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[Nuremberg], Christian de Launoy seel. Erben, 1764 [recte: 1763-66]. Folio. Contemporary half calf with gilt lines to spine. Corners a bit bumped. In magnificent, completely clean and fresh condition. (6), 8, (4), 72, 40, (8), 26 ff. + 51 magnificent engraved plates - all plates in astonishing, contemporary hand-colouring. Plates numbered as thus: 1-5 + 2b (i.e. 6 plates - depiting the microscope), I-XXX + A-E (i.e. 35 - details of floral structure and pollens), Anhang 1-10 (i.e. 10 - mainly insects). The plates are engraved by (and coloured by/under the auspices of) Christoph Keller after drawings by Gleichen-Russworm. With several beautiful, large engraved vignettes (by Johann Michael Stock, efter Keller).
Tokyo, Ichibe Yamanaka., Meiji 14. (1881). 8vo. 3 volumes, all in the contemporary (original?) yellow wrappers (Traditional Fukuro Toji binding/wrappers). Extremities with wear and with light soiling, promarily affecting vol. 1. Title in brush and ink to text-block foot. A few ex-ownership stamps. Folding plate with repair. A fine set. 46 ff" 70 ff. + 9 plates of which 1 is folded " 72 ff. ""Vol. I contains prefaces to 1st and 2d editions of Descent of man Nos 936 & 944" " vol. II contains chapter 1 and vol. III chapter 2. All published, intended to form 9 vols containing chapters 1-7 and 21."" (Darwin-Online).
Berlin, 1793. 4to. 19th century paper-covered boards with gilt title to spine. A bit of wear to extremities. (f2) re-enforced at inner margin. A very nice copy with only a bit of occasional brownspotting. Last few plates with a faint top-damp-stain. Old owners' names to title-page (one being ""Carl Gruner"", his initials also to end of index. Title within illustrated border. (3), ff., 444 columns (i.e. 222 pp.), 2 ff. + 25 engraved plates.
Haarlem & Amsterdam, C.H. Bohn & H. de Wit (first volume), H. Gartman (succeeding volumes), [No date but presumably 1764-1788]. 4to. 5 volumes in 9 bindings: Vol. 1-4 uniformly bound in contemporary half calf with richly gilt spines, Vol. 5 (the rare later published supplement) bound in matching later half calf. 377 (plus three frontiespieces) beautifully hand-coloured plates. A few quires and plates loose and two volumes with soiling to last leaves, otherwise a good copy. COLLATION: - Vol. 1,1: (24), 280 pp + 45 plates and 1 Frontiespiece- Vol 1, 2: (4), 281-568, (8) pp. + 74 plates- Vol 2, 1: (12), 251, (1) pp. + 38 plates and 1 frontispiece – with some soiling affecting last 100 pp, last 20 pp with heavy soiling and small holes to last leaf, slightly affecting text. 1 plate with tear in margin, slightly affecting the depicted butterfly.- Vol 2, 2: (4), 253-580, (8) pp + 53 plates. - Vol 3, 1: (4), 265, (1) pp. + 53 plates and 1 frontispiece- Vol 3, 2, (8), 267-573, (6) + 48 plates- Vol 4, 1: (12),XXXI,(5), 220 pp. 40 plates. Soiling to last leaves and quires a bit weak.- Vol. 4, 2. XXIV, 260, XXV-XXVI pp.- Vol. 5. 192 pp + 26 plates. Bound with the original blue boards.
50 Seiten, 1 Blatt Text und 100 altkolorierte Kupfertafeln. Folio (46 x 29 cm). Lederband der Zeit. *Nissen BBI 578 - Stafleu TL2 1624 - Pritzel 2620 - Henrey 675 ("an outstanding folio volume") - Dunthorne 104 - Plesch 243 - Great Flower Books, S. 56. - One of the most attractive English flower books. "Edwards` work is not really a herbal at all as a number of the species figured have no medical interest, and without doubt the plants were chosen for their decorative value" (Henrey). - Eines der prächtigsten Blumenbücher des 18. Jahrhunderts. John Edwards wirkte ab 1763 in London und malte vor allem Blumenstillleben. Die Tafeln in sorgfältiger farbfrischer Kolorierung. - Rücken und Kanten etwas berieben, kleine Fehlstelle am unteren Rücken, Ecken bestoßen. Titelblatt und die erste Tafel mit Papierrestauration in der unteren weißen Ecke, 2 Textblatt mit seitlichem Randeinriss. Die ersten und letzten Seiten wie üblich mit mäßiger Randbräunung. Insgesamt ordentlich erhaltenes Exemplar in zeitgenössischem Einband, die prächtigen Tafeln farbfrisch und sauber. Bücher de
S.-Peterburg, 1864. 8vo. Bound in a beautiful recent pastiche-binding of brown half calf with marbled papers over boards and elegant gilding to spine. End-papers renewed. A few dampstains and a bit of brownspotting throughout. A nice copy. XIV, 399, (1) pp. + 1 plate.
Kjøbenhavn [Copenhagen], 1872 - (Kristiania [Oslo], 1890) - Stockholm, 1871. A very nice and harmonious set, in four excellent half calf bindings.1) The Danish translation: 1 volume 8vo. A nice contemporary half calf with gilding to spine and gilt title-label. Only light wear. Internally some light brownspotting. (19), XIII, 605, (1) pp.2) The Norwegian translation: 2 volumes small 8vo. Bound in two excellent, uniform, recent red morocco bindings in pastiche-style, with gilt lines to spines. The work is printed in quite bad paper, which is always yellowed and quite brittle. Thus, the first title-page has two small restorations from verso, far from arrecting printing. The second title-page had an old owener's signature and a previous owner's stamp. 379, (5)" " 383 pp.3) The Swedish translation: 1 volume large 8vo. Bound uncut and with the extremely scarce original front wrapper in a lovely later brown half morrocco binding in contemporary style, with five raised bands and gilt author and year to spine. Front wrapper bound on a strip at inner hinge and with a missing outer coner (far from affecting printing). Old owner's name to front wrapper. An excellent copy. XI, (1), 420 pp.
London, Taylor and Francis, 1844. 8vo. In a nice later half morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Blind stamped to upper outer corner of first leaf of table of contents. In ""The Annals and Magazine of Natural History"", volume 14. A very fine and clean copy. [Darwin's paper] pp. pp. 241-251.. [Entire volume:] vii, [1] - 472 + 12 plates.
Modena, Nicola Zanichelli e. Soci, 1864. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Reinforced in inner margins and plate with waterstains to lower margin. An unusually fine and well preserved copy, internally as well as externally. XV, 403 pp + 1 plate.
London, Taylor and Francis, 1844. 8vo. In a nice later half morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Blind stamped to upper outer corner of first leaf of table of contents. In ""The Annals and Magazine of Natural History"", volume 13. A very fine and clean copy. [Darwin's paper] pp. (1)-6 + 1 plate. [Entire volume:] viii, [1] - 528 + 14 plates (4 hand-coloured).
Tokyo, Nishimura Tomijiro, Fukuda Eizo, Meiji 21 [1881]. 8vo. In the original cloth binding with printed front board (depicting a monkey reading a newspaper). Light wear and soiling to extremities and end papers soiled, otherwise in fine condition. 285 pp. + 3 plates.
St. Petersburg, 1868 [but in fact 1867-1869]. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with renewed spine. Inner hindges with repairs and boards with soiling and a few marks and holes to volume 1. Light foxing throughout, primarily affecting margins and plates. Overall a good copy. IV, 443, (1): ill" " V.2: 462, (I)-VI pp.
Heilbronn, C. Drechsler'schen Buchhandlung, 1845. 8vo. Nice later hcalf bound to style (pastiche). Marbled covers. Richly gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. (2),112,(2) pp. Title-page with some brownspots, some scattered brownspots. Printed on good paper.
Moscow, Academy of Science, 1935-1959. Royal8vo. In 9 uniform full cloth bindings (albeit with slightly different colours, as published). All volumes with Darwin's signature ""Ch. Darwin"" embossed in gold to lower right corner of front board. All nine volumes with wear to spines. All nine volumes internally fine and clean (no stamps or brownspotting). XLVII, (1), 604, (4) pp. + 3 folded maps.: 682, (2) pp. + 3 folded maps: X, (2), 831, (1) pp. + 1 folded map.: 883, (1) pp.: 1040 pp. + 1 folded plate.: 696 pp.: 650 pp.: 543, (1) pp.: LVI, 734, (1) pp. The following being the collation of the papers which represent the first Russian translation of the given paper:[Geologija, Eskavajra, Tjlena Korolevskogo obschestva (i.e. 'Manual of Scientific Enquiry']: Vol. 2: Pp. 613-637[Usonogie raki (i.e. 'Living Cirripedia')]: Vol. 2: Pp. 37-87[Lectsii evolutsionnoi teorii (i.e. 'Studies in the theory of descent')]: Vol. 3: p. 755.[Proishozhdenie vidov putem estestvennogo otbora... (i.e. 'On the tendency of species to form varieties')]: Pp. 239-255.[Razlichnye formy tsvetov u rastenii odnogo i togo zhe vida (i.e. 'The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species')]: Vol. 7: Pp. 31-251.[Oplodotvorenie tsvetov (i.e. 'Fertilisation of flowers (Hermann Müller)']. Vol. 6: Pp. 652-654.[Zhizn Erazma Darvina (i.e. 'The Life of Erasmus Darwin')]. Vol. 9: Pp. 251-309.
S.-Peterburg, Izdanie redaktsii zhurnala ""Znanie, 1871. 8vo. In contemporary black half calf with four rasied bands and gilt lettering to spine. Corners of binding with repairs and a three cm long tear to lower front hindge. Light miscolouring throughout, especially to first 10 leaves. (2), VII, (6), 439 pp.
Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerei, 1860. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small stamp and previous owner signature to title page. Leather on lower part of spine with a tear and part detached. Hinges weak but book-block firmly attached. VIII (including half, 520, (6) pp + 1 plate.
Warszawa, Przegladu Tygodniowego, 1884. Large8vo. In contemporary half calf. Spine with wear, lacking the upper 1 cm. Small stamp to title-page. Hindges weak and back board detached from bookblock. Verso of title-page and first leaf on content. 437, (1), XVI [Including the plate] pp.
Praha, Nakladatelstvem Autorovým. V Komissi Knihkupectví I.L. Kobra, 1914. 8vo. Uncut in the original printed wrappers. Wrappers with wear. Lower part of front wrapper with a 10 cm long tear. Bookblock spilit in two. Internally fine and clean. 389, (1) pp. + 1 folded plate.
Tokyo, Tokyo Kaiseikan, Meiji 38 [1905]. 8vo. In the original full bloth cloth with gilt letteing (in both Japanese and Latin characters). Light occassional brownspotting, otherwise a fine copy. 4, 894, 28, 12 pp. + frontispiece and folded plate with genealogical tree.
London, Macmillan, 1953. Royal8vo. 2 volumes uniformly bound in contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering to spines. In ""Nature"", Vol. 171 & 172, 1953, entire volumes offered. A stamp to lower part of each title-page, and light soiling to lower part of fore edges, otherwise a fine and clean set. Vol. 171: Pp. 737-38" 738-40 740-41 964-67 156-57. Vol. 172: Pp. 759-62.
Stockholm, L.J. Hiertas Förlagsexpedition, 1871. 8vo. Contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine and gilt ornamentation forming five compartments. Hindges with a few worm holes, back hindges mostly affected, but binding still tight and firmly attached to book block. Previous owner's stamp to pasted down front end-paper. Internally extraordinarily fine and clean. XI, (1), 420 pp. + plate with genealogical tree inserted between p. 96 and p. 97.
Oporto, Livraria Chardron, de Lello y Irmao, (1913). 8vo. Partly uncut in the original printed wrappers. Spine cracked and front hindge with repair. Wrappers with a few nicks. Half-title with previous owners names. Internally fine and clean. XVI, 477 pp.
Vitoduri Helvetorum, H. Steiner et Socios, 1789. 4to (293 x 250 mm). Bound uncut in a bit later half calf with five raised bands patent paper covered boards with flowers in relief. Light discolouration to margins of first leaves. Verso of plates with traces og having been previously bound to inner margin. Plates reinforced at inner margin. An overall nice copy. (8), 86, (4) + 37 beautifully hand coloured plates (except last plate, being uncoloured as usual). Hand-coloured engraved title-vignette to title-page.
Vilnjus, [State Publishing House], 1959. 8vo. In publisher's full fabrikoid with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Small stamp on pasted down front end-paper. A fine copy. (3), 589 pp + frontiespiece of Darwin. (genealogical tree included in the pagination on p. 184).
Beograd, Prosveta, 1948. 8vo. In publisher's original half cloth binding with printed board. With previous owner's name to front free end-paper. A fine and clean copy. XI, (1), (1)-459 pp. + the folded plate with the genealogical tree and a loosely inserted errata leaf.