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1887050722London: John Murray 1887. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 395&393pp. -- NO VOL.III -- HBs 1/2 bound; lt.brwn.leather w/brwn.-blue designe trim&pastedwns.--Rebind w/orig.spine titles; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; foxing on endpapers&titles; cleantight pgs. NO VOL.III. "In choosing letters for publication I have been largely guided by the wish to illustrate my father's personal character. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
1888292728London.: John Murray. 1888. 7th thousand. Publishers green cloth gilt spine titles blind ruled borders. Good plus damp damage to covers and endpapers and marginal ink spot to frontis and title page of volume 3 otherwise very good. 8vo. 22.5x14 cm. Heavy set will require extra shipping. weight: 5.2 lb. Edited by Francis Darwin. Portrait frontispieces. John Murray. hardcover
188774614London: John Murray 1887. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Complete set in three volumes. Frontis of Darwin to each volume 2 plates. ix539396418 pages Index. Gren cloth large octavos with titles in gilt. Volume I has contemporary inscription dated 1887. Some foxing to endpapers notes in pencil to rear endpaper of each volume a few pages have some minor pencilling otherwise clean. Corners bumped spines show fading light edgewear with usual light wear to top and bottom of spines bindings tight. John Murray hardcover
1896047214D. Appleton and Company 1896. Book. Very Good-. Three-Quarter Leather. Marbled boards. Two volumes. Loss of leather to spine ends of volumes II and wear to leather of spine ends of volume I. Owner embossed stamp to title page of each volume. Hinges are sound. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
1896067115D. Appleton and Company 1896. Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. Marbled boards. Two volumes. Chip to leather at top of volume II. Hinges are sound. Light wear to corners. . D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
1887146465London: John Murray 1887; 1888; 1888. First Edition. Vols. II & III state Seventh Thousand Revised. Hardcover. ex library-good. 3 vols.: ix 395; 393; iv 418 p. 23 cm. Frontispiece portrait in each volume. Family tree chart. 2 b&w drawings in vol. I. Facsimile page in vol. II. Green cloth. Corners bumped cloth on vols. II & III rubbed and wrinkled. Vol. I spine a bit cocked. Vol. III has tear in bottom of rear hinge. Vol. I has small label on front endpaper ink stamp on next leaf and title. Older subscription library bookplates on front pastedowns. Some spotting to text block edges. Vol. I plate opposite p. 320 is loosening at bottom. <br/><br/>Contains a selection of 87 letters from the correspondence of Charles Darwin an autobiographical chapter written by Charles Darwin for his family and an essay by Thomas Huxley "On the reception of the 'Origin of Species'". Correspondents include Charles' wife Emma his brother Erasmus cousin William Darwin Fox Asa Gray Charles Kingsley Thomas Huxley Charles Lyell John Murray II Herbert Spencer Alfred Russel Wallace and others. John Murray hardcover
1887216113.CNew York: D. Appleton & Company 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes in very good condition. Volume 1: 558 pages. Volume 2: 562 pages. Pages are unmarked with several black and white plates throughout. Some light water damage near the edges. Yellow endpapers. Page edges are darkened and lightly stained. Bound in brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine and black and blind-stamped designs on the boards. Worn around the edges. Complete set includes an autobiographical chapter. Previous owner's signature on the ffep of the first volume. VG <br/> <br/> D. Appleton & Company hardcover
18875260047London: John Murray 1887. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary marks. Rebound in library buckram with sound binding and hinges. Pages clean tanned a few have crease at the start of volume 1. Editor was Charles Darwin's son. Ex-Library; 8.75" tall; 1206 pages. John Murray hardcover
1887AQ28006London: John Murray 1887. In three volumes. ix 1 395 1; 4 393 1; iv 418pp. With a portrait frontispiece to each volume. Original publisher's green cloth ruled and lettered in gilt to spines. A trifle rubbed. Hinges exposed armorial bookplates of Bernard Lord Coleridge to FFEPs scattered spotting. With a 4pp A.L.S. tipped-in to FFEP of Vol. II: 'Dear Mr. Rockstro I have to thank you for two most kind letters. It is very good of to value the book so highly - I am glad to hear of the big book and the flute for which as my first love I still have much affection. I often wish I had been taught other things as well as I was taught by you - there are but few who teach well I find. I have not forgotten that your day is Saturday but I am so seldom in town - I hope I find you at home someday. Yours ever sincerely F. Darwin'. The first edition of Francis Darwin's 1848-1925 monumental memoir of his father naturalist geologist and originator of the theory of natural selection Charles Darwin 1809-1882; with a contemporary letter in Francis's hand addressed to his former music tutor flautist Richard Shepherd Rockstro. Provenance: Bernard John Seymour Coleridge second Baron Coleridge 1851-1927 lawyer and Liberal politician grandson of poet John Taylor Coleridge. . First edition. 8vo. John Murray hardcover
18988795New York: D. Appleton and Company 1898. 1898 Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 5 x 8 in. viii 558 562 pp. Occasionally illustrated with black & white reproductions of photographs etc. Very good in original half red morocco over marbled boards gilt lettering to spines still bright top edge gilt else some spots of rubbing to extremities with some loss to corners. and some discoloration to leather. Considered the "authorized edition" edited by Darwin's son Francis Darwin. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
189626664New York: D. Appleton 1896. US 'authorised edition'. V.g./No Jacket. Half leather bindinggilt lettering on spine Originally issued in 1889 by Appleton. Former owner's signatures Katrina B. Lewis on ffeps. recent owner's bookplates on front pastedowns. New York: D. Appleton hardcover
1887S15195London: John Murray 1887. ix 1 395 mis-numbered 539 2; iv 393 2; iv 418 2 3 portrait frontispieces 1 plate 3 text illus. . HB. 3 vols 8vo orig. cloth spines faded lettering dull some staining. Good set from an institutional library with small labels removed from spines; ink stamps of the Royal Army Medical College library to endpapers title pages and verso of frontispieces marked in ms 'The Fayrer Gift'; also with ink stamp of the Zoological Society of London marked withdrawn. Lengthy inscription to Sir Joseph Fayrer F.R.S. to endpaper of Vol. I 'from his very old friends at Oakfield Lodge . Denmark Hill 23rd January 1888'. Sir Joseph Fayrer 1824-1907 was a British physician who served as Surgeon General in India. He is noted for his writings on medicine work on public health including the official investigation on cholera and his studies on snakes and the treatment of snakebite in India including his classic <i>Thanatophidia of India. Being a Description of the Venomous Snakes of the Indian Peninsula with an Account of the Influence of Their Poison on Life</i> 1874. Fifth thousand revised with errata corrected second issue of the first edition published in the same year as the first. Complete in 3 volumes. Freeman 1453. John Murray hardcover
1888317676London: John Murray 1888. 7th thousand. Very Good. octavo. orig. cloth ix 395 393 iv 418pp. frontis.3 index Signs of use with bumps & rubbing to boards at edges o/w a nice tight clean set of an increasingly uncommon work John Murray hardcover
1888023178London: John Murray 1888. Seventh thousand revised. Large octavo three volumes pp x 395; ii 393; iv 418 a slight mark to one fore-edge very slight signs of use otherwise clean and tight internally. Original blue cloth rubbed and a little worn the spines age-toned the spine-heads a little frayed the second volume slightly marked on the rear cover. With three portait frontispieces. Freeman 1457. A heavy set - extra postage will be required. Cloth. Good. John Murray Hardcover
1887111111113801John Murray 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John Murray; London 1887. Hardcover. First Edition. Volume 2 Only. A Very Good green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine binding intact starting hinges sunned spine some crimping to spine edges bit of age toning to text block mild scattered foxing to front and back matters some handling/scuffing to board soiling bottom rear board small abrasions to board corners dent bottom rear board edge bumped bottom front board corner top text block edge dusty spine buckram starting to separate from backing material without Dust wrapper. A nice overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 393pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. John Murray hardcover
1887111111113802John Murray 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John Murray; London 1887. Hardcover. First Edition. Volume 3 Only. A Very Good green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine binding intact starting hinges sunned spine some crimping to spine edges bit of age toning to text block mild scattered foxing to front and back matters some handling/scuffing to board small abrasions to board corners top text block edge dusty spine buckram starting to separate from backing material without Dust wrapper. A nice overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 418pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. John Murray hardcover
1896mon0002882818D. Appleton and Company 1896. Hardcover. Good. . Half red leather with marbled boards. Scuffing to leather general shelf wear. Backstrip of vol. II beginning to peel off. A few age stains overall clean. Bindings sturdy. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1897267594D. Appleton 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes 8vo in 3/4 burgundy morocco on marbled paper spine title in gilt t.e.g. Bindings tight and square hinges firm corners rubbed through very shallow chipping at the spine ends. D. Appleton hardcover
1897271436D. Appleton 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes 8vo in 3/4 burgundy morocco marbled boards. Bindings tight and square hinges firm corners rubbed through rubbing and shallow chipping at the spine ends p.o. bookplates on the front pastedowns rubber stamps on the title pages. D. Appleton hardcover
18886779New York: D. Appleton & Co 1888. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome example of the 1888 2nd American edition complete in 2 volumes and edited by Darwin's son Francis. Both volumes solid and VG in their russet cloth with very light wear at the spine crowns. Gilt-lettering along the spines and decorative rule to the front panels still crisp and bright. 12mos 1120 pgs. all told. Armorial bookplates at each front pastedown. D. Appleton & Co unknown
18886779New York: D. Appleton & Co 1888. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome example of the 1888 2nd American edition complete in 2 volumes and edited by Darwin's son Francis. Both volumes solid and VG in their russet cloth with very light wear at the spine crowns. Gilt-lettering along the spines and decorative rule to the front panels still crisp and bright. 12mos 1120 pgs. all told. Armorial bookplates at each front pastedown. <br/><br/> D. Appleton & Co hardcover books
1887RW1042London:: John Murray 1887. 1887. 3 volumes. 8vo. ix 1 394 4; iv 393 3; iv 418 2. Frontis. portraits index ads. Original bluish-green blind- and gilt-stamped cloth; spine ends rubbed. Armorial bookplates of Hugh Macdonald Sinclair ownership signature of C.S. Sherrington. Very good. SIR CHARLES SCOTT SHERRINGTON'S COPY. Second edition. Fifth Thousand. Includes a broad selection of letters to 28 different recipients on a variety of topics selected by Darwin's son Francis who was "largely guided by the wish to illustrate his father's personal character." Topics include Darwin's early life "The Foundations of the 'Origin of Species" botanical letters and many others. Correspondents include Louis Agassiz H. W. Bates Thomas Henry Huxley Asa Gray and others along with various family members. PROVENANCE: Sir Charles Scott Sherrington 1857-1952 was an English neurophysiologist pathologist and bacteriologist who won the NOBEL PRIZE in Medicine in 1932 for his work on the function of neurons and served as president of the Royal Society in the early 1920s. Hugh Macdonald Sinclair 1910-1990 was a doctor medical researcher in nutrition and Master of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. He was best known for his lifelong crusade against "bad fats" which he believed to be a primary cause of cancer and heart disease in developed countries. John Murray, 1887. hardcover books
188757522BB3 Bände. London, John Murray, 1887. Gross-8°. IX, 3 n.n. S., 539 (recte 395) S.; 2 Bl.,393 S.; IV, 418 S. Mit 3 Frontispiz, 1 Faksimile und Illustrationen im Text. Originalleinwandbände.
188794486John Murray, 1887, in-8, 3 vol, 3 portraits-front, IX-[1]-395-[1] pp, 1 pl. + [4]-393-[1] pp, 1 pl. + IV-418 pp, Demi-veau rouge à coins, dos lisses et filetés, tranches rouges, Papillon d'erratum au T. I (devant la p. 1). Vie et correspondance de Charles Darwin (1809-1882) par son fils Francis (1845-1925). Seconde édition, parue la même année que l'originale. Francis Darwin, botaniste spécialisé en physiologie végétale, collabora avec son père à partir de 1875, notamment pour la rédaction de The Power of Movement in Plants (1880). Il enseigna à Cambridge à partir de 1884 et y occupa la chaire de botanique de 1888 à 1904. Petites rousseurs, pages légèrement jaunies. Petits accrocs aux dos. Bon exemplaire. Couverture rigide
18397627<p>This is a rare volume of the publication "The London Quarterly Review" containing an early review of the 1st edition publication of CHARLES DARWIN'S "The Voyage of the Beagle." The volume contains four separate issues: June October and December 1839 and March 1840. Each issue has its own Contents page. Curiously the volume opens with the Contents page for the October 1837 issue.no contents from this issue are actually present only the singular Contents page. There is an Index for the June and October1839 issues at the front and a separate Index for the December 1839 and March 1840 issues at the center. Volume LXIV. American edition published by Jemima M. Mason in New York. "The London Quarterly Review" was the American edition of the UK version called the "Quarterly Review."<br /><br />The highlight of this volume is the December 1839 issue which contains a rare early possibly the first lengthy 21-page review of the books "Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by the H.M.S. Beagle" by CHARLES DARWIN and "Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle" by Captain Philip Parker King and Captain Robert Fitzroy. This review of Darwin's book more commonly known as "The Voyage of the Beagle" was published the same year as the true first edition London and precedes the first American edition 1846 by seven years. The reviewer describes Darwin's book as "One of the most interesting narratives of voyaging that it has fallen to our lot to take up and one which must always occupy a distinguished place in the history of scientific navigation."</p> Jemima M. Mason hardcover
