns. Some foxing gift inscription dated in blue ballpoint pen at head of half-title page. Work illustrated with 30 figures in the text. C. Reinwald & Cie hardcover
1876000859John Murray 1876. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. First edition first issue 1876 published by John Murray. viii with 3 line errata slip 482 pages. Original green cloth covers wear to the exterior hinges rubbed through in a couple of places spine ends and corners rubbed and bruised with some small tears some marks to the boards front hinge a little loose feeling the page block is sunken but all secure the front free endpaper has had a previous bookplate removed the top corner of the pages are indented where pages have been turned. rough cut page edges three cut clumsily causing loss to the margin not affecting the text an occasional minor spot or blemish pages otherwise bright a little dusty binding weave is visible between the rear endpapers. A little less than good condition. Comes with a Darwin related newspaper sheet by The Illustrated London News dated March 11 1871. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
1872000904John Murray 1872. Hardcover. Good. 1872 Sixth edition thirteenth thousand published by John Murray. The sixth edition contains various additions and corrections and was the first to use the word evolution though he first used the term a year earlier in The Descent of Man. The first printing of the sixth edition is the eleventh thousand printed the same year as this. Green cloth covers with patchy fading or mottling spine ends rubbed and chipped corners rubbed secure binding endpapers bright and without any inscriptions the rear endpaper has a small tear and signs of glue to the hinge presumably a historical repair which is neat and secure. Half title spotted pages a little age toned with a few rare spots. Complete with pull out chart. Good condition. 19x13cm xxi 458 pages. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
1878178890London: Samson Low Marston Searle and Rivington 1878. Capturing the evolution of Darwin A prime example of Darwin's personal iconography as an elder statesman of science. This photograph is taken from Lock & Whitfield's Men of Mark series - a portrait gallery of prominent Victorian individuals - and refashioned for open display. By 1878 the 69-year-old's fame was widespread. Despite his increasing retirement at Down House many continued to seek him out including Gladstone in 1877. As his son Francis recalled "He did not realise that people would know him from his photograph and I remember him at the Crystal Palace aquarium saying in uneasy voice that somebody had been looking at him & he supposed he must have been recognized" Van Whye. Men of Mark was issued in monthly parts comprising three portrait plates and biographical notices for 1s 6d. Darwin appeared in part 36 in December 1878. This image was later used as the frontispiece to the third edition in French of the Descent of Man. Photographic portrait 114 x 92 mm after a Woodburytype original by Lock & Whitfield mounted within contemporary wood frame with glazing and metal oval border 210 x 132 mm. Minimal finger-soiling slight scuffing to frame: in very good condition. Van Whye The Complete Photographs of Darwin 1878a.1. unknown
1871191570New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. Darwin's most controversial theory arrives in America First US edition later issue without errata. First published in the UK earlier that year it was in this work that the word "evolution" appears for the first time preceding its appearance in the sixth edition of the Origin of Species the following year. Darwin had hoped that one of his supporters might tackle the thorny question of human evolution but was forced to face the logic of his own theory himself. Darwin deviated from his ostensible subject of mankind to describe sexual selection in the animal kingdom enabling him to answer those who saw peacock tails as an expression of divine aesthetics. Darwin also set out a definite family tree for humans tracing their affinity with the Old World monkeys and laid out his views on the evolutionary origins of morality and religion. "The Descent understood by Darwin as a sequel to the Origin was written with a maturity and depth of learning that marked Darwin's status as an élite gentleman of science" ODNB. "In discussing man's ancestry Darwin did not claim that man was directly descended from apes as we know them today but stated simply that the extinct ancestors of Homo sapiens would have to be classified among the primates; however this statement as misinterpreted by the popular press caused a furore second only to that raised by the Origin" Norman. 2 vols octavo. Wood-engravings within text. With 2 pp. of publisher's advertisements at rear of vol. I 12 pp. at rear of vol. II. Original red cloth spines lettered in gilt boards panelled and decorated in black light yellow endpapers. Relevant contemporary newspaper clipping loosely inserted. Pencil ownership inscription of one J. Edwin Everett of Manchester 1850-1893 New Hampshire dated 1871 on front free endpapers. Wear to extremities with a little loss to head of spine cloth cockled else clean inner hinges starting but firm occasional spotting to contents. Very good. Freeman 942; Norman 599 UK edition. hardcover
187219203London, John Murray, 1872. In-8 de VI-374-4 pages, plein percaline verte, dos orné de fleurons dorés en tête et en queue, plat estampé à froid. Cartonnage d'éditeur.
188151348John Murray 1881. 8vo. Fifth Thousand with 15 woodcuts a number full-page in the text; green arches-style cloth boards framed in blind gilt back chocolate endpapers uncut upper hinge just starting but binding entirely sound else a near fine copy. With publisher's advertisment leaf at end. Darwin's final work reverting to his early geological iterests. First published in October 1881 it was remarkably successful selling 6000 copies within the year a faster sales rate than the 'Origin'. In this fifth impression the errors of the first four are corrected and several new textual changes introduced.VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman Darwin 321; see also Freeman BNHB 917. John Murray, hardcover
18615041674983<p>"The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex" by Charles Darwin John Murray 1861. First Edition Third Issue "Seventh Thousand". Two volumes original green cloth. The first appearance of the word "evolution" in Darwin's works marking a pivotal moment in the history of science. A well-used but complete set: Volume I with covers loosening from the binding; Volume II with water staining and binding partially exposed. Wear to extremities with small splits at the heads of both spines. Scattered pencil marginalia highlighting passages of interest. Ownership inscription in pencil to front flyleaves: <em>W.C. Crofts Adel August 1871</em> — Crofts an English architect entrepreneur and photographic pioneer. Good condition with notable provenance.</p> John Murray hardcover
187782941C. Reinwald & Cie | Paris 1877 | 14.50 x 23.50 cm | reliure de l'éditeur
1891feb73967<p>1891: First Polish Edition of Autobiography by Charles Darwin<br /><br />Autobiografia i wybór listów. Wydane przez Syna<br /><br />Used. For more details please contact me</p> Wydawnictwo Przeglądu Tygodniowego hardcover
1876feb112012<p>1876: First Russian Edition of Insectivorous plants in 2 Volumes by Charles Darwin<br /><br />ÐаÑекомоÑдные раÑтениÑ<br />Used. For more details please contact me</p> Lifetime hardcover
