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1809ref. 4664Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1809. Third American Edition. Leather_bound. Good. Good; 2 volumes full leather rubbed and light shelf wear but solid; internally some light foxing but on the whole near very good; complete with all plates present. Thomas & Andrews hardcover
1797ref. 17295New York; Philadelphia: T. & J. Swords Volume 1; T. Dobson Volume 2 parts I and II 1797. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Complete with all half-titles and blanks. With 6 colored plates in Volume 1. Contemporary calf spine labels; text toned due to paper stock. Overall an excellent copy. First American editions of Erasmus Darwin’s important hypothesis on evolution which included discussion of how competition and sexual selection could cause change in species an idea on which his grandson Charles must certainly have drawn. Darwin’s focus here is the functioning of the body and he includes significant sections on anatomy and physiology as well as psychology. He was an early advocate of the inheritance of acquired characteristics similar to what Lamarck later developed. “The Zoonomia contains a system of pathology and a treatise on generation. Darwin believed that ‘one and the same kind of living filaments is and has been the cause of life’” Garrison & Morton. Darwin 1731-1802 grandfather of Charles Darwin was a remarkable polymath that worked as a physician naturalists medical botanist and inventor. T. & J. Swords (Volume 1); T. Dobson (Volume 2, parts I and II) unknown
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1803ref. mon0003495342Carlisle for Thomas and Andrews 1803. Hardcover. Good. . 2-volume set bound in full calf. Covers shows wear and rubbing erosion on the corners cracked joints the bottom board of volume 2 is detached but present held w/ string. Contemporary signature of former owner on the first page of each volume which are both detached. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing. This edition of Darwin's most important book was published immediately after his sudden death in 1802. Carlisle for Thomas and Andrews hardcover
1796ref. 072396New York: Printed by T. & J. Swords Printers to the Faculty of Physic of Columbia College No. 99 Pearl-Street 1796. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Illustrated. First American Edition 1796. Volume I only. This volume delves into attributes of motion anatomy and its functions and diseases across forty chapters. Hardcover in contemporary calf leather. Cover is completely plain including the spine. Includes both half title and title page along with all six hand-colored plates. Indexed. Includes list of plates and advertisement at the back. 8vo. xxxix 434 pp. ESTC W25004. Evans 30312. Cover shows significant wear and damage to the leather 2.25" x 1.25" piece removed on the cover with fastening strings visible above the pastdowns yet hinges are strong and binding is sound. Leaves have toned with some dampstain yet text is quite legible. Occasional closed tears within textblock but text is uncompromised. Colored plates are wonderful. Unmarked except for previous owner's name written several times in dipped ink within the front endpapers one of which is dated June 7 1798. A wonderful copy. Full refund if not satisfied. Grandfather of Charles Darwin author Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802 was an English physician and one of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment. He was also a physiologist natural philosopher inventor poet and abolitionist. Printed by T. & J. Swords, Printers to the Faculty of Physic of Columbia College, No. 99 Pearl-Street hardcover
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