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188227572London: Royal Society of London 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Also contains J. Norman Lockyer's "Researches in Spectrum-Analysis in Connexion with the Spectrum of the Sun. No. V" pp. 561-576. iv v 2 1-922 pp. 4to. Library binding tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean ex-library stamp on title page and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound. Royal Society of London hardcover books
1881S4145London:: Harrison and Sons 1881. 1881. 303 x 231 mm. 4to. Pages 491-535; 537-545 pp. 4 tables 3 lithographic plates; 2 figs. 2 tables. Dis-bound. George Howard Darwin was the fifth child of Charles Robert Darwin and Emma Wedgwood. George Darwin graduated from Trinity College Cambridge in 1868. In 1883 Darwin was elected Plumian professor of astronomy and experimental philosophy at Cambridge. Darwin delved deeply into the problems of the origin and evolution of the solar system making numerous investigations of the figures of equilibrium for rotating masses of fluid. A further application of Darwin's theory of tidal friction to the motion of the planets round the sun opened up the wider question of the genesis of the solar system. DNB 1912-1921 pp. 144-147; DSB III pp. 582-584. Harrison and Sons, 1881. unknown books
1905019212London: Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd. 1905. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Early edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xxiv 278 pages of text followed by numerous pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover cloth binding with printed paper spine label is sunned on the spine with minor staining and discoloration. Contains a fold-out map and four plates all with color highlights. No date of publication listed; circa 1905. Previous owner's name and date of 1911 on the front endpaper. The text is clean and unmarked. Early edition. Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd. Hardcover books
188127568London: Royal Society of London 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. George Darwin's 1845-1912 theory of the formation of the moon along with his age calculations. v 2 1-1092 pp. 4to. Library binding tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean ex-library stamp on title page and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound. Royal Society of London hardcover books
B21814-ND. Appleton and Company. Collectible - Acceptable. 1868 Appleton early US edition brown cloth edgewear wear to corners and spine heel about 1 3/4 inch of backstrip at spine head is missing tears to backstrip at sides front hinge cracked owner stamp to front pastedown pencil notes to page opposite half-title owner name in pencil to title page foxing and pencil underlining to some pages pencil arrows in some margins o/w clean hinge cracked in a couple of places but binding still sound diagram opposite p108 is in very good condition no dust jacket photo on Amazon shows frontis of Darwin - our copy does not have a frontis not sure if it ever did. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1892119959London: John Murray 1892. Sixth edition one of 2000 copies of "certainly the most important biological book ever written" Freeman. Octavo bound in original cloth gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. A nice presentation. Darwin "revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change is the order of the universe had been finally established and a vast step forward in the uniformity of nature had been taken" PMM 344. "Without question a watershed work in the history of modern life sciences Darwin's Origin elaborated a proposition that species slowly evolve from common ancestors through the mechanism of natural selection. As he himself expected Darwin's theory became and continues to be in some circles the object of intense controversy" American Philosophical Society. "The five years of Darwin's voyage on the Beagle were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal training. He returned a hard-headed man of science. The experiences of his five years in the Beagle how he dealt with them and what they led to built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" PMM. John Murray hardcover books
196344130NY: Limited Editions Club 1963. Hardcover. Very good. #610 of 1500cc. Light foxing to boards esle very good in slightly darkened slipcase that has some insect dmage to the paper title label. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1859116380London: John Murray 1859. First edition of "certainly the most important biological book ever written" Freeman one of 1250 copies. Octavo bound in original cloth half-title one folding lithographed diagram without advertisements. In fine condition with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example of this landmark work one of the nicest extant. Darwin "revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change is the order of the universe had been finally established and a vast step forward in the uniformity of nature had been taken" PMM 344. "Without question a watershed work in the history of modern life sciences Darwin's Origin elaborated a proposition that species slowly evolve from common ancestors through the mechanism of natural selection. As he himself expected Darwin's theory became and continues to be in some circles the object of intense controversy" American Philosophical Society. "The five years of Darwin's voyage on the Beagle were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal training. He returned a hard-headed man of science. The experiences of his five years in the Beagle how he dealt with them and what they led to built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" PMM. John Murray hardcover books
18593310London: John Murray 1859. First edition. Very Good . Octavo. Original green diagonal-wave-grain cloth binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnant to rear pastedown spine lettered and decorated in gilt covers ornamentally blocked in blind pale brown coated endpapers. Folding diagram lithographed by W. West. 32-page publisher's catalogue at rear dated June 1859. Engraved bookplate of Thomas Cope Huyton to front pastedown; later ownership inscriptions of George Taylor and Alexander Glass Darien CT the latter dated 4-15-62 to half-title a few small pencil marks in margins. Cloth lightly marked on front cover spine ends and inner hinges neatly restored a little light spotting to early leaves chiefly marginal overall a very good copy. House in a green cloth bookform slipcase and chemise. <br/><br/>First edition of "the most influential scientific book of the 19th century" Horblit and "certainly the most important biological book every written" Freeman. Only 1250 copies were printed. With the provenance of Thomas Cope 1827-1884 a prosperous manufacturer of cigars and tobacco products in Liverpool in the mid-19th century. He was the first person in England to hire women to make cigars and was speaker of the Liverpool Parliamentary debating society. <br/><br/>Dibner 199. Freeman 373 binding variant b advertisements variant 2 no priority. Garrison-Morton 220. Horblit 23b. Norman 593. PMM 344b. Very Good . John Murray unknown books
186096973London: John Murray 1860. Rare second edition second issue in Freeman's binding variant "a" of Darwin's magnum opus. Freeman 376; Norman 594. Octavo original publisher's green cloth. In excellent condition with the spine gilt bright contemporary owner's signature to the title marginalia on pages 72 and 132. A nice example. Darwin "revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change is the order of the universe had been finally established and a vast step forward in the uniformity of nature had been taken" PMM 344. "Without question a watershed work in the history of modern life sciences Darwin's Origin elaborated a proposition that species slowly evolve from common ancestors through the mechanism of natural selection. As he himself expected Darwin's theory became and continues to be in some circles the object of intense controversy" American Philosophical Society. "The five years of Darwin's voyage on the Beagle were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal training. He returned a hard-headed man of science. The experiences of his five years in the Beagle how he dealt with them and what they led to built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" PMM. Darwin wrote in his diary that all 1250 copies of the first edition published on November 24 were sold on the first day; however more accurately nearly all of the edition had been sold to the trade immediately with the exception of personal copies set aside for Darwin and review copies. John Murray hardcover books
3609Folding lithographed diagram. 8vo orig. pale green cloth head & foot of spine with slightest chipping occasional unimportant foxing covers stamped in blind spine lettered in gilt. New York: D. Appleton 1860. First American edition "second issue" with three quotations on verso of half-title. A very good and bright copy preserved in a slip-case. ❧ Freeman 378. For the first edition see Horblit 23b; Dibner Heralds of Science 199; and Printing & the Mind of Man 344b. hardcover books
196336482New York: The Limited Editions Club 1963. quarter leather slipcase. Limited Editions Club. small 4to. quarter leather slipcase. xxxii 470 2 pages. With a New Preface by Charles G. Darwin. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Paul Landacre. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Landacre LEC 344. Printed at the Griffin Press in Australia with design by Douglas A. Dunstan. Well preserved copy. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
1978TB31776Franklin Center Penn.: The Franklin Library 1978. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light green leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 6 inches containing 610 pages of text including an index. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The Great Books Of The Western World. A beautiful tight clean and crisp copy with no names dates notations or former owner's book plates. The Franklin Library hardcover books
WELLER9780140439120New. New book. unknown books
186542842London: Longman Green Longman Roberts & Green 1865. <p>Darwin Charles 1809-84. On the movements and habits of climbing plants. In Journal of the Linnean Society 9 nos. 33 & 34 1865: 1-118. Text wood-engravings. Whole number. 128pp. 224 x 144 mm. uncut and unopened. Original blue-green printed wrappers a bit chipped at extremities very minor spotting. Very good copy. Preserved in a cloth folding box.</p> <p>First Edition journal issue of Darwin's book-length paper on climbing plants containing the essence of his discoveries in this field. The book-form second edition published ten years later by which his work on this subject is generally known is actually a revision and enlargement of the above. Darwin found that climbing was the result of the bending in a revolving plane of the apex of a plant's stem while it grows. He later studied the mechanism of bending and showed that it was due to a substance that comes down from the apex when acted upon by light. This research laid the foundation of the science of growth hormones in plants.</p> <p>The first printing of Darwin's monograph appeared in three forms all from the same setting of type: the double number of the Linnean Society Journal as above which was issued to the Fellows; a commercial offprint for sale to the public; and an offprint for the author. It made its first appearance between hard covers in 1875. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Freeman 833. Norman 596.</p> . Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green unknown books
199657095Willimantic CT: Curbstone Press 1996. Second printing. 8vo pp. 89. In Spanish and English on facing pages. Paper wraps. About as new. Curbstone Press unknown books
194414631Boston: Brown and Company 1944. Hardcover. Very good /very good. 8vo. Full brown cloth red lettering to front spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Unclipped. Moderately edgeworn chipped at spine. Dampstain to rear upper corner. Upper cloth corners bumped dust spotting to top page edge private library stamp to first endpaper. Sound unmarked clean. <br/><br/>Clean first of the Dick Whittington mystery set in WWII era London. Bearing a stamp from the private library of the Old Capital Club Monterey CA. 300pp. Brown and Company hardcover books
198524056Sunnyside: Avatar Press 1985. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall side-stapled printed wrappers. A very good copy of this oddly uncommon small press literary magazine which includes poems fiction and numerous illustrations in black and white. Only two universities showing any holdings of this magazine in WorldCat. Some gay themes and authors included. Avatar Press paperback books
193156866NY:: Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1931. Hardcover. First edition. Remainder stamp on front free endpaper else very good in blue cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket. . Macmillan Company, hardcover books
1839125508London: Henry Colburn 1839. First edition of the account of the most famous voyage in the history of biological science and modern thought volume III being the first issue of Darwin's Journal his first published book containing the observations and fieldwork that form the basis for On the Origin of Species. Octavo four volumes including Vol. II of the Appendix bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt half-titles present 7 engraved folding maps and charts 48 plates and charts and 6 in-text illustrations. From the library of the British Royal Navy's Office of the Admiralty this copy was borrowed by Captain Richard Charles Mayne and used on board the HMS Nassau during his survey expedition to the Straits of Magellan 1866-1869. With an annotated typed note laid in signed by Lieutenant Commander Andrew David of the Admiralty's Hydrographic Department which reads: The voyages of Adventure and Beagle was apparently used by Captain Richard Maybe of H.M.S. Nassau for his surveys of Magellan Strait which commenced in 1866. The corrections given in the Errata et Corrigenda were inserted in 1866. Some of the amendments to positions given in the appendix to volume II agree with those given in the Hydrographic archives from Nassau's observations and they both seem to be in the same handwriting. "ACF David" A.C.F. David Lieutenant Commander Hydrographic Department 28th July 1974 Other marginalia eg Vol II page 594 by G.H. Richards later Hydrographer. David has also added a later annotation to the note: "The pencil notation on page 325 of the Appendix to Vol 2 stating that Morrice Pocket Chronometer 6144 was also on the Nassau confirms my supposition below ACF David 25th August 1989." Upon learning of Mayne's planned for a survey expedition to the Straits of Magellan Darwin requested the Lords of the Admiralty to ask Capt. Mayne to collect several boatloads of fossil bones of extinct species of quadrupeds. Admiral Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan had previously discovered an astonishingly rich accumulation of fossil bones not far from the Straits which were found to have belonged to a more ancient period than the fossils collected by Darwin on HMS Beagle and therefore of great interest to science. In near fine condition. With the British Royal Navy's Office of the Admiralty Library stamp the Hydrographer's Office stamp and ACF David's bookplate to each volume. In very good condition. An exceptional example of this landmark work with noted provenance. "The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science knowing the importance of evidence almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change. The experiences of his five years in the Beagle how he dealt with them and what they led to built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" DSB. In his own words: 'The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career' Charles Darwin Life and Letters I p.61. Darwin's Journal "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" Freeman 31. It is "one of the most interesting records of natural history exploration ever written and is one of the most important for it was on this voyage that Darwin prepared for his lifework ultimately leading to The Origin of Species" Hill I:104-05. Volume I contains Captain King's account of the first expedition which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; Volume II with its appendix volume is Captain Fitzroy's account of the second voyage of the Beagle. Complete with 44 plates four inserted charts and maps and eight folding maps. Folding charts and maps originally issued loose have been bound into their respective volumes at the rear. Bound with half titles. Bound without publisher's advertisements at rear of Appendix volume lacking the map of the Keeling Islands frontispiece and 4 plates to vol. I trimmed and mounted. Freeman 10. Norman 584. Hill I:104-05. Sabin 37826. Henry Colburn hardcover books
18391226633 vols. London: Henry Colburn 1839. 3 vols. in 4 vol. 2 having a separate appendix 8vo xxviii iv 1-559 556-597 pp. with 17 engraved plates and 3 folding maps; xiv 2 1-694 2 pp. with 25 engraved plates and 2 folding maps; viii 352 pp. with 6 engraved plates and 2 folding maps; iii-xiv 629 1 609-615 pp. with 2 folding maps. In total 9 folding maps all now bound in and 48 plates and charts. A very good copy with minimal wear and a few repaired tears to the folding maps rebound sympathetically and well in half speckled calf and marbled boards backstrips elaborately gilt with morocco labels and raised bands in two slipcases. § First edition first issue of the account of the most famous voyage in the history biological science. Volume III is the first issue of Darwin's Journal his first published book containing the observations and fieldwork that would form the basis for On The Origin of Species. "The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science knowing the importance of evidence almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change. DSB III 566. Darwin's Journal "is one of the most interesting records of natural history exploration ever written and is one of the most important for it was on this voyage that Darwin prepared for his lifework ultimately leading to On The Origin of Species" Hill 104-5. Vol.1 contains Captain King's account of the first voyage which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; Vol 2. with the appendix contains Captain Fitzroy's account of the second voyage of the Beagle which visited Brazil Argentina Tierra del Fuego Chile Peru the Galapagos Islands Tahiti New Zealand Australia among other islands and countries. A beautiful copy of these incomparably important books. Freeman 10. Hill 104-105. Norman 584. Henry Colburn hardcover books
1839317725London: Henry Colburn 1839. First edition. xxviii 4 597; xiv 2 694 1; xiv 615; viii 352 pp. including half titles in three primary volumes plus forty-six plates including two frontispieces one plan and nine folding maps and charts. 4 vols. 8vo. Bound in period half dark green morocco and marbled boards spines gilt t.e.g. Repaired tear on half-title of vol. I maps backed with japanese tissue. Bound without publisher's ads at end of appendix volume which are often lacking. Fine. First edition. xxviii 4 597; xiv 2 694 1; xiv 615; viii 352 pp. including half titles in three primary volumes plus forty-six plates including two frontispieces one plan and nine folding maps and charts. 4 vols. 8vo. Darwin's First Book. The account of the Beagle's two voyages edited by Robert Fitzroy who served as commander of both voyages. Volume three of this work represents the first edition of Darwin's account of the voyage which provided the basis for his work on the origin of species found here in its second issue entitled JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES VISITED BY H.M.S. BEAGLE. "The third volume contains Darwin's account of the voyage now famous as the genesis of his theory of evolutionary biology. The demand for Darwin's JOURNAL immediately exceeded that for the companion volumes of the NARRATIVE. Colburn therefore brought out a separate edition of it in the same year" - Hill. Freeman notes that Darwin's "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." The first volume contains Captain King's account of the first coastal surveys of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego produced on the first expedition between 1826 and 1830. The other volumes comprise the account of the second voyage of the Beagle. Between 1831 and 1836 the ship visited Brazil Argentina Terra del Fuego Chile Peru the Galapagos Islands Tahiti New Zealand and Australia. The appendix to the second volume bound here as the fourth volume of this set includes a meteorological journal official instructions correspondence and notes. Four of the six plates in the appendix volume consist of sixteen separate illustrations of various cloud formations. A fine attractive set of a landmark of scientific exploration one of the most important Pacific voyages and Darwin's first substantial book publication. Hill 607; Freeman 10 pp. 31-39; Borba de Moraes p. 247; Sabin 37826 Henry Colburn unknown books
1936293669Garden City: The Sun Dial Press 1936. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo.; in the publisher's green cloth binding in a dustjacket with fantastic art; x 1 2-302 pages; there is a previous owner name pencilled on the front endpaper; there is also some surface loss to the very top edge of the boards.~~The second of the Inspector Koz mysties and one of the first by Darwin Teilhet with his wife Hildegarde.~ Reprint Edition. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. The Sun Dial Press unknown books
19869017414Ailsa 1986. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's original blue quarter cloth and blue cloth boards cover and spine stamped and decorated in blue. Illustrated throughout. <br/><br/> Ailsa hardcover books
198610182n.p.: Ailsa Inc. Near Fine. 1986. Hardcover. Edited by Peter Ryde. Foreword by Herbert Warren Wind. Afterword by Donald Steel. A reprint of the 1976 Adam and Charles Black edition. Near fine in blue cloth. No dust jacket as issued thus. . Ailsa, Inc. hardcover books
