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18766383London: John Murray 1876. First edition. Fine. Octavo 20 cm; viii 482 pages. Advertisements for other works of the author on the verso of the title 3-line errata slip tipped in prior to Chapter One. Original cloth. Owner's name in ink and old bookseller notations in pencil on front free endpaper. Else a fine copy in remarkably fresh condition. Reference: Freeman 1249. <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. John Murray hardcover
18752105008London UK: John Murray 1875. 6th. hardcover. very good. Sixth edition Fifteenth Thousand. Book very good cracking along front and rear gutters some wear previous owner's name on half-title and title page. Housed in provided fold-out case. John Murray unknown
1868151873London: John Murray 1868. First edition first issue of Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis in which he first uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" for the first time. First issue without publisher's advertisements errata with five items in six lines in the first volume on page vi and nine items in seven lines in the second volume on page viii. Octavo two volumes bound in full contemporary calf with titles and tooling to the spine double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels all edges marbled marbled endpapers illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations and a chart. In very good condition bookplates to the front pastedowns. Darwin's Variation Under Domestication “took up in detail that subject which had been confined to one chapter of the Origin. It contained Darwin’s hypothesis of pangenesis by means of which he tried to frame an explanation of hereditary resemblance inheritance of acquired characters atavism and regeneration. It was a brave attempt to account for a number of phenomena which were beyond the bounds of scientific knowledge in his day such as fertilization by the union of sperm with egg the mechanism of chromosomal inheritance and the development of the embryo by successive cell division. His hypothesis of pangenesis could not therefore give a permanently acceptable account of the multitude of phenomena it was designed to explain. It was however a point of departure for particulate theories of inheritance in the later 19th century†DSB. John Murray unknown
18324893England 1832. Letter written in brown ink on a folded sheet the back leaf containing an address in manuscript with a black wax seal a dragon with a D. The stamp has been cut from the letter without affecting the text. Letter by Francis Darwin announcing the death of his mother. The letter has been addressed to Samuel Tertius Galton in Birmingham the stamp has been cut from the letter without affecting the text. There is a black wax seal a dragon with a D on the verso. <br /> <br /> The text of the letter reads: My dear Galton /It has pleased God to remove our dearest mother from this world of sin & sorrow. She appeared to be much as usual until 2 o'clock & whilst sitting in her chair by the fire complained of general uneasiness. Sophie & I assisted her to the bed & she expired at 1/4 before 3 oclock in the presence of Dr. Bent & ourselves. She had thought herself so much better lately that Mrs. Hadley & Millicent were both sent home yesterday & the day before. /I hope Violetta will not suffer from this severe shock to us all. You shall hear again in a day or two. /Believe me affectionately yours / Frans S. Darwin.<br /> <br /> Violetta Darwin was the eldest daughter of Erasmus Darwin from his second marriage to Elizabeth Chandos Pole which took place in 1781. Violetta was married to Samuel Tertius Galton and the mother of Francis Galton. It is therefore likely that the Francis of this letter was one of her four brothers. unknown
190152738London: Jarrold & Sons 1901. First printing. Near fine. First edition advance review copy of this scarce turn-of-the-century primer on Darwinism for "every day people." A popular introduction to evolution by means of natural selection for "the young person the person with little education the person who is not studious the masses in short." Influenced by renowned naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace with whom he became acquainted due to their mutual work in land nationalization projects Ogilvy turned his attention to the still widely misunderstood concept of evolution. Wallace who had already provided the introduction for Ogilvy's THE THIRD FACTOR OF PRODUCTION also reviewed the manuscript for this book. Certainly with his connection to Darwin as "a co-discoverer and friend" he was one of the best possible beta readers for such a text. <br /> <br /> Ogilvy stresses that this book was written to make the principles of Darwinism accessible to all by making the subject "simple clear and interesting" and avoiding "technicalities and dry structural details" - addressing what he felt was a general misunderstanding of Darwin's findings amongst the population he sought to reach. A contemporary review in the science journal NATURE confirms this referring to a "widespread . ignorance and misapprehension of Darwin's teaching among the general public." Another from THE EXPOSITORY TIMES praises the "blessed simplicity in Mr. Ogilvy's way of presenting the subject." <br /> <br /> Laid into this copy is a typed letter signed by the publisher sending it to a journal editor for review. OCLC locates only a handful of US holdings and only a few more elsewhere. A gorgeous copy. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original green cloth with dark green stamped Art-Nouveau design lettered in red to front board and in gilt to spine. Pictorial endpapers. 160 pages. Single typed sheet dated 21 March 1901 and signed "Jarrold Sons" laid in. Boards with touch of wear to extremities. Faint offsetting to endpapers light foxing to edges. Crisp and tight. Jarrold & Sons unknown
185757211London and Edinburgh: John Murray; W. & A. K. Johnston 1857. A well-executed beautifully engraved map. Hand-colored. 16 x 13 inches 25 x 22 inches in mat and frame. Faint vertical center fold line else fine. Wheat 934. Not in Moffat. From the rare Atlas of the United States. 1857 by Rogers and Johnston. This is the only commercial atlas map of its time to show the Utah Territory on a single map and it is in its own right one of the rarest maps of the territory. In addition to county boundaries and information from Fremont's report the map provides a good deal of detail on springs Indians topographical features forts early roads and more. Portions of Nevada Colorado Arizona and New Mexico are included.<br /> <br /> The first separately printed map of Utah. This map was published at the time of the Utah War 1857-58 and depicts Brigham Young's original view of the large Deseret Territory. Fillmore City is shown as the capitol.<br /> <br /> The map includes a note from Fremont's report which states "The Great Basin is elevated above the sea between 4000 and 5000 ft. it is surrounded by lofty mountains and is believed to be filled with rivers and lakes which have no communication with the sea deserts and oases which have never been explored and savage tribes which no traveller has seen or described. John Murray; W. & A. K. Johnston unknown
97749London John Murray 1868. . First edition second issue; 2 vols 8vo; engravings throughout the text single leaf of publisher's ads at the end of each volume bookplates of Cyril Frampton contents faintly toned; original green cloth titles to spine gilt boards blocked in blind black coated endpapers recased with the joints hinges corners and spine ends repaired some spots and marks to the cloth very good condition; 411 & 486 pp.<br /> First edition second issue of the work in which the phrase 'survival of the fittest' appeared for the first time.<br /><br />The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication was 'the only section of Darwin's big book on the origin of species which was printed in his lifetime and corresponds to the first two intended chapters' Freeman p. 122. 'With detailed facts and lengthy discussion the work includes what Darwin believed to be new ideas of pangenesis but the topics of sexual selection and human evolution were excluded from these already thick volumes. Despite their size the works sold briskly Desmond & Moore Darwin p.550.<br /><br />After running through the first issue in just a week Freeman John Murray produced a second issue with several variations between the two. In the first the imprint is printed on a single line on the spine while it is broken on to two lines in the second as here. Numerous errata also appear in the first issue most of which were corrected in the second. A second edition of 1875 bears even greater alterations to the text as well as being reduced in size to a crown octavo.<br /> Freeman 877. London, John Murray, 1868. hardcover
63615. A folio sheet of Whatman hand-made paper folded to four pages the announcement on the first two pages signed at the top margin of the first side by GEORGE V and on the verso by EDWARD P both signatures lithographed dated June 3 1918 the sheet now folded horizontally with a printed leaf from the Central Chancery at St. James's Palace and the posting envelope to Sir Horace Darwin K.B.E. The Orchard Cambridge PLUS a typed letter signed by DAVID LLOYD GEORGE from 10 Downing Street : Sir I have the honour to inform you that the King has been pleased to approve that you should receive the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of the valuable services you have rendered to the nation in connection with the war.' dated May 27 1918 with postal envelope. SIR HORACE DARWIN 1851-1928 born in Down House in 1851 the fifth son and ninth child of Charles Darwin and his wife Emma and the youngest of their seven children who survived to adulthood. He was educated at a private school in Woodbridge Suffolk and at Trinity College Cambridge where he graduated BA in 1874. He founded the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company in 1885 and was Mayor of Cambridge between 1896 and 1897. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1903 and was knighted in 1918. unknown
albda0a499f81c12dffDarwin Charles. Human origins and gender selection. In two volumes. In Russian /Darvin Charlz. Proiskhozhdenie cheloveka i podbor po otnosheniyu k polu. V dvukh tomakh. Translation from English edited by I.M. Sechenov. With drawings: St. Petersburg: Edition of the Cherkesov Bookshop 1871-1872 1) 2, XIII, 481 and 2) 2, VI, 452c. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbda0a499f81c12dff.
199828815Westport Connecticut U.S.A.: Praeger Pub Text. New. 1998. Hardcover. 0275961281 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer-- . Praeger Pub Text hardcover
1948LCB60910Beograd: Prosveta. Izdavacko Preduzece Srbije. 1948. 1st Bosnian Edition. Original Quarter Cloth with Printed Boards. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. With plate & folding genealogical table. Lacks errata slip. Pages yellowed as normal for age. Covers slightly worn & somewhat stained to top right hand corner back cover. Some foxing on front cover. ; GPTThe 1948 Bosnian edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" titled "Postanak vrsta pomocu prirodnog odabiranja ili Održavanje povladivanih rasa u borbi za život" marks a significant historical and cultural milestone as the first translation of this seminal work into Bosnian. This rare edition not only made Darwin's revolutionary ideas on evolution and natural selection accessible to a new audience but also did so in a period marked by post-war reconstruction and ideological shifts in the region. The translation encompasses Darwin’s original theories which propose that species evolve over time through natural selection where traits beneficial for survival and reproduction are preserved leading to gradual changes in the species. This Bosnian version is collectible not only because of its historical value but also due to its rarity and the context of its publication. Released shortly after World War II it reflects the era's hunger for scientific knowledge and the intellectual rebuilding that was taking place across Europe. As a collectible it holds immense value for historians collectors and scholars interested in the dissemination of scientific thought across different languages and cultures. This edition serves as a testament to the enduring influence of Darwin's work and the global appetite for scientific advancement bridging language barriers and cultural divides. Freeman F2397 Darwin-Online . ; 22 x 15.2 x 2.2 cms; 460 pages . Prosveta. Izdavacko Preduzece Srbije hardcover
189613252New York NY: D. Appleton 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Near fine set. 15 volumes - complete Authorized Edition 1896. Uncommon in the original red morrocco binding marbled boards plain endpapers. No former owner marks. Gilt spine titles top edge gilt. Illustrated with line-drawings plates and maps. This first authorized selected edition of Darwin's works brings together the most important and influential scientific contributions in what were then the latest editions. Set may be subject to additional shipping charges. Volumes include: The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Third Edition with plates & 1 folding map;Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America during the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle Third Edition with maps and illustrations some in colour and many folding in rear; 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.; The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication in Two Volumes Illustrated; Insectivorous Plants Illustrated; The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species Illustrated; The Power of Movement in Plants 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; The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Second Edition Revised and Augmented Illustrated; The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals with Photographic and other Illustrations; The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms with Observations on Their Habits Illustrated; The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 1809-1882 Including and Autobiographical Chapter in Two Volumes Edited by his son Francis Darwin. D. Appleton hardcover
1862022337London: John Murray. Original maroon cloth with a gilt orchid on the front cover. First Edition. This volume followed Darwins On the Origin of Species and further supported his theory of natural selection. Woodcuts and the woodcut folding plate. Repair to spine some letters missing. Internals nice. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1862. John Murray hardcover
196361618Erevan, Hayastani Petakan Hratarakch'ut'yun, 1963. Royal8vo. In publisher's full green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Light wear to extremities, primarily affecting spine. Inner font hinge split, otherwise a fine and clean copy. 591, (1) pp. + 2 plates.
187160107London and New York, Macmillan and Co., 1871. Royal8vo. In publisher's original red embossed cloth. In ""Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science"", Vol. 3, November 1870 - April 1871. Stamp to title-page and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Binding with considerable wear"" spine partly disintegrated and front board bended vertically, but bookblock firmly attached. Internally fine and clean. Darwin's paper: Pp. 502-503. [Entire volume: XII, 520 pp].
198262054Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1982 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Light wear to extremities, spine with a few light stains. A nice and clean copy. 412 pp. The genealogical tree included in the pagionation on pp. 124-125.
194959977Erevan, Academy of Sciences Armenian S.S.R., 1949. Large8vo. In publisher's original printed cardboard binding. Title printed to spine and front board. A pictures of The Beagle on lower part of front board. Binding with wear to spine, especially to upper part. Back board with a few stains. Internally fine and clean with many text-illustrations throughout. (4), 460 pp. + frontiespiece of Darwin.
188753495Warszawa, 1887. 4to. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine and four raised bands. Spine with wear and top right corner (3 x 5 cm) of title-page lacking, not affecting text. Internally fine and clean. (4), II, 412, XVIII pp.
196361618Erevan Hayastani Petakan Hratarakch'ut'yun 1963. Royal8vo. In publisher's full green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Light wear to extremities primarily affecting spine. Inner font hinge split otherwise a fine and clean copy. 591 1 pp. 2 plates. <br/><br/><em>First printing of the exceedingly rare second Armenian translation of Darwin's landmark work. The first translation translated by S. Sargsyan was published in 1936 and both translations are of the upmost scarcity. Due to the relatively low number of people speaking Armenian approximately 3 million in Armenia and 7 million outside books in Armenian were printed in comparatively low numbers. This is one of the very few translations of "Origin of Species" of which Freeman has not listed the collation. This suggests that he never actually saw the copy but only read of it. Freeman 631.R.B. Darwin Online F631. </em> hardcover
187160107London and New York Macmillan and Co. 1871. Royal8vo. In publisher's original red embossed cloth. In "Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science" Vol. 3 November 1870 - April 1871. Stamp to title-page and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Binding with considerable wear; spine partly disintegrated and front board bended vertically but bookblock firmly attached. Internally fine and clean. Darwin's paper: Pp. 502-503. Entire volume: XII 520 pp. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of Darwin’s defense of his Pangenesis-theory. The Pangenesis theory was hypothetical mechanism for heredity in which he proposed that each part of the body continually emitted its own type of small organic particles called gemmules that aggregated in the gonads contributing heritable information to the gametes. He presented this 'provisional hypothesis' in his 1868 work The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication intending it to fill what he perceived as a major gap in evolutionary theory at the time. Darwin's half-cousin Francis Galton spent much time conducting wide-ranging inquiries into heredity which led him to refute Charles Darwin's hypothetical theory of pangenesis. In consultation with Darwin he set out to see if gemmules were transported in the blood. Galton was troubled because he began the work in good faith intending to prove Darwin right and having praised pangenesis in Hereditary Genius in 1869. Cautiously he criticized his cousin's theory although qualifying his remarks by saying that Darwin's gemmules which he called "pangenes" might be temporary inhabitants of the blood that his experiments had failed to pick up. In the present paper Darwin challenged the validity of Galton's experiment giving his reasons in an article published in Nature where he wrote. “Now in the chapter on Pangenesis in my Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication I have not said one word about the blood or about any fluid proper to any circulating system. It is indeed obvious that the presence of gemmules in the blood can form no necessary part of my hypothesis; for I refer in illustration of it to the lowest animals such as the Protozoa which do not possess blood or any vessels; and I refer to plants in which the fluid when present in the vessels cannot be considered as true blood." He goes on to admit: "Nevertheless when I first heard of Mr. Galton's experiments I did not sufficiently reflect on the subject and saw not the difficulty of believing in the presence of gemmules in the blood.†From the present paper The hypothesis was finally refuted in the 1900ies after Gregor Mendel's theory of the particulate nature of inheritance was accepted. The Pangenesis-theory however may be considered an eclectic mix of DNA RNA proteins and prions and can be regarded as being one of the earliest steps toward the modern mechanism for heredity namely DNA and RNA. Freeman 1751 </em> hardcover
62054Barcelona Edicions 62 1982 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Light wear to extremities spine with a few light stains. A nice and clean copy. 412 pp. The genealogical tree included in the pagionation on pp. 124-125. <br/><br/><em>First Catalan translation of Darwin's landmark "Origin of Species". Translated by Santiago Alberti and Constança Alberti. Edition by Joan Senent-Josa and Montserrat Vallmitjana; prologue by Thomas Glick. Published on the centennial year of Darwin's death. The same year is the 20th anniversary of thefoundation of the publisher Edicions 62 whose foundational mission was to publish texts in Catalan both original and in translation—and not rarely on controversial subjects. This was seenas a political affirmation of the Catalan identity purposedly crushed by the Franco regime sincethe Civil War. Edicions 62 decided to publish this translation of Darwin's Origin as the very first title of theirseries "Clàssics del Pensament Modern" Classics of Modern Thought. The Series would go onto include translations of Adam Smith Diderot Karl Marx Montesquieu Freud TocquevilleEinstein Lacan and dozens more from the previous three centuries which had never been translated to Catalán. Previously a 1980-edition Barcelona Bruguera 1980 Blanco & Llorca 63 has been referred to as the first Catalan translation. This however is a bibliographical error since the copy referred to is in Spanish. Freeman F2447.Blanco & Llorca 68. </em> unknown
194959977Erevan Academy of Sciences Armenian S.S.R. 1949. Large8vo. In publisher's original printed cardboard binding. Title printed to spine and front board. A pictures of The Beagle on lower part of front board. Binding with wear to spine especially to upper part. Back board with a few stains. Internally fine and clean with many text-illustrations throughout. 4 460 pp. frontiespiece of Darwin. <br/><br/><em>The exceedingly rare first Armenian translation of Darwin's "Journal of Researches". "His first published book is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to ‘On the origin of Species’ as the most often printed. It is an important travel book in its own right and its relation to the background of his evolutionary ideas has often been stressed."Freeman p. 31.Freeman 169 </em> unknown
188753495Warszawa 1887. 4to. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine and four raised bands. Spine with wear and top right corner 3 x 5 cm of title-page lacking not affecting text. Internally fine and clean. 4 II 412 XVIII pp. <br/><br/><em>Extremely rare first Polish translation of Darwin’s Journal of Researches: "His first published book is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to ‘On the origin of Species’ as the most often printed. It is an important travel book in its own right and its relation to the background of his evolutionary ideas has often been stressed."Freeman p. 31.Freeman 223 </em> hardcover
alb98fa88f23030d9adDarwin C.R. Changes in animals and plants as a result of domestication In Russian /Darvin Ch.R. Izmeneniya zhivotnykh i rasteniy vsledstvie prirucheniya.V 2-kh tt. Volumes 1-2. Translated from English with the consent and assistance of the author V. Kovalevsky. Edited by I. M. Sechenov, botanical section edited by A. Gerd. Pb Type F.S. Sushchinsky 1868. 4, IV, 443 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb98fa88f23030d9ad.
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
