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19153159Fexis: Athen 1915. First greek edition. In original paper. Small tear on the top of the cover. Uncut. First greek edition. In original paper. 585 p. First greek edition. Athen unknown
18591293943London: John Murray 1859. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Green spine with gilt lettering; 429 pages with two fold outs and pages of advertisements.;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Darwin's contribution present and corrected on page 268. NOTES: The first edition of 1849 had a transposition error in Darwin's essay some later states included a corrected text in a rear pocket. The second edition was issued in 1851 with no offprint of Darwin's article. This is the third edition complete. Fold out maps are present with some slight tears to the rear map.;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Book has been repaired with original green cloth still present; Some cloth missing from the spine lettering still present but worn; Former library book with bookplate from the Royal Navy on front paste down and faded ink stamp on title page; Boards show wear along the edges corners bumped and beginning to fray. Pages are age toned as is typical with some minor spotting mostly at the beginning and on the fold outs; Interior otherwise clean and free of marking.;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> shelved case 10. 1293943. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. John Murray hardcover books
18591293943London: John Murray 1859. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 429 pages with two fold outs and pages of advertisements. In Good plus condition. Rebacked in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine with original boards and preserved and parts of original spine laid on. Boards show wear along the edges; corners bumped and beginning to fray. Pages are age toned as is typical with some minor spotting mostly at the beginning and on the fold outs. Interior otherwise clean and free of marking. An ex-library copy with usual markings including a bookplate from the Royal Navy on front paste down and faded ink stamp on title page. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Darwin's contribution present and corrected on page 268. The first edition of 1849 had a transposition error in Darwin's essay some later states included a corrected text in a rear pocket. The second edition was issued in 1851 with no offprint of Darwin's article. This is the third edition complete. Fold out maps are present with some slight tears to the rear map. Shelved in Case 10. 1293943. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. John Murray hardcover
188453520Budapest, Kiadja A. K. M., 1884. 8vo. In the publisher's original two embossed full red cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Small vague stamp to both half-titles. Hindges loose on volume i. A fine fine and clean copy. LXXI, (1), 542 pp."" VII, 5, 436 pp.
188253459Kief, F. A. Johanson, 1882. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Extremities with wear and spine lacking 1 cm of upper part of spine. Title-page with 8 numbers written in contemporary hand. Pasted down back end-paper with two small stamps, otherwise internally fine. VII, 433 pp.
187555758Lwów, Ksiegarnia Polska, 1875-1876. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's stamp and another owner's sginature to title-page. Light wear to extremities, otherwise a fine and clean set. 262, (2)"" 313, (3) pp.
188453520Budapest Kiadja A. K. M. 1884. 8vo. In the publisher's original two embossed full red cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Small vague stamp to both half-titles. Hindges loose on volume i. A fine fine and clean copy. LXXI 1 542 pp.; VII 5 436 pp. <br/><br/><em>The exceedingly rare first Hungarian translation of Darwin's The Descent of Man. "Compared with the original and with a biography by Margó Tivador" Freeman. The Hungarian public was introduced to Darwinism early on when Ferenc Jánosi reviewed The Origin of Species in the Budapesti Szemle Budapest Review a half year after it first appeared in English. Darwin's principal works were first published in Hungarian translation by the Royal Hungarian Natural Science Society Királyi Magyar Természettudományi Társulat. The Origin of Species translated by László Dapsy was published in 1873; The present work in 1884 and a few years later in 1897 the latter work was translated anew and published by László Seress. "It is characteristic of the enlightened spirit of the country in this period that Darwin received academic recognition earlier in Hungary than in England. Although Cambridge did not honor Darwin until 1879 he was elected an honorary member of The Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1872 the same year on this occasion the renowned Hungarian zoologist Tivadar Margó visited him at Down.Historical circumstances played a major role in this quick appearance of Darwinism and its popularity in Hungary. The failure of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence seemingly put an end to progressive political discourse signaling an ideological crisis among the intelligentsia. In this context the natural sciences with their 'eternal truths' promised a way out inasmuch as science's promised objectivity might well serve as a politically neutral expression of progressive values" Mund The Reception of Charles Darwin in Nineteenth-Century Hungarian Society."Darwin wrote in the preface to the second edition of 'the fiery ordeal through which this book has passed'. He had avoided the logical outcome of the general theory of evolution bringing man into the scheme for twelve years and in fact it had by that time been so much accepted that the clamour of the opposition was not strident. He had also been preceded in 1863 by Huxley's Man's place in nature. The book in its first edition contains two parts the descent of man itself and selection in relation to sex. The word 'evolution' occurs for the first time in any of Darwin's works on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of The origin of species in the following year." Freeman.Freeman no. 1084. </em> hardcover
188253459Kief F. A. Johanson 1882. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Extremities with wear and spine lacking 1 cm of upper part of spine. Title-page with 8 numbers written in contemporary hand. Pasted down back end-paper with two small stamps otherwise internally fine. VII 433 pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare first Russian translation of Darwin's "The Power of Movement in Plants" published two years after the Original English. "This the present work was an extension of the work on climbing plants to show that the same mechanisms hold good for flowering plants in general. It was another specialist book.". Freeman.It appeared in French German and Russian by 1882 and in Italian and Romanian later. Freeman 1349 </em> hardcover
187555758Lwów Ksiegarnia Polska 1875-1876. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's stamp and another owner's sginature to title-page. Light wear to extremities otherwise a fine and clean set. 262 2; 313 3 pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare first Polish edition of the second and third parts of the Descent of Man but published separate from the first part as one work hence the title 'Sexual Selection' a translation authorised by Darwin in response to Malowski's request to make the translation Letter 8910 14 May 1873. Whereas "Origin of Species" established Darwinism as a turning point in nineteenth-century biology "The Descent of Man" helped built a bridge between biology the social sciences and the humanities and made Darwinism a broad system of research designs theoretical principles and philosophical outlook.The numeration of parts is from Chapter I to Chapter VI vol. I and from Chapter VII to Chapter XIV vol. II. It is generally based on the first English edition 1871 but at the end of vol. II the Polish publisher has added the short note on the brains of man and apes of T. H. Huxley which was originally published in the second English edition 1874. "It was translated into Danish Dutch French German Italian Polish Russian and Swedish in Darwin's lifetime and into ten further languages since." Freeman.Maslowski 1847-1928 studied medicine and natural sciences in Paris before returning to Poland where he took part in the January Uprising: he remained active in politics primarily as a journalist. At first an ardent Darwinian he later became a fierce opponent.Not in FreemanDarwin Online: F1101b.1 F1101b.2.OCLC locates four copies worldwide Cornell Univ. Huntington Libr. Yale Univ. Libr. National Library of Poland </em> hardcover
18774623Madrid: José de Rojas 1877. 2nd Spanish Edition. Fine. Full title: "Origen de Las Especies por Medio de la Seleccion Natural ó Conservacion de las Razs en su Lucha por la Existencia por Charles Darwin; Traduccion Directa de la Sexta Edicion Inglesa por Enrique Godinez. Segunda edicion castellana notablemente corregida y aumentada." Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or Conservation of Roots in their Struggle for Existence by Charles Darwin; Direct Translation of the Sixth English Edition by Enrique Godinez. Second Spanish edition notably corrected and enlarged. The second Spanish edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species with original frontispiece and fold out diagram for page 128. This is also the first printing of two letters from Darwin who was known to constantly update editions of Origin of Species during his life. Bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards with five panels divided by triple gilded lines and with gilded lettering. Old library label to first pastedown from the library of 19th century Spanish Naval officer and author Fernandez Duro. Thin and light crease to front cover lower right corner; otherwise in excellent condition with only minor rubbing or creasing elsewhere. Interior is very clean and clear with minor to no toning.<br /> <br /> Pages: 2 12 559<br /> Dimensions: 8¾ x 5â…ž x 1â…. José de Rojas unknown
419752 pp. manuscript in ink written on the first two sides of an octavo-size bifolium of notepaper 180 x 115 mm with Horace Darwin's letterhead 'The Orchard Huntingdon Road Cambridge'; dated 5 May 1903 the letter is addressed 'Dear Sir Joseph' i.e. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and is signed in full at the foot of the second side 'Horace Darwin'; the writer thanks Hooker for his congratulations by inference on his becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society although this event is not referred to explicitly; mounted on a section cut from an album page; some toning from the old glue on the verso else clean and legible. An unpublished and hitherto unrecorded piece of private correspondence between Cambridge scientist Horace Darwin 1851-1928 - the son of Charles Darwin - and the eminent botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker 1817-1911 - Charles Darwin's closest friend. Horace thanks Hooker for congratulating him on becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society an achievement which elicits fond memories of his father: for although he had passed away more than twenty years earlier we sense that Horace's emotional and deeply sincere words sum up accurately and concisely how much Charles Darwin meant to both men - as a proud and loving father as a loyal friend and as a brilliant intellect. 'Dear Sir Joseph George Horace's older brother has shown me your letter and I wish to write and thank you for your congratulations. I have wished so much that I could have seen my Father & Mother's pleasure & it adds to my pleasure to know that my Father's best friend is glad. My wife and I are sorry that you are so far from well but we hope you may be able to get to George's later & that we may see you then. Ever sincerely Horace Darwin'. Horace's obvious attachment to and respect for his father is to a large extent explained in this extract from The Darwin Correspondence Project: Darwin and Fatherhood University of Cambridge: 'The close relationships that developed with many of his adult children were highly prized by Darwin. So how exceptional was Darwin as a father In most respects the concerns and beliefs that Darwin expressed about fatherhood were ones that were very typical of men from similar backgrounds in the mid-Victorian period. He frequently discussed his own and other people’s children in letters to friends and relatives. He sought to ensure that his children would be successful when measured according to conventional norms of professional middle-class behaviour. The importance that Darwin attached to his paternal responsibilities and the enjoyment that he gained from his relationships with each of his sons and daughters were typical. However the characteristic that made Darwin unusual when compared to his neighbours and friends was the nature of his work. As a gentleman scientist who worked from home and was frequently not well enough to go to public events his life was centred on his home and family to an exceptional extent. His wife children and servants thus contributed to his research and writing and the practical and intellectual consequences of his scientific work were central to the relationships that he formed with his children.' Provenance: Autograph album compiled by Jane Emma Murphy Balcombe 1854–1924 ""The Briars"" Mornington Victoria Australia; à  Beckett family Melbourne by descent.  unknown
1875000860John Murray 1875. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. First edition first issue published by John Murray in 1875. x 462 pages. Original green cloth covers with a forward lean bright gilt lettering to the spine spine ends and corners a little rubbed rough cut page edges brown endpapers with a bookseller label to the front pastedown for S&T Gilbert London gift inscription in ink to the back of the free endpaper which as well as the half title is spotted pages otherwise clear with some light creasing or indentations where pages have been turned the rear board is just starting to come a little loose between the last page and the rear free end paper but all remains secure. Good condition. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
187545749London: John Murray 1878 1877 1877 1875. Four volumes mixed editions. 8vo. Uniformly bound in contemporary green full calf spines with raised bands gilt lettered red spine labels the other compartments richly gilt endpapers and all edges marbled the early book label of a Walter Palmer of "The Acacias Reading" to the front free endpapers. "Origin." with a folding plate illustrations in the text throughout the other works. Foxing to the front and rear of each volume some rubbing to the extremities a handsome set of these early issues. "Origin of Species" - sixth edition 20th thousand dated 1878 the second issue of the definitive text published two years earlier; "Various Contrivances." - second edition revised preceded only by the first edition of 1862; "Descent of Man" - second edition 12th thousand revised and augmented 1877; "Insectivorous Plants" - second thousand preceded only by the first issue published in July the same year. Freeman 403 801 948 and 1217 respectively. London: John Murray unknown
1875132980London: John Murray 1875. First edition of this classic work by Darwin. Octavo original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine woodcut illustrations by Darwin and his sons George and Francis Darwin. In very good condition. Bookplate and Henry Southeran's bookseller ticket to the pastedown. Darwin states in the opening pages to this comprehensive account: "During the summer of 1860 I was surprised by finding how large a number of insects were caught by the leaves of the common sun-dew Drosera rotundifolia on a heath in Sussex. I had heard that insects were thus caught but knew nothing further on the subject." The book chronicles Darwin's experiments with various carnivorous plants in which he carefully studied their feeding mechanisms Darwin tried several methods to stimulate the plants into activating their trap mechanisms including feeding them meat and glass blowing on them and prodding them with hair. He found that only the movement of an animal would cause the plants to react and concluded that this was an evolutionary adaptation to conserve energy for prey and to ignore stimuli that were not likely to be nutritious. He also discovered that while some plants have distinct trap-like structures others produce sticky fluids to ensnare their prey and concluded that this was an example of natural selection pressure resulting in various methods for food capture. John Murray hardcover
1864COLLECTI013679I<p>NEW YORK NY: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY. VERY GOOD. PUB 1864. DARWIN ON-LINE INDICATES THE FOLLOWING PRINTINGS 1860 4 ISSUES18611864186518671868186918701870 5TH ED . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BROWN MUSLIN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES LIGHT YELLOW BUFF COATED ENDPAPERS. VERY SLIGHT RUB WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS WITH A FAINT DAMP MARK AT THE BOTTOM FORE-EDGE CORNERS OF THE PRELIMINARY LEAVES AND SOME LIGHT SCATTERED FOXING TO THE TEXT. A VERY NICE CLEAN TIGHT WELL PRESERVED AND COMPLETE COPY OF THIS RARE CIVIL WAR ERA PRINTING. This copy has the 3 quotes on the page facing title the " A NEW EDITION REVISED AND AUGMENTED BY THE AUTHOR" on title page the 6 starred repeated numbered pages 116-121 between 116 and 117 the 6 page Supplement pp 426-432 following p 425 and Darwin's 7 page preface v-x1 dated Feb 1860. .</p> D. APPLETON AND COMPANY hardcover
186813360London: John Murray 1868. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. With several text illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth a few small bumps minor wear to boards; approximately 2 inches of the top of the fly-leaf of both volumes cut out. Generally a very nice set uncut with the presentation bookplate of the University of Southern California Messrs. Milton and Stanley Slotkin in each volume ownership signature on the title to Volume II. First edition first issue of Darwin's great contribution to the descent theory and the foundation on which all later racial-biological research was based. This work expands in detail material that Darwin had intended to include in his Origin. The most novel element in the work is Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis by which he attempts to explain hereditary resemblance inheritance of acquired characteristics atavism and regeneration. Although proven invalid this theory was nevertheless of prime importance in the history of genetics. "Darwin carried out numerous investigations with pigeons and various plants. He recognized continuous and discontinuous variation; he concluded that crossing tends to keep populations uniform" G&M. John Murray unknown
1940133214London: Collins 1940s. First and early editions of these works on Britain. Octavo original cloth approximately 125 volumes color and monochrome illustrations. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Collins hardcover
elala2638London: John Murray 1872. Sixth Edition Twelfth Thousand. Generally regarded as the last edition the sixth was extensively revised and included a new chapter VII inserted to refute the views of the Roman Catholic biologist St. George Mivart and a glossary compiled by W.S.Dallas. The title was changed to The Origin of Species and the word evolution in this text for the first time. Prepared under the advice of Lyell and Hooker this was Darwins greatest work and one of the most important books ever published The evidence for the existence of evolution and that it resulted from the survival of the fittest by natural selection is marshaled and set out as never before. Garrison considered this the most wonderful piece of synthesis in the history of science. Darwins influence on biology was fundamental its full implications being by no means yet exhausted. Garrison & Morton Freeman 392. cfGarrison & Morton 220. cfGrolier/Horblit 23b. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 344b. 8vo. pp. xxi 458. folding diagram. original cloth spine ends frayed inner hinges partly cracked London: John Murray, 1872 hardcover
1868013502London: John Murray 1868. Complete in 2 volumes. First edition first issue. Collation viii 411pp 32pp ads dated April 1867 viii 486pp 2pp ads February 1868 with 1-line publisher's imprint on cloth at base of spines 5 lines of errata in vol. I and 7 in vol. II and 43 in-text wood engravings. Bound in original publishers green cloth blind stamped tooling gilt lettering. At some time both volumes has been repaired. Cloth lightly rubbed some minor abrasion wear minor light rippling lightly bumped. Both bindings in good clean firm condition. Internally some light dust marking. Pages in good clean condition. Generally a very nice set. F. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
1862feb02637<p>1862. First German Edition of Fertilisation of Orchids by Charles Darwin.<br /><br />Über die Einrichtungen zur Befruchtung Britischer und ausländischer Orhideen durch Insekten</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> E. Sclnveizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung hardcover
1886feb02656<p>1886. First German Edition of Observations on the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy and of other parts of Lochaber in Scotland.<br /><br />Über den geringen Betrag der alluvialen Thätigkeit seit der Bildung der Simse im Roy-Thal Found on pp. 251-261</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> E. Günther hardcover
1871feb02713<p>1871. First Russian Edition of The descent of man and selection in relation to sex in 2 Volumes by Charles Darwin.<br /><br />ПроиÑхождение человека</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> St. Petersburg hardcover
1875feb02709<p>1875. First Polish Edition of The descent of man and selection in relation to sex in 2 Volumes by Charles Darwin.<br /><br />Dobór płciowy</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Lwów hardcover
1873feb0148<p>1873. First Polish Edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin.</p><p>Wyraz uczuć u człowieka i zwierząt</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Józefa Sikorskiego hardcover
1873feb02689<p>1873. First Dutch Edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals y Charles Darwin.<br /><br />Het uitdrukken der gemoedsaandoeningen bij den mensch en de dieren</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Joh. Ykema hardcover
