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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

1873réf. 21091101New York: D. Appleton and Company 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. First US edition octavo size 396 pp. Charles Robert Darwin 1809-1882 was interested in the origins of life from a young age and when the "Beagle" had an opening for a naturalist his interest and reputation for "collecting observing & noting any thing worthy to be noted in Natural History" earned him the post on this voyage which would last for five years and which would become duly famous. It would become 'the key formative event in Darwin's life" and the many species he observed both living and extinct would foster "an intellectual ferment and fortify him to re-evaluate all of natural history" n.b. quote from the online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. This work "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" is "Charles Darwin's third major work of evolutionary theory following 'On the Origin of Species' 1859 and 'The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex' 1871. Initially intended as a chapter in Descent of Man Expression grew in length and was published separately in 1872. Darwin explores the biological aspects of emotional behaviour and the animal origins of human characteristics like smiling and frowning shrugging shoulders lifting eyebrows in surprise and baring teeth in an angry sneer" n.b. quote from Wiki. He "examined the causes physiological and psychological of all the fundamental emotions in man and animals. He concluded that 'the chief expressive actions exhibited by man and by the lower animals are now innate or inherited' and that most of the movements of expression must have been gradually acquired. This is the only book by Darwin illustrated with photographs" n.b. quote from the online History of Medicine and the Life Sciences. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full rust-coloured cloth over boards both boards with ruled borders and decorations in black the spine with gilt ruled borders and lettering light yellow coated endpapers with twenty-one in-text illustrations and seven Heliotype plates the plate facing p. 264 being a four-panel foldout fourteen pages of publisher's ads at the rear; octavo size 8" by 5 1/4" pagination: i-iii iv-viii 1 2-374 14-page publisher's catalogue at rear. ___CONDITION: Volume now near fine we had a professional name available upon request restore the joints head and tail of the spine; the boards clean straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and the sole prior owner marking we see a short gift inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper "from name to Prof Lakoff"; some overall light toning to the paper the four-panel fold-out illustration with a shallow crease at the top right margin and the fold between the third and fourth panels apparently having been neatly mended with glue at some point. ___CITATION: Freeman no. 1143; Garrison & Morton no. 4975. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books

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“Sexual selection in relation to monkeys.” In Nature Volume VX November 1876 to April 1877 pp. 18-19

1877réf. 14434London and New York: Macmillan and Co. 1877. FIRST EDITION. Half-calf and marbled boards; an excellent copy with the bookplate of Charles Edward Fewster of Hull. First printing of Darwin’s original paper discussing sexual selection in his 1871 work Descent of man stating that the case of the “brightly-coloured hinder ends and adjoining parts of certain monkeys” was the most interesting and perplexing to him. He quotes a work by Johan von Fischer partly published in Der zool. Garten. April 1876 dealing with the expression of monkeys under various emotions “which is well worthy of study by any one interested in the subject.” An interesting article on an interesting subject. Also included in this volume are two reviews of Darwin books as follows: 1 Review of the second edition of Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America London Smith Elder and Co. 1876 by John W. Judd. pp. 289-290; and 2 Review of The effects of cross- and self-fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom London Murray 1876 by W. T. Thiselton Dyer pp. 329-332. In addition there are two testimonials to Darwin. The first p. 356 is a testimonial on Darwin’s sixty-ninth birthday a mistake in that he was sixty-eight in February 1877 from a group of 154 men of science of Germany presenting to him an album of their photographs. Darwin also received an album with the photographs of 217 distinguished professors and lovers of science from Holland. The second testimonial pp. 410-412 comes from Prof. P. Harting of Utrecht University also on the occasion of Darwin’s birthday who has sent a letter along with the photograph album referred to above from the Directors of the Netherlands Zoological Society and includes Darwin’s reply. The volume includes articles by many of the most important scientists of the day. Freeman 1773; Freeman 1776. Macmillan and Co. unknown books

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“Geology.” In: HERSCHEL Sir John F.W. 1792-1871 editor. A Manual of Scientific Enquiry; prepared for the use of Her Majesty’s Navy: and adapted for travellers in general. Published by authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

1849réf. SRW1705London:: John Murray . . . publisher to the admiralty 1849. 1849. 8vo. xi 1 488 pp. Large folding oceanographic map showing the Approximate Limits of the Great Currents and Drifts of the Ocean scattered figures 1 engraved plate Hydrographic delineation appendices; final leaf reinforced at gutter. Original full dark green embossed cloth with gilt anchor device on upper cover in blind on the back cover Freeman notes that “in some copies but not all the anchor on the top board is gilt” as is with this copy no pocket in rear bottom board as per this issue; spine replaced preserving a remnant of the original spine corners and joints reinforced. Bookplate of Charles F. Cox New York; embossed stamp of the Carnegie Institution Solar Observatory under George Ellery Hale being from his library donated to the Mount Wilson Observatory. Very good. Rare. FIRST EDITION second issue with pp.171-90 cancelled containing the corrected sheets including part of Darwin’s article. Freeman notes that most copies of the first issue including Darwin’s own were published with a separate 20-page cancellans inserted into a pocket inside the back cover. Freeman further states that some copies may have been issued without the cancellans as here. This collection of scientific articles on subjects relating to naval training was used as a textbook for cadets at the Royal Naval College. Darwin contributed the section on “Geology” which contained serious transpositions of the text which were cancelled and replaced with corrected sheets. / “Sir John Frederick William Herschel 1792-1871 – astronomer mathematician chemist - was one of the most important British scientists of the nineteenth century. Son of the famous astronomer William Herschel he was persuaded by his father to pursue the astronomical investigations William could no longer undertake; John’s subsequent career resulted in a knighthood and a lifetime of accolades. This 1849 publication was commissioned by the Admiralty to encourage and assist naval officers to undertake scientific research while abroad. The work provides instructions in making and recording observations in a wide range of disciplines - astronomy; magnetism; hydrography; tides; geography; geology; earthquakes; mineralogy; meteorology; atmospheric waves; zoology; botany; ethnology; medicine; statistics - written by experts in these fields including G.B. Airy Capt. Beechey Leut. Col. Sabine R. Mallet Sir H.T. de la Beche W. R. Birt Richard Owen W.J. Hamilton Rev. Dr. Whewell Charles Darwin Dr. Pritchard G.R. Porter Dr. Bryson Sir William Jackson Hooker and Herschel himself. It was hoped that the instructions could also be used by other travellers to advance scientific knowledge and the work remained in print for over fifty years.” PROVENANCE 3: 1 Charles Finney Cox 1846-1912 New York. He worked as an American railroad manager holding roles including Assistant Treasurer of the Canada Southern Railway Company Vice-President of the Richmond & Alleghany Railroad Company and President of the Carthage & Adirondack Railway Company. He became Treasurer and President of the New York Academy of Sciences. In 1896 Cox was appealing for financial assistance to fund a suitable building for the Scientific Alliance of New York including creating a 100000 volume library etc. Cox was an active member of scientific groups like the New York Microscopical Society and the Royal Microscopical Society. He assembled a notable collection of Darwiniana which was later acquired by the New York Botanical Garden in 1912 as a permanent memorial; 2 embossed stamp of the Carnegie Institution Solar Observatory under 3 George Ellery Hale 1868-1938 being from his library donated to the Mount Wilson Observatory. REFERENCES: Freeman 1977 326; Norman 1057. John Murray . . . publisher to the admiralty, 1849. hardcover books

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