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1891010481London: John Murray 1891. Two volumes. Both in green cloth with gilt lettering to the spines triple gilt rulling to topand bottom of spines.Triple blindstamped borders to the boards. Matt black endpapers. Volume one with a frontispiece portrait of Charles Darwin with tissue guardxxvi 365 pagesplus one page of adverts for works by the author.Folding chart at page 140. Volume twovvi339 pages including the glossary of scientific terms by W S Dallas and the index.5.25 X7.75 inches.Both volumes a little rubbed to corners and spine ends with a little wear to cloth at the spine ends. Some lean to both books.Bindings sound and solid.Names of previous owner's to fly leaves.Inside the endpapers are in good condition with sound hinges.There is some spotting to the frontis. portrait tissue guard and title page of volume one otherwise all quite clean throughout both books.Folding char in very good condition.Very good set. Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. John Murray Hardcover
18881746097781ABSJohn Murray 1888. Hardcover. Good. 1888. Sixth edition 33rd thousand. 365 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Ex libris plate and name label to front pastedown. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to hinges and gutters. Binding slightly loose. Minor pencil inscriptions to front endpapers. Small bookshop label to rear pastedown. A fold-out diagram. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends and edges. All surfaces tanned particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Book has slight forward lean. John Murray hardcover
1888250916001London: John Murray 1888. Sixth. Hardcover. Acceptable. The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life.Sixth Edition With Additions and Corrections to 1872.Green cloth over boards gold spine titles Cover has edge wear some damp stain end papers stuck together dark stain to gutter on top of first couple pages very old worm damage to top of pages in a few spots roughly 1/2 otherwise clean readable with a few light penciled notations content is very clean and readable.Feel free to request photos.Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975! John Murray hardcover
1897121225G<p>Complete 2 volume set is in Very Good condition; boards and edges lightly rubbed corners lightly bumped rear hinge on volume 1 split but still tight front hinge beginning a few vague spots on spines no other defects noted. No marks noted to clean interiors bindings otherwise quite sturdy foldout diagram intact and perfect gilt on top edge of page blocks and spines bright half bound in red leather and marbled boards. See photos.</p> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1899212421London: John Murray 1899. Sixth Edition; Fifty-Six Thousand. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. John Murray hardcover
1898007353New York: D. Appleton and Company 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gilt lettering on maroon cloth covered boards. Top edges gilt. Most pages uncut. 8vo's 702 combined pages in the two volumes. The spines and a portion of the front cover of volume I is slightly darkened and the spine ends are worn. A never read very good set. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1889008302New York: D. Appleton and Company 1889. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gilt lettering on brown cloth covered boards. Ex-library copy in library binding with Columbia University bookplate on the inside of the front cover & other library markings. The pages are lightly tanned & brittle torn at the top & bottom edges of the pages to page 10 of the text at the margin. 8vo 339pp. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
190059060London: John Murray 1900. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. With portrait". Second printing of the 'Popular Impression" from September 1900.In good green boards with ornate darker green decoration to front. The covers are tight straight and clean edges a little worn; spine darkened. Foxed end papers and lightly tanned. Tanned cut edges. Tightly bound text block two vertical creases throughout; pages unmarked. Frontispiece of Darwin with tanned tissue guard; fold-out diagram on page 140 referred to in Contents under 'instruction to binder". No dedications etc. Good plus condition. Believed to have been issued without jacket. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
18884163London: John Murray 1888. Sixth Edition. This is a sixth edition stated on the title page. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5" with 339 numbered pages. This book is volume II only. <br /> <br /> This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping and chipping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine is still full and vivid. Moderate staining and scuffing to both boards. Moderate foxing on fore-edge and bottom edge of textblock. Minor foxing throughout textblock. <br /> <br /> "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution.<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #N4-97. John Murray unknown
187826410London: John Murray 1878. Very Good. London: John Murray 1878. Sixth Edition Twentieth Thousand with additions and corrections. Octavo. 458 pp. with half title and folding plate facing page 91. Bound in contemporary quarter calf; five raised bands gilt decorating and black title label to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. <br /> <br /> Boards worn along edges with exposure corners bumped rubbing to joints and surface cracking to spine. Recent repair to joints; scraping with surface loss to endpapers; binding holding soundly. Bookplate of tea planter Henry Randolph Trafford to front pastedown. Ownership inscription to preliminaries; text block a bit stiff but pages unmarked and legible throughout. <br /> <br /> A Very Good later printing of the sixth edition which was originally published in 1872 and was the first to include the word "evolution" though all editions included "evolved" as the final word of text. John Murray unknown
18692002020London: John Murray 1869. 5th. very good. Fifth edition tenth thousand as stated on title page and copyright page. Book very good repair at front and rear gutters. Page 29/30 missing. Comes with custom-made slipcase. John Murray unknown
18981iiBf0019New York: D. Appleton & Company 1898. Book. Very Good. Decorative Hardcover. Authorized Edition. 8vo or 8° Medium Octavo: 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 365 xxvi pp. Vol I issue only! A rare hard-to-find out-of-print true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! A scarce copy! Gold edging on top. Fold-out illustration diagram. Still some uncut/unopened pages. Stains on front cover board. Minimal discoloration. Tear on first front end page. No dust jacket. . D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
1884feb111860<p>1884: First Italian Edition of The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin<br /><br />I potere di movimento nelle piante <br /><br />Used. For more details please contact me</p> Torino hardcover
1881feb117996<p>1881: First German Edition of The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin<br /><br />Das Bewegungsvermögen der Pflanzen Eine kritische Studie über das gleichnamige Werk <br /><br />Used. For more details please contact me</p> Alfred Holder hardcover
1880feb118241<p>1880: First French Edition of The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin<br /><br />La faculté motrice dans les plantes<br /><br />Used. For more details please contact me</p> C. Reinwald hardcover
1880000858John Murray 1880. Hardcover. Good. Second Thousand 1880 published by John Murray. Original green cloth covers square a few marks to the spine with a small split to the top edge of the spine plus a vertical crease. Dark brown endpapers front hinge cracked but secure a few spots to the first couple of pages plus a previous owners inscription in ink to the reverse of the free endpaper clear pages some light creasing rough cut page edges three cut untidily causing loss to the margin not affecting the text otherwise neat. The majority of pages from p153 and onward remain uncut. Good to very good condition. x 592 pages plus 32 page list of works dated May 1878. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
1880806F23London: John Murray 1880 . Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's illustrated study of plant movement and response to external stimuli. The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's study on phototropism and other types of movement in plants. First published on the 6th November 1880 and quickly selling out its first 1500 copies this second thousand was published within two months of the first.Authored with the assistance of Darwin's son botanist Francis Darwin the work concerns itself with how plants respond to external stimuli examining these processes in individual plants to gain understanding of general principles governing their growth and life. Featuring numerous vignette illustrations throughout.With a single page of publisher's advertisements to the verso of the half title and a thirty-two page publisher's catalogue dated January 1879 to the rear.From the library of prominent English botanist television presenter author and environmental campaigner David Bellamy.Remarked upon by Francis Darwin as a work that was 'widely reviewed and excited much interest among the general public' this is a lovely copy of a very scarce later work from Charles Darwin. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally bright some bumping and with light marks to front board. Front hinge strained a bit but with board holding firm. Internally firmly bound. One spot present from page 586 to 591 with some spotting to final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Pages otherwise exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good John Murray hardcover
1897271431D. Appleton 1897. Hardcover. Good. 8vo in 3/4 burgundy morocco marbled boards. Binding tight and square hinges firm corners rubbed through rubbing and shallow chipping at the spine ends light scuffs to the spine leather p.o. bookplate on the front pastedown rubber stamp on the title page. D. Appleton hardcover
1888feb02687<p>1888. First Italian Edition of The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs by Charles Darwin.<br /><br />Sulla struttura e distribuzione dei banchi di corallo e delle isole madreporiche.</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Torino hardcover
1878feb02666<p>1878. First French Edition of The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs.<br /><br />Les Récifs de Corail leur structure et leur distribution</p><p>Used book For more details and availability please contact me</p> Gremer Baillière paperback
1898138070New York: D. Appleton & Company 1898. Authorized Edition; Third Printing. Fine Binding. Very Good in boards. D. Appleton & Company unknown
1896B4118New York: D. Appleton & Company 1896. A fine copy in contemporary half red morocco. . Edition: Third Edition Binding: Original half crimson morocco with matching marbled boards blind tooled rules tooled gilt lettering on spine. Size: 8vo: 125mm x 195mm Illustration: Illustrated with 3 foldout maps and a few scientific diagrams Pages: P. Half title Full title edition Preface v-xv Description of plates xvii-xx 1-344. Category: Book Natural History;Book Geological Minerals & Mining; D. Appleton & Company hardcover
18898437<p>Full red cloth with gilt title to spine. Third Edition with Authorized Edition printed to rear of title page. Numerous pages of ads to rear along with three fold-out maps of which they have occational tears and previous owner's tape but are still intact. Previous owner's name to front fly dated 1896. Overall remains a clean and tight copy.</p><p>5.25 x 8 in</p> D. Appleton and Company 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
1897131125818D Appleton and Company 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Very Good. Crimson cloth with gilt lettering worn at head and tail. A nice set. D Appleton and Company hardcover