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1878B93271Bruxelles, Brismée 1878 19pp., 17cm., br.orig., peu de rousseurs, bon état, B93271
187642751Leipzig: Engelmann. 1876-1879. XVI, 486 S HLdr. mit reicher floraler Rückengoldprägung und Goldschnitt.
188639622Jena: Gustav Fischer. 1886. VIII, 128 S Neue Broschur (Marmorpapier).
187539619Leipzig: Engelmann. 1875. Mit 2 Chromolithographien. IV, 94 S. Gr.-Oktav. Bibliothekshalbleinen.
188239611Jena: Gustav Fischer. 1882. IV, 94 S Neue Broschur (Marmorpapier).
188339612Jena: Gustav Fischer. 1883. IV, 59 S Broschur.
188739621Jena: Gustav Fischer. 1887. VIII, 75 S Broschur.
18506543London: Unpublished 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. Manuscript notebook by a committed poultry breeder reader and customer of Darwin's poulterer and dealer in live birds John Baily with a letter from Baily about 'confinement' of birds. In this fascinating work W Stone keeps copious notes of John Baily's published observations on poultry most dated to the early 1850s as well as inserting a letter from Baily and a fine printed broadside advertisement. At the other end of the manuscript is a lengthy fair copy of David Ramsay Hay's study of colour theory. Quarto-sized notebook half calf over brown marbled boards lacking backstrip binding perfectly sound 1834 fleur de lys watermarked paper. Writing from one end of the manuscript Stone begins with brief notes on 'Baileys Reg.d Poultry Fountain' and one of Baily's published works The Dorking Fowl. This is followed by 56 pages of legal 'Articles of Agreement' between 'R.B.' and 'E.B.' apparently pre-Victorian. The meat of the manuscript comes in the 'Miscellaneous' section dated to 1852 which begins with a brief entry on 'Food for silk worms' a series of inserted printed pages on poultry breeding some annotated followed by a fine illustrated broadside advertisement for a 'Poultry House' built by Robert Richardson of London 38x23cm folded across a double spread. In manuscript there follows 'The Poultry-yard by Boswell review of' and lengthy commonplace notes many initialled 'John Baily' and dated on aspects of poultry manure breeding hybrids 'Descriptive Points &c. Dorking' and other ducks 'Incubation Natural and Artificial' the hatching of 6 emus 'at Knowsley in 1851 by Cautelo's hydro incubator. bought by the Antwerp Zoological Soc.y' 'Sale and Produce of Eggs' and a note of the values achieved by ducks in Dorking. There is a manuscript article from 1839 on the 'Eccaliobion' with the comment 'Dr. P of M. told me that in his country Wales they put eggs under ducks in preference.' with around 15 pages of manuscript explanation of Natural Incubation with tipped in steel engravings of incubating chicks which cites various sources including 'Mr William Yarrell' whom Darwin credits in one of his letters for introducing him to Baily and a section on 'Disease prevention and cure'. The letter from Baily to 'W Stone' is written on headed paper 'Baily 113 Mount Street' and explains a misapprehension on the part of Stone about an article published by Baily on the 'confinement' of foul in London 'The atmosphere of London is counted not so good as that of the country.' and is signed 'John Baily' with further notes below. Starting from the other end of the manuscript there is a 46 page fair copy of the introduction and first four chapters of the 1838 edition of David Ramsay Hay's The Laws of Harmonious Colouring with hand drawn renderings of the printed diagrams that are interspersed through the text most showing colour combinations. John Baily is referred to by Darwin in several of his letters; Darwin's accounts reveal that he bought frequently from Baily though he complained about Baily's reluctance to sell Darwin 'dead birds'. Collates: pp66 poultry; pp46 colour theory; pp57 legal Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1850 Unpublished hardcover
1880771Berlin, Gebr. Bornträger, 1880. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Aufl. ; XIV, 639 S. : Mit 392 Holzschnitten im Text und 11 Tafeln. Gr.-8°, rotbraune Org.-Lwd. mit gold. Rücken- u. Deckeltitel, reicher schwarz-gold. Rücken- und schwarzer Deckelornamentik
187810420Basel, Benno Schwabe, (1878-1880). Gr.-8vo. VIII, 642; VIII, 687 S. OLwd. m. Deckel- u. Rückentitel.
1873141586London: Henry S. King & Co 1873. First edition association copy of famed English philosopher Herbert Spencer's classic work on the evolution of society; presented and inscribed by him to Charles Darwin. Octavo original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine dark green endpapers. Association copy inscribed by the author on the title page "Charles Darwin with the Author's kind regards." English philosopher biologist sociologist and anthropologist Herbert Spencer invented the expression "survival of the fittest" which he coined in his Principles of Biology 1864 after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species 1859. A description of the mechanism of natural selection in Principles of Biology Spencer drew parallels between his own economic theories and Darwin's biological ones: "This survival of the fittest which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms is that which Mr. Darwin has called 'natural selection' or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life." Darwin responded positively to Alfred Russel Wallace's suggestion of using Spencer's new phrase "survival of the fittest" as an alternative to "natural selection" and adopted the phrase in The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication published in 1868. In On the Origin of Species he introduced the phrase in the fifth edition published in 1869 intending it to mean "better designed for an immediate local environment" Gould. Darwin wrote on page 6 of The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication published in 1868 "This preservation during the battle for life of varieties which possess any advantage in structure constitution or instinct I have called Natural Selection; and Mr. Herbert Spencer has well expressed the same idea by the Survival of the Fittest. The term 'natural selection' is in some respects a bad one as it seems to imply conscious choice; but this will be disregarded after a little familiarity." He defended his analogy as similar to language used in chemistry and to astronomers depicting the "attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets" or the way in which "agriculturists speak of man making domestic races by his power of selection." Spencer and Darwin were occasional correspondents and would regularly send each other copies of their latest works. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Charles Darwin's great grandson Edward Darwin gifting the book to a relative dated November 27th 1969. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Books from Darwin's library are very rare to the market. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world biological organisms the human mind and human culture and societies. “It is a function that no one has performed since†DSB. During his lifetime he was considered "the single most famous European intellectual" Eriksen 37. "The only other English philosopher to have achieved anything like such widespread popularity was Bertrand Russell and that was in the 20th century" Richards. Spencer's philosophies were heavily influenced by Darwin he cites Darwin several times in this book and references On the Origin of Species as "one of the most influential scientific publications of recent times." Given the primacy which Spencer placed on evolution his sociology might be described as social Darwinism mixed with Lamarckism. However despite its popularity this view of Spencer's sociology is mistaken. While his political and ethical writings had themes consistent with social Darwinism such themes are absent in Spencer's sociological works which focus on how processes of societal growth and differentiation lead to changing degrees of complexity in social organization. The evolutionary progression from simple undifferentiated homogeneity to complex differentiated heterogeneity was exemplified Spencer argued by the development of society. He developed a theory of two types of society the militant and the industrial which corresponded to this evolutionary progression. Militant society structured around relationships of hierarchy and obedience was simple and undifferentiated; industrial society based on voluntary contractually assumed social obligations was complex and differentiated. Society which Spencer conceptualised as a 'social organism' evolved from the simpler state to the more complex according to the universal law of evolution. Moreover industrial society was the direct descendant of the ideal society developed in Social Statics although Spencer now equivocated over whether the evolution of society would result in anarchism as he had first believed or whether it pointed to a continued role for the state albeit one reduced to the minimal functions of the enforcement of contracts and external defense. Henry S. King & Co hardcover
1884s00027291New York: D. Appleton and Company 1884. First printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition 1884. Cloth hardcover--seems like it might be a rebind as the endpapers are very clean 351 pp. ads. clean unmarked text Good copy some soiling or age-toning to the pages and page-edges light soiling and discoloration to the covers wear to the edges of the book's covers including fraying or loss to the tips no dust jacket. Uncommon book. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1871128473Dorpat: Verlag von C. Mattiesen, 1871. XXXVIII, 230 S. ; 23 x 14,5 cm ; broschiert.
188473936Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1884. (Internationale Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek, II. Band) X, 308 S. (19 cm) priv. Halbleinenband / gebundene Ausgabe
187698573AB(Wuppertal-)Barmen, Klein, 1876. XII, 403 S. Marmor. Hlwd. der Zeit m. goldgeprägt. Rückentitel. - Gutes bis sehr gutes Ex.
187027659Paris Guillaumin et Victor Masson 1870 Fort In-8 XXIV ( avec un index Bibliographique ) - 591 pp. Livre écrit par la traductrice de Darwin au début des travaux de l'Anthropologie de la fin d XIX ème édité conjointement par deuix éditeurs scientifiques célèbres. De la Bibliothèque Hector Fournier ( Initiales dorées en Queue ) Bon Exemplaire, petites traces de frottements sans gravité
1885007309London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co 1885. 2nd UK Ed. 1st-1883 . Hardcover. VG. 14 Cms x 22 Cms. unf.chart411pastedowns and inner sides of endpapers all edges marbled; 'bound by Mudie' logo bottom verso front end-paper vertical shallow creases to t.p. offset from chart folds as usual otherwise internally clean tight & unmarked end-gutters good one gathering very slightly proud for no apparent reason. Half leather and marbled boards covers clean but all extremities slightly rubbed as are board surfaces gilt-lettered paneled spine. An extremely attractive copy of this important sought ofter work in contemporary private binding. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. <br/> <br/> Kegan Paul, Trench & Co hardcover
188354398London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled brown cloth black eps. Points lightly bumped spine and top upper board sunned. Mild scattered foxing. Foldout frontis chart erratum slip by page 15. Solid copy. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 41132ads pages . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner hardcover
188435109Paris, 1884, in-8, 412pp, reliure pleine percaline, Très bel exemplaire bien complet de la planche dépliante! 412pp
188426558Paris Reinwald 1884 in-8 toile ornée de fers spéciaux, non rogné, [Rel. de l'éditeur] qques pâles mouill
18632368-NFfM.,Hermann 1863. 4 Bl.,,274 S. Mit 20 Holzschn. im Text. Priv. Hln. d.Zt. mit Rückentitel, etw. berieben, Rücken etw. geschossen, Vorsätze etw. stockfleckig, Titel u. letzte S. gestemp., sonst innen nur ganz vereinzelt min. (finger)fleckig, insges. gut erh.
18682201030028xbvkLeipzig, Verlag von William Engelmann, 1868. VIII, 249 Seiten, abwechselnd mit entsprechend vielen Leerblättern; 2 ausfaltbare lithographische Tafeln mit 81 Abbildungen. - Halbledereinband der Zeit mit grün-marmorierten Buchdeckeln und kleinen Lederecken, dezenter Rückenvergoldung und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel; 8vo.(ca. 21 x 15 x 2,5 cm).
1858066A70J.B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia: . 1858 pp. xxvii 586 Color chromolithographed frontispiece 23 tinted scenic plates eight monochrome geologic sections and profiles some folding; and 136 in-text figures Errata slip. Large 4to. 310 mm. Original full cloth binding decorated in blind with a gold gilt seal of the state on the front board. Front board detached; spine chipped and laid down. Henry Darwin Rogers 1808-1866 was one of the great geologists of the 19th century. Among other governmental and academic duties he was the State Geologist and head of the PA Geological Survey. Begun in 1836 and lasting until 1842 the first Pennsylvania Geological Survey would not publish its results until 1858 due to budget problems and other delays. In the end Rogers'"was an epoch-making work and beyond question the most important document on the geology of America that had appeared up to date with the exception of the final reports of the New York Survey." These geologic maps accompanied the final report and were the first such maps prepared for the state. They contain impressive cultural and topographical detail including cities towns street grids county names and boundaries roads railroads mills ferrys springs water salt and oil! and more. The presentation accentuates the complex folded structure of the Appalachian Mountains. He and his brother William were the first to work out the folded nature of the Appalachians. Uncommon. PA6. Hardcover. J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia: . hardcover
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
187699937876revue des deux mondes Paris Au Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes 1876, In-8 broché. Bon état.
