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1864feb02711<p>1864. First Russian Edition On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin<br />О проиÑхождении видов путем еÑтеÑтвенного подбора родичей</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Gubinski, St. Peterburg hardcover
1877feb58519<p>1877: First French Edition of The Climbing Plants<br /><br />Plantes Gimpantes<br />Used. For more details please contact me</p> C. Reinwald hardcover
1844feb02732<p>1844. First German Edition of The Voyage of the Beagle and selection in relation to sex by Charles Darwin.<br /><br />Naturwissenschaftliche Reise</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Braunschweig hardcover
187782941C. Reinwald & Cie | Paris 1877 | 14.50 x 23.50 cm | reliure de l'éditeur
18625086Paris Guillaumin et Cie - Victor Masson et Fils 1862 In-12 (h. 18 cm.) lxiv-xxiii-712 pp. une planche dépliante, demi-reliure chagrin brun clair, nerfs, filets dorés. Reliure de l'époque.
1888140943887London: John Murray 1888. Sixth Edition. Near Fine. Sixth edition thirty-fifth thousand. An unusually fresh copy bound in publisher's original green cloth ruled in blind and stamped in gilt with folding lithographic diagram. Near Fine with light wear to cloth small series of spots to the fore edge. A bright and sharp example. John Murray unknown
188853153Warszawa, Wydawnictwo Przegladu Tygodnio, 1888-1889. Large8vo. In two uniform contemporary half calf bindings with four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Top right corner (app. 3 x 5 cm) of both title pages cut off" volume 1 not affecting text, volume 2 missing the n in 'Darwin'. Light wear to extremities, otherwise a fine set. (2), X, 11-357, III" (2), 379, IV, VIII, V pp.
188853153Warszawa Wydawnictwo Przegladu Tygodnio 1888-1889. Large8vo. In two uniform contemporary half calf bindings with four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Top right corner app. 3 x 5 cm of both title pages cut off; volume 1 not affecting text volume 2 missing the n in 'Darwin'. Light wear to extremities otherwise a fine set. 2 X 11-357 III; 2 379 IV VIII V pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare first Polish translation of Darwin's extensive work 'The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication'. It is the longest work and being so detailed was never a very successful one selling only about five thousand copies in his life time and eight before the end of the century" R.B. Freeman. Freeman 922. </em> hardcover
1868H-143<p><strong>1st issue with 5-line errata in volume I and 7-line errata in volume II</strong></p><p>2 volumes Octavo <strong>1st edition</strong> 1st issue London: John Murray <strong>1868. </strong>This remarkable work by Darwin contains the <strong>first occurrence of the phrase "survival of the fittest"</strong> originally coined by Herbert Spencer in <em>Principles of Biology</em> 1864.<br /><br />Wood-engraved illustrations advertisement leaf at end of volume II bound without the 32 pp. advertisements at end of volume I.</p><p>Contemporary tan half calf spines with green and brown labels and <strong>splendid gilt decoration</strong> a superb clean copy.</p> John Murray hardcover
1892119959London: John Murray 1892. Sixth edition one of 2000 copies of "certainly the most important biological book ever written" Freeman. Octavo bound in original cloth gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. A nice presentation. Darwin "revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change is the order of the universe had been finally established and a vast step forward in the uniformity of nature had been taken" PMM 344. "Without question a watershed work in the history of modern life sciences Darwin's Origin elaborated a proposition that species slowly evolve from common ancestors through the mechanism of natural selection. As he himself expected Darwin's theory became and continues to be in some circles the object of intense controversy" American Philosophical Society. "The five years of Darwin's voyage on the Beagle were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal training. He returned a hard-headed man of science. The experiences of his five years in the Beagle how he dealt with them and what they led to built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" PMM. John Murray hardcover books
18776668London: John Murray 1877. First edition. Very Good. Octavo 20 cm; viii 352 32 ads pages. Ads dated March 1877. Original green cloth titled in gilt on spine. Foxing to endleaves and to fore edge else clean and unblemished. <br /><br />In his eye-opening re-appraisal of Darwin's botanical books Oliver Sachs wrote that Darwin's botanical studies were "engines of war great missles of evidence lobbed at the skeptics of his theory of natural seledtion" The River of Consciousness. Sachs observes that the botanical studies are "even more overwhelming" than the author's magnum opus The Origin of Species in its presentation of natural seledtion as the basic fact of evolution. Sachs singles out this work The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species as particularly significant in that it explores the theme of co-evolution between two or more interdependent species such as elongated flowers developing together with insects capable of pollinating them with a long proboscus. John Murray hardcover
189723584New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1897-1898 1897. Book. Good . Half Leather. Octavo. 15 Volumes Authorized Edition. Half maroon leather and marbled boards gilt spine titles top edge gilt illustrated with many line-drawings plates and maps some unopened. Volumes include: The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. 1897 Third Edition plates & 1 folding map; Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America during the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. 1897 Third Edition with maps and illustrations some in colour and many folding; Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle Round the World under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy R.N. 1897; The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. In Two Volumes. 1897 illustrated; Insectivorous Plants. 1897 illustrated; The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species. 1897 illustrated; The Power of Movement in Plants. 1897 illustrated; The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservaton of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life. In Two Volumes. With Additions and Corrections from Sixth and Last English Edition. 1898; The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. 1898 Second Edition Revised and Augmented illustrated; The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. 1898 with Photographic and other illustrations; The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms with Observations on Their Habits. 1898 illustrated; The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin Including and Autobiographical Chapter. In Two Volumes. Edited by his son Francis Darwin. 1898 illustrated. Very lightly scuffed at the spine ends. A clean and tight set. D. Appleton & Co., 1897-1898 Hardcover
1876140638London: John Murray 1876. Hardcover. Near fine. 1st Edition. viii482pp. Octavo. Original green blind stamped cloth. Gilt title on spine. Top edge untrimmed. Coated brown endpapers. Armorial bookplate on front paste down. Errata slip. Tables in text. A touch of very light wear otherwise a very attractive bright copy. Freeman 1249. A survey of the nature of the mechanisms favouring cross fertilisation and the advantages to be gained by it. 1876 John Murray hardcover
1870018309London: John Murray 1870. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. The Descent of Man 2 volumes 1st edition 2nd issue London: John Murray 1871 half-titles 16 pp. publisher's advertisements dated January 1871 at rear of each volume wood-engraved illustrations to text spotting to preliminaries and advertisements of both volumesend papers spotted ink ownership signature dated 1950 to upper margin of both half-titlesspine ends rubbed dark blue-black endpapers original green cloth gilt 8vo. Freeman 938. 2500 copies of the first issue were published in February 1871 and 2000 of the second issue published in March. The word 'evolution' occurs for the first time in any of Darwin's works appearing on page 2 of volume one of the first edition. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
1868GT091London: John Murray 1868. 1st editon . Hardback. Fine. 8vo. viii 411; viii 486pp 43 text figures in volume one. Original fine half-calf brown polished bindings with marbled boards. Finely finished gilt dec. compartments and decoration. Red and green gilt lettered labels. No adverts bound-in. Some scattered foxing to the end-papers. Two volume first edition set both dated 1868 with a first issue Volume One and second issue Volume Two. Freeman F877.1 and F878.2 The first volume having the six line errata and volume two no errata. The first issue of 1500 sold out in a week in Jan 1869 and a further 1250 with corrections stated in the first issue errata lists corrected were issued. The different issues have identical title pages. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
18627863CB1862. Zweite verbesserte und sehr vermehrte Auflage. Stuttgart Schweizerbart 18621863. 8°. VIII 551 S. Mit einem fotografischen Portrait und einer Tafel. Halblederband der Zeit. Freeman 673. Zweite deutsche Ausgabe. Nur dieser Ausgabe hinzugefügt die Porträt-Fotografie von Carl Johann Sigmund Bucher. Das Papier durchgehend gebräunt und stockfleckig. Der Einband berieben. unknown
187782941Paris: C. Reinwald & Cie 1877. Fine. C. Reinwald & Cie Paris 1877 14.50 x 23.50 cm reliure de l'éditeur First edition of the French translation established by Edmond Barbier. Biographical introduction and supplementary notes by Charles Martins. Publisher's full green percale binding smooth spine head caps lightly rubbed blind fillet frame on covers grey paper endpapers and pastedowns. Some minor foxing of no consequence. Work illustrated with 30 figures in the text. Very rare and handsome copy. C. Reinwald & Cie unknown
186113209NY: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good. 1861. Third Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing at the spine ends. The contents are "fine" or better. Looks as if it's never been read. Gilt title is faded. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
186329135Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerie 1863. Boards. Very Good. VIII 551 1 blank pages. Plus original albumen photograph of Darwin mounted on thin board inserted before the half title with original tissue guard still present. 8vo. 1/4 leather gilt over marbled boards. Light overall wear to the binding. Bookseller ticket LW Schmidt New York German Bookseller on front pastedown. Lightly browned pages clean internally. A nice copy. Boards. The first German translation of Darwin's "Origin of the Species" was published in 1860 by the same publisher. This edition is notable for the inclusion of an albumen frontispiece of Darwin a very early portrait. Van Wyhe's Complete Photographs of Darwin identifies this portrait as a sitting by Maull & Polyblank from 1857. This image is identified as a variant of that image "1.1. Albumen photograph 15.3x11.5cm uncropped mounted on thick paper. Below image "Phothogr. v. Buchner / Charles Darwin. / E. Schweitzerbart'sche Verlagshandlung in Stuttgart." Frontispiece to Origin 2d ed. in German 1863 F673." If not the first it was certainly among the first albumen images of Darwin to be published in a book. A nice addition to any Darwin collection.<br /> <br /> The albumen print is by Carl Johann Sigmund Buchner.<br /> <br /> Literature:<br /> Freeman Bibliographical Handlist 2nd edition #673<br /> Van Wyhe's Complete Photographs of Darwin. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerie unknown
1860136919London: John Murray 1860. Hardcover. very good. tenth thousand. xv519pp. 32pp. catalog dated January 1863pp. Octavo. Green cloth covered boards. Gilt title and decoration on spine. Blind stamped decoration to boards. Brown endpapers with bookbinders sticker Edmonds & Remnant on rear pastedown. Slight soiling to endpapers with subtle previous owners name to ffep. Cloth in good state. Boards show light bumping to corners and bow inwards slightly. 13 engravings in text. Slight foxing to preliminaries though generally text block is clean bright and tight. A very nice copy. very good Freeman 20. Final definitive text with new preliminaries and a postscript on p. VII. First printing to be bound in the same style as the three editions of 'The Origin of the Species'. "The page height is nearly two centimetres greater than before and the wider margins give the whole book a much better appearance". 1860 John Murray hardcover
1883104581London: John Murray 1883. Ealry printing of Darwin's final work published shortly before his death. Octavo original cloth illustrated. In near fine condition Bookplate to the pastedown. A sharp example of this work by the leading mind in evolutionary biology. One of the most important figures in human history English naturalist geologist and biologist Charles Darwin became internationally renowned for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace 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. Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species. By the 1870s the scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact. However many favored competing explanations and it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis from the 1930s to the 1950s that a broad consensus developed in which natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution. Darwin's scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences explaining the diversity of life. Published in 1883 The Formation Of Vegetable Mould Through The Action of Worms covers in depth the important role of the earthworm on the constantly changing topsoil of the earth. John Murray hardcover books
1868CDAR012London: John Murray 1868 Two volumes. First edition first issue. One of 1500 copies. Bound in three-quarter contemporary brown calf over red marbled boards spines lettered and decorated in gilt all edges marbled marbled endpapers. A very good set with some wear and rubbing along edges and spines former owner bookplate to front pastedowns some foxing to the first few leaves otherwise clean. Freeman 878. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. London: John Murray hardcover books
1883104581London: John Murray 1883. Ealry printing of Darwin's final work published shortly before his death. Octavo original cloth illustrated. In near fine condition Bookplate to the pastedown. A sharp example of this work by the leading mind in evolutionary biology. One of the most important figures in human history English naturalist geologist and biologist Charles Darwin became internationally renowned for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace 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. Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species. By the 1870s the scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact. However many favored competing explanations and it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis from the 1930s to the 1950s that a broad consensus developed in which natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution. Darwin's scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences explaining the diversity of life. Published in 1883 The Formation Of Vegetable Mould Through The Action of Worms covers in depth the important role of the earthworm on the constantly changing topsoil of the earth. John Murray hardcover
1868CDAR012London: John Murray 1868 Two volumes. First edition first issue. One of 1500 copies. Bound in three-quarter contemporary brown calf over red marbled boards spines lettered and decorated in gilt all edges marbled marbled endpapers. A very good set with some wear and rubbing along edges and spines former owner bookplate to front pastedowns some foxing to the first few leaves otherwise clean. Freeman 878. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. London: John Murray hardcover
1860191556London: John Murray 1860. In the distinctive original cloth The definitive version of Darwin's first published and most widely read book. This botanical and zoological travelogue outlines much of the fieldwork which led to the Origin of Species. The text is the same as the first Murray edition 1845 but includes new preliminaries and a postscript and is the first in the distinctive green Murray cloth. The Journal now popularly known under its later title The Voyage of the Beagle first appeared as the third volume of Fitzroy's Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle published in May 1839. "The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science" DSB. Darwin himself would state that "the voyage of the 'Beagle' has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career. I have always felt that I owe to the voyage the first real training or education of my mind; I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history and thus my powers of observation were improved" Life and Letters I p. 61. Octavo. Diagrams within text. With 32 pp. of publisher's advertisements at rear. Original green wave-grain cloth spine lettered ruled and decorated in gilt covers framed and decoratively stamped in blind brown coated endpapers binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear pastedown. With early 20th-century bookseller's stamp on front free endpaper. Gilt and cloth bright extremities bumped adhesive remnant on endpapers cords occasionally visible. A very well-preserved copy. Freeman 20. Francis Darwin ed. The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 1887. hardcover
