‎Darwin‎

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836 Describing Their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America and the Beagle’s Circumnavigation of the Globe.‎

‎London: 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

Bookseller reference : 125508

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎On The Origin Of Species‎

‎Franklin 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

Bookseller reference : TB31776

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.‎

‎London: 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

Bookseller reference : 119959

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.‎

‎London: 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

Bookseller reference : 116380

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.‎

‎London: 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

Bookseller reference : 96973

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE‎

‎New 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

Bookseller reference : 36482

‎DARWIN Charles‎

‎Origin of Species and The Descent of Man MLG 27‎

‎NY:: Modern Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. N.D. Hardcover. Modern Library Giant number 27. Both books complete and unabridged in one volume. A later printing. Very good in a very good moderate edge wear a bit faded along the spine dust jacket. . Modern Library, hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 75003

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎Prefatory notice in Muller's "The fertilisation of flowers." Freeman 1432‎

‎London: Macmillan 1883. Orig. cloth. Fine. Macmillan unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 37678

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎Refugium Botanicum: Or Figures and Descriptions From Living Specimens of Little Known or New Plants of Botanical Interest Volume II‎

‎Stanfordville: Earl M. Coleman 1980. Hardcover. Very good. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket that is foxed on the spine. <br/><br/> Earl M. Coleman hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 27875 ISBN : 0930576195 9780930576196

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume 2 : 1837 - 1843‎

‎Cambridge University Press 1986. Very Good. Darwin Charles. The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume 2 : 1837 - 1843. Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge University Press 1986. First printing. 603pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Book condition: Very good with very light bumps to extremities. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with very light rubbing to extremities. In clear dust jacket protector. Cambridge University Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : RDARCOR01RJB

‎DARWIN Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man‎

‎First Edition First Issue. Extremely scarce. With "transmitted" the first word on p.297 in the first volume; in the second volume printer's note on verso of half-title errata on verso of title and the postscript leaf after p.viii. January ads in both volumes.<br />The First Edition contains two parts: The Descent of Man itself and Selection in Relation to Sex.<br />"The word 'evolution' in Volume 1 .2 occurs for the very first time in any of Darwin's worlds." Freeman 128-9.<br />Often misunderstood Darwin never said that man was descended from apes let alone monkeys; that statement of his -- what he claimed and that highly important and still controversial statement today was that man's ancestors if alive today would have to be classified among the primates.<br />One of the most significant books ever written SIGMUND FREUD Freeman 937; GarrisonMorton 170; Printing and the Mind of Man 169; Rieber 12.<br />SCARCE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE<br />Both volumes endpapers highly foxed otherwise in surprisingly decent condition gilt titles clean and in volume two surprisingly bright.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> John Murray hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 12819

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man‎

‎John Murray UK 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. London: John Murray 1871 1871. 2 volumes octavo. Original green cloth titles to spines gilt sides with panels blocked in blind blue coated endpapers. The covers are in good condition and very secure - both spines have been professionally rebacked. Gilt nice and bright. There is a scuffing to the covers and the corners are a bit bumped but with very little loss - a quite presentable set. The bindings are very tight and square having been repaired strengthened and re-cased. Internally both volumes are very good indeed. The endpapers have been expertly reinforced with matching period paper - something that could well be missed without careful scrutiny. Previous owner name and notes in light pencil to the verso of the half-title which could be easily erased. Some foxing to first and last few leaves of each volume but the text pages are clean and bright throughout with very little foxing that I can see and no previous ink marks. The original adverts are complete and dated January 1871. Cloth very lightly rubbed a lovely set. Engravings throughout. First edition first issue with the errata on the verso of the title leaf of vol. II. Here the word "evolution" appears for the first time in any of Darwin's works preceding its appearance in the sixth edition of The Origin of Species the following year. Darwin had hoped that one of his supporters might tackle the thorny question of human evolution but was forced to face the logic of his own theory himself. Darwin deviated from his ostensible subject of mankind to describe sexual selection in the animal kingdom enabling him to answer those who saw peacock tails as an expression of divine aesthetics. Darwin also set out a definite family tree for humans tracing their affinity with the Old World monkeys and laid out his views on the evolutionary origins of morality and religion. "The Descent understood by Darwin as a sequel to the Origin was written with a maturity and depth of learning that marked Darwin's status as an élite gentleman of science" ODNB. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. Along with Darwins Origin of Species one of the most important books in all of science and thus in all of human knowledge. Quite uncommon in the true first issue. John Murray, UK hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 1308103

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Descent Of Man And Selection In Relation To Sex. In Two Volumes.‎

‎New York: D. Appelton and Company 1871. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Dated 1871 on title page but a later issue. Original brown cloth yellow endpapers. Cheap paper toned. A coulple of signatures beginning to loosen. Darwin's book ends with the following lines: "We must however acknowledge as it seems to me that man with all his noble qualities with sympathy which feels for the most debased with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to the humblest living creature with his god-like intellect which has penetrated into the movements and constitution of the solar system — with all these exalted powers — Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin." <br/><br/> D. Appelton and Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : D17750

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex‎

‎London: John Murray 1871. First Edition. First edition second issue. Page height is 19 cm; p. 297 of Vol. I begins "When" rather than "transmitted"; list of nine titles on verso of title page in Vol. 2 rather than errata. Ads in both volumes dated January 1871. Freeman 938. Two volumes. viii 423 1 16 ads; viii 475 1 16 ads pp. Wood engravings in the text. Original green cloth spines lettered in gilt brown endpapers. Very Good with cloth rubbed along edges bumped corners light occasional foxing to text hinges cracked but holding. Small edge chip to rear endpaper of Vol. 1. Both paste downs sport the large armorial bookplates of Charles Drury Edward Fortnum English art collector and historian known as a benefactor of the University of Oxford. Ink ownership signatures of Margaret T. Aris to half-titles. A nice example of Darwin's seminal work on evolution extending his earlier hypotheses on the creation of species to include humanity. John Murray unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 140939144

‎DARWIN CHARLES‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex‎

‎London: John Murray 1871. First edition. Original cloth. Very Good. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE one of only 2500 copies in original cloth of Darwin's seminal work on the evolution of man. "This is really two works. The first demolished the theory that the universe was created for Man while in the second Darwin presented a mass of evidence in support of his earlier hypothesis regarding sexual selection. In the Origin Darwin had avoided discussing the place occupied by homo sapiens in the scheme of natural selection stating only that `light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history.' Twelve years later he made good his promise with The Descent of Man in which he compared man's physical and psychological characteristics to similar traits in apes and other animals showing how even man's mind and moral sense could have developed through evolutionary processes. In discussing man's ancestry Darwin did not claim that man was directly descended from apes as we know them today but stated simply that the extent ancestors of homo sapiens would have to be classified among the primates; however this statement as misinterpreted by the popular press caused a furor second only to that raised by the Origin" Norman 599. "The word `evolution' occurs for the first time in any of Darwin's works on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition" Freeman p.129.<br /> <br /> London: John Murray 1871. Octavo original green cloth; custom box. Two volumes. First issue with second volume with errata on verso of title and Postscript leaf tipped in after Contents. With 16-page publishers' catalog at end of each volume dated January 1871 first issue. Nearly invisible expert repair to upper hinge of volume 1; small blindstamp on front free endpapers; foxing to last few leaves of ads in both volumes as often; small hole likely paper flaw and line of soiling to volume 2 title page. A very good copy in original cloth. John Murray unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 2173

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.‎

‎London: John Murray 1871. First Edition. Very Good to Near Fine. Original green publisher's cloth binding stamped in blind with spines lettered in gilt. Black coated endpapers. With errata on the verso of the title page to Volume 2 the inserted leaf in Volume 2 explaining "a serious and unfortunate error" affecting the text of pages 297-299 in Volume 1 and pages 167 and 237 in Volume 2. No text corrected. Two small octavo volumes partially unopened measuring 191 x 126 mm. Collates viii 423 1 printer's imprint; viii 475 1 printer's imprint: complete with half titles present and the 16 page publisher's advertisements dated January 1871 at the rear of each volume. Includes 76 wood engraved illustrations.<br/><br/>Volume one Very Good with a closed tear to the cloth at the front joint inner hinges repaired and page 15 reinserted possibly supplied. Volume two generally in excellent condition free of repair or restoration Near Fine. Both volumes with bright spine gilt and only a bit of wear to the spine ends and corners. Housed in a cloth slipcase.<br/><br/>"The sole object of this work is to consider firstly whether men like every other species is descended from some pre-existing form; secondly the manner of his development and thirdly the value of differences between the so called races of man." This critically important scientific work applies the theory of evolution to human development detailing how humans over time have deployed sexual selection to shape the species. Disrupting Judeo-Christian narratives that traditionally placed man at the center of nature The Descent of Man posits that humans are largely like other animals from the time of their embryonic formation and through their evolution. Among Darwin's notable contributions were his assertion of women's dominant role in shaping the species through mate choice and discussions of how the developments of human sympathy and medicine have altered the effectiveness of natural selection. Very Good to Near Fine. John Murray unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 2382

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.‎

‎Norwalk: Easton Press 1979. Hardcover. Fine. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Collector's Edition bound in genuine leather. <br/><br/> Easton Press hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 9023642

‎DARWIN Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex‎

‎Norwalk: Easton 1979. hardcover. fine. Kredel Fritz. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. 362pp. Short thick 4to gilt-stamped black leather a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press 1979. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 217298

‎DARWIN Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex‎

‎Norwalk Connecticut The Easton Press 1979. 1979. First edition thus. 4to. 6 page preface by Ashley Montagu. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel. Index. Original black morocco elaborately stamped in gilt a.e.g.; brown silk endpapers; brown silk bookmark. Fine. 362 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Hardcover. Fine. Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press [1979]. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 303774

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex‎

‎New York. D. Appleton and Co. 1872. Bound in gilt titled decorated embossed red cloth. 8vo. Second American edition Third issue. One leaf ads vol. 1: Six leaves ads vol. 2. Postscript to volume 2. Illustrated throughout. Covers rubbed. Headpiece lacking to volume 1. Crude repair to cloth at rear hinge of volume 1. Endsheets lacking at inner-hinges of volume 1. Rear free endsheet torn to volume 1. Despite these flaws a tight servicable set. D. Appleton and Co. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 8306

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisationin the Vegetable Kingdom‎

‎8vo original terra-cotta cloth in black and gilt 1 viii 482 12 pp. Lacking errata slip minor edge wear rear hinge cracked; else near fine. Somewhat scarce Darwin title that deals with the fertilization of plants. He discusses everything from self fertilization to the role insects play in the fertilization of flowers. D. Appleton hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 100174

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals‎

‎New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1901. First Printing. Flexible leather. Brown pebbled leather with worn corners quite rubbed joints and general wear to spine. Good. Salesman’s sample copy with title page sample pages more than a few sample photos and a sample of the spine followed by blank pages for order taking. While only 3/4” thick the book has similar samples of a number of titles offered by D Appleton for the 1901 season. Tyndall’s Hours of Exercise in the Alps and the same author’s The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers Ice and Glaciers and Herbert Spencer’s First Principles. The following books are represented by their title page only Spencer’s Education: Intellectual Moral and Physical Thomas Huxley’s Science and Education Jphn William Draper’s History of the Conflict between Religion and Science and Richard Proctor’s Other Worlds Than Ours ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . D. Appleton & Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 31308

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Formation Of Vegetable Mould Through The Action of Worms With Observations On Their Habits.‎

‎London: John Murray 1883. Ealry printing of Darwin's final work published shortly before his death. Octavo original cloth illustrated. In near fine condition Bookplate to the pastedown. A sharp example of this work by the leading mind in evolutionary biology. One of the most important figures in human history English naturalist geologist and biologist Charles Darwin became internationally renowned for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species. By the 1870s the scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact. However many favored competing explanations and it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis from the 1930s to the 1950s that a broad consensus developed in which natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution. Darwin's scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences explaining the diversity of life. Published in 1883 The Formation Of Vegetable Mould Through The Action of Worms covers in depth the important role of the earthworm on the constantly changing topsoil of the earth. John Murray hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 104581

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants‎

‎New York: D. Appleton and Company 1893. Second Edition Revised. Hardcover. VG- Only slight wear to outer spine; interior is clean. Rust colored cloth with stamped plant motif gilt letters on spine 208 pp. plus ads BW illus. Work that Darwin originally released five years after his "Origin of Species." "The Essay first appeared in the ninth volume of the 'Journal of the Linnean Society' published in 1865. It is here reproduced in a corrected and I hope clearer form with some additional facts. The illustrations were drawn by my son George Darwin." preface. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 144862

‎Darwin Charles‎

‎The Origin of Species‎

‎London UK: John Murray 1875. 6th. hardcover. very good. Sixth edition Fifteenth Thousand. Book very good cracking along front and rear gutters some wear previous owner's name on half-title and title page. Housed in provided fold-out case. John Murray unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 2105008