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188734482London: John Murray 1887. 3 volumes. An early printing published in the year of the first edition. With seven illustrations including three portraits. Tall 8vo publisher's original pale grey-green cloth gilt lettered on the spines. x 395 1; iii 393 1; iv 418 1 pp. A clean and pleasing set with light evidence of age or use. AN IMPORTANT WORK. This is the first and basic life of Darwin. It contains the first version of Darwin's autobiography which was edited to avoid giving offense to his widow the full text was not published in English until 1958. The letters were selected with a more personal rather than scientific bias with particular emphasis on the period during which Darwin was writing and preparing for publication his ORIGIN OF SPECIES. There is particular emphasis on the period during which Darwin was writing and preparing for publication of his ORIGIN OF SPECIES. John Murray hardcover
189933340London: John Murray 1899. Second edition revised sixth impression. With numerous illustrations. 8vo original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and blocked in blind on the covers. xvi 300 Index 32 ads. pp. A very fine copy bright and clean and beautifully preserved. EARLY PRINTING IN VERY FINE CONDITION. One of Darwin's most important but often overlooked works. The LIFE AND LETTERS of Darwin III p. 274 quotes Asa Gray as saying that "if the Orchid-book with a few trifling omissions had appeared before the 'Origin' the author would have been canonised rather than anathematised by the natural theologians" and noted 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.'"<br> The book was concerned with working out in detail the relationships between sexual structures of orchids and the insects which fertilize them their evolution being attributed to natural selection and therefore was the first of the volumes of "supporting evidence" for his ORIGIN OF SPECIES. Although it was praised highly by botanists it did not sell well only about 6000 copies by the turn of the century. John Murray hardcover
1871000010496New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 vol. 8vo. 3 iv-vi 1 2-409 1 2 pages of publisher's advertisements 2; 3 iv-v 4 2-436 6 pages of publisher's advertisements 2 pp. Orange-red cloth with black decorations on the boards and gold lettering on the spines. Yellow coated endpapers and pastedowns. With several in-text illustrations. Freeman 129-131. Oxford DNB Adrian Desmond James Moore and Janet Browne "Darwin Charles Robert 1809–1882". With the postscript in volume two both versos of our title pages are blank. Both title pages dated 1871. These volumes contain the first appearance of the word evolution and a verbal description of humanity's ancient ancestors which was no doubt distrubing to Victorian sensibilities. Darwin painted human ancestors as hairy tree dwellers. The majority of the book however focuses on sexual selection among other animal species. The first print run was very popular selling 5000 copies right away. A landmark work in biological science a paradigm shift in the way the animal kingdom's history was understood. Both volumes have been rebacked within the past 40 years with strips of the original spine cloth laid down later endpapers placed before and after the originals in each volume. A few leaves reattached and realigned to the gutters with archival tape. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
187460115London and New York Macmillan and Co. 1874. Royal8vo. In a bit later full green cloth. In "Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science" Vol. 10 May 1874 - October 1874. Stamp to title-page and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Stamps to front free end paper. Traces from book block having been bended. Darwin's paper: Pp. 24-25. Entire volume: XI 1 534 pp. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of Darwin's paper on Primrose flowers. Primrose flowers and the flowers of related members of the Primulaceae are often removed from their stalks and scattered on the ground by green finches apparently consuming the ovaries and nectaries - here first described by Darwin. Freeman 1771 </em> hardcover
187260122London and New York Macmillan and Co. 1872. Royal8vo. In publisher's original red embossed cloth. In "Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science" Vol. 6 May-October 1872. Stamp to title-page and p. 1 and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Binding with wear and light soiling spine loose and missing part of cloth to upper part. Internally fine and clean. Darwin's paper co-author: 211-216; P. 279. Entire volume: XII 548 pp. <br/><br/><em>First publication of these two short notices by Darwin. Freeman 1937 & 1756. </em> hardcover
192153616Madrid Calpe 1921 & 1922 8vo. Bound in one half calf binding with four raised bands. Spine with wear otherwise a fine copy. X 6 361 VIII 359 3 pp. 1 folded map. <br/><br/><em>First complete Spanish translation of Darwin's "Journal of Researches": "La única que completa e intacta se ofrece en castellano" From the introduction to the present work. The work now now known as Voyage of the Beagle was Darwin's first published book. As Darwin later recalled in his autobiography 'The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career'. "On its first appearance in its own right also in 1839 it was called Journal of researches into the geology and natural history etc. The second edition of 1845 transposes 'geology' and 'natural history' to read Journal of researches into the natural history and geology etc. and the spine title is Naturalist's voyage. The final definitive text of 1860 has the same wording on the title page but the spine readsNaturalist's voyage round the world and the fourteenth thousand of 1879 places A naturalist's voyage on the title page. The voyage of the Beagle first appears as a title in the Harmsworth Library edition of 1905. It is a bad title: she was only a floating home for Darwin on which in spite of good companionship he was cramped and miserably sea-sick; whilst the book is almost entirely about his expeditions on land." Freeman.Freeman 252.Blanco & Llorca: 5 Blanco & Llorca: Bibliogrfía crítica illustrada de las obras de Darwin en españa 1857-2005. </em> hardcover
187253225Torino Tipografico-Editrice Torinese 1872. Large8vo. In publisher's original full green cloth. Embossed title with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Corners of binding bumped and lower part of back hindge with a small tear. An overall very fine and clean copy. 2 464 pp. <br/><br/><em>First Italian translation of Darwin's Journal of researches now known as Voyage of the Beagle being his first published book. As Darwin later recalled in his autobiography 'The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career'. "On its first appearance in its own right also in 1839 it was called Journal of researches into the geology and natural history etc. The second edition of 1845 transposes 'geology' and 'natural history' to read Journal of researches into the natural history and geology etc. and the spine title is Naturalist's voyage. The final definitive text of 1860 has the same wording on the title page but the spine readsNaturalist's voyage round the world and the fourteenth thousand of 1879 places A naturalist's voyage on the title page. The voyage of the Beagle first appears as a title in the Harmsworth Library edition of 1905. It is a bad title: she was only a floating home for Darwin on which in spite of good companionship he was cramped and miserably sea-sick; whilst the book is almost entirely about his expeditions on land." FreemanThe first edition appeared in German in 1844 at the instigation of Baron von Humboldt and the second in Danish French German Italian Russian and Swedish in Darwin's lifetimeFreeman 211 </em> hardcover
187360132London 1873. Small folio. Extracted with traces from the sewn cords in the original printed wrappers. In "Nature" No. 172 Vol. 7 February 13. Entire issue offered. Issue split in two otherwise fine and clean. Housed in a portfolio with white paper title-label to front board. Darwin's notice: P. 281 Entire issue: Pp. 1 lx 277-296. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of Darwin's comment on Dr. Huggins' letter containing an account of three generations of dogs which exhibited fright when in the vicinity of a butcher or butcher's shop an observation which Darwin considered of the utmost importance: "The following letter seems to me so valuable and the accuracy of the statements vouched for by so high an authority that I have obtained permission from Dr. Huggins to send it for publication" From the present publication. Freeman 1757 </em> unknown
187252355Stockholm Albert Bonniers 1872. 8vo. 2 volumes in one as issued contemporary half calf binding with gilt lettering to spine. A fine and clean copy. Frontiespiece 1 314 2 pp.; 4 XV 1 294 6 39 pp. <br/><br/><em>The rare first Swedish translation of "The Descent of Man" translated by Rudolf Sunderström. Freeman's collation is incorrect as he also dated the first Swedish translation of "Origin of Species" wrongly.Withbound is Lawrence Heap Åberg's "Ett försök att uppvisa darwinismens öfverensstämmelse med en rationelt idealistisk verldsåskådning" 1874. Freeman 1136 </em> unknown
187360131London 1873. Small folio. Extracted with traces from the sewn cords in the original printed wrappers. In "Nature" No. 176 Vol. 7 March 13. Entire issue offered. Issue split in two otherwise fine and clean. Housed in a portfolio with white paper title-label to front board. Darwin's notice: P. 360. Entire issue: Pp. 1 lxxxvi-xcii 357-376. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of Darwin' comment on Aldred Wallace's suggestion that animals find their way home by recognising the odour of the places which they have passed. In the comment Darwin describes the following anecdote: "Many years ago I was on a mail-coach and as soon as we came to a public-house the coachman pulled up for the fraction of a second. He did so when we came to a second public-house and I then asked him the reason. He pointed to the off-hand wheeler and said that she had been long completely blind and she would stop at every place on the road at which she had before stopped. He had found by experience that less time was wasted by pulling up his team than by trying to drive her past the place for she was contented with a momentary stop. After this I watched her and it was evident that she knew exactly before the coachman began to pull up the other horses every public-house on the road for she had at some time stopped at all. I think there can be little doubt that this mare recognised all these houses by her sense of smell." From the present paper. Freeman 1759 </em> unknown
324<p>A very rare offprint from l'Histoire naturelle générale des règnes organiques published the same year as Darwin's Origin of Species in which Isidore traces the history of the notions of evolution and variability of the species developed by the French School of Zoology since Buffon.</p><p>An important work on the history of science in which the author also asserts in the light of the Darwinian revolution his evolutionary views inherited from his father's work. Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire's "important views on the persistence of infantile characteristics among primates and on 'parallel' evolution appear to be original . In 1859 he published 'Résumé des vues sur l'espece biologique' in which he quietly reminded Darwin of his predecessors in France: Buffon Lamarck and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire." DSB<br />An interesting copy bearing a signed autograph dedication partially cut from the author to "Mons. Laugier offered by his very devoted colleague." This is certainly the surgeon Stanislas Laugier.<br />Foxing and stains but a copy in its original binding with full margins.</p><p>Darwin - Darwiniana GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE Isidore Résumé des vues sur l'espèce organique émises par les principaux naturalistes français du XVIIIe siècle et du commencement du XIXe et de la théorie de la variabilité limitée de l'espèce Paris Victor Masson 1859.</p><p>8vo of 40 pages ; original printed wrappers.</p>
1910031947London: Duckworth & Co. 1910. Book. Illus. by Harry Rountree. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with gilt type to front and type and decorations to spine. Green line rules and decorations to front. Illustrator Rountree spelled incorrectly Rowntree on cover. Top edge gilt and side edge ragged. Large 8vo. Frontis colour illustration of St Andrews with tissue guard. With 62 additional illustrations 47 colour and 15 b&w with tissue guards. Missing front prelim. Embossed collection stamp to endpaper. Spines pushed with small clear tape repair to heel. Pages 201205 & 207 have clear tape repairs to torn edges. Inside text block is thick paper and very clean. A very good copy. Duckworth & Co. Hardcover
18685018<p>Two Volume Set; First Edition/Second Issue; A Very Good set. A remarkably well preserved set of this expanded work on the Origin of Species the only follow up work published in Darwin's lifetime; an important addition to the Theory of Evolution canon. The first issue sold out in a week prompting the 2nd issue printing which corrected a number of mistakes from the first issue. This set is in very good or better condition with 3/4 calf and marbled boards gilt spines with raised bands and marbled endpapers; rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges endpapers rubbed and a previous owner's stamp to the front free paper. Overall a highly collectible set of an important work. Not remaindered not ex-library; will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.</p> John Murray hardcover
187120-0556New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1871. 1871 447pp fold-out chart 5th ed. w/ additions & corrections corners slighlty bumped slight darkening to spine light shelfwear to cover some wear to spine ends heavier to bottom owner's name to fep 2 pgs w/ browning from newspaper clipping 3 pgs w/ small spiece missing from margin 2 pgs still uncut light foxing to pg edges a couple pencil notes to rear ep no dj contents clean & unmarked. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. D. Appleton & Co. Hardcover
1868016038Orange Judd 1868. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 2 Volume In Green Cloth. First American Edition 1868 A Bit Of Light Staining. Excellent Fresh Set of This Science Classic. Orange Judd Hardcover
1904201118-MB75J.A. Hill and Company 1904. Very Good Bound in Three Quarter Leather with marbeled boards 1904 Second edition revised and augmentated illustrated. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. J.A. Hill and Company Hardcover
1876260511-MB02London: John Murray 1876. Green cloth variant binding 1876 first edition 482 pages Index top-edge of spine slightly frayed front endpaper glued Previous owner's inscription . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Cover. John Murray Hardcover
332255John Murray 1880. FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo pp. x 592 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind spine lettered in gilt; illus.; VG light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning soiling & foxing to eps prelims & terminals; sticker to front pastedown; heavy cracking to hinges. Publisher's advt. to rear dated 1878. John Murray 1880 unknown
18711406180115D. Appleton & Co 1871-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. 1st American edition first printing 2nd issue. With list of errors in Vol. I placed in Vol. II as in London edition. Publisher's orange cloth. Hardcover. Pencil corrections to volume I to errors otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. vi 409; v 436. ad for the Origin of the Species in the rear and blank end pages. Blind stamp on fep. Good Hinges repaired. bindings. Vol. 1 spine edge has a restored frayed edge. Small chip missing from head of vol. 1 spine. "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. The last chapter is about sexual selection in relation to man and it ends with the famous peroration about man's lowly origin the wording of which differs slightly in the first edition from that which is usually quoted" Freeman p. 129. Freeman 941. Garrison-Morton 170. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
1888mon0000215098John Murray 1888-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Clean copy sound binding. Some wear on page edges. Some damage to the very top of the binding. John Murray hardcover
332820Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980. 3 VOLUME SET LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION #247/750 very heavy set- extra shipping req'd lg quarto quarter leather bound brown cloth boards gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines marbled eps mixed pagination illus/plates VG light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work light soiling & moderate fading to board edges light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges occasional ligt markings to prelims Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980 hardcover
1871023041New York: D. Appleton and Co 1871. Octavo. . 5th edition with additions and corrections. Half-title 447pp. 8pp. publisher's ads. Darwin's work introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. Bound in publisher's brown pebble grained embossed cloth spine lettering faded yellow endpapers marginal faint damp stain to lower corners not affecting text wear to spine ends. Previous owner's name E. K. Boyle dated 1871 who was a prominent lawyer of Belfast Maine. A very good copy. D. Appleton and Co unknown
184559290John Murray London 1845. Second Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition. Size: 12mo - between 6¾ - 7¾" tall. viii 520pp. Front hinge cracking. Minor wear to spine with slight loss to top. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Natural History & Resources; 19th century; Geography & Maps. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 59290. . John Murray hardcover
18607701London: John Murray 1860. 8vo pp. xv i 519 1 32 ads. Original green cloth by Edmonds & Remnants boards blocked in blind spine blocked in gilt brown endpapers. A little minor spotting contents leaves toned. Extremities bumped spine darkened and torn at head boards a little marked and endpapers rubbed. Newspaper clipping tipped to front flyleaf. An early issue of the definitive edition of Darwin’s first published book containing his final additions to the text. Originally published in 1839 the extensively revised second edition followed in 1845 and was reprinted several times all in a small-format Colonial and Home Library series. For this edition the stereotypes of the text are printed on larger paper and Darwin adds a new postscript; the whole is then bound to match the early editions of the Origin of Species so giving ‘the whole book a much better appearance’ Freeman. In this copy the ads at the rear are dated January 1863 - in the earliest copies they were December 1861 and Freeman notes they can be as late as September 1868. The next printing was 1870. Freeman F20. John Murray hardcover
187814399London; John Murray Albemarle Street 1878. 1878. Second Edition. Octavo pp. viii 487 32 of publisher's catalogue to end 1 diagram and 109 tables within text. Publisher's original green cloth blind-stamped frame to boards titled in gilt to spine. Top edge and fore-edges of select pages untrimmed. Elegant bookplate of All Nations Bible College London to front paste-down. Underlining to first page. Corners slightly rubbed top edge a little dusty. A very good copy. The result of an offshoot of Darwin's work on natural selection and evolution. The author performed experiments which demonstrated that plants which self-fertilized were weaker than those which cross-fertilized. Freeman 298. London; John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1878. hardcover
