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1877ref. elala118New York: D.Appleton And Company 1877. 1877. 12mo. pp. 1 leafads viii 352 10ads. several text illus. original black & gilt-stamped cloth extremities bit frayed inner hinges cracked. First American Edition. "It is here shown that each different form of flower although possessing both kinds of sexual organs is specially adapted to be fertilized by the pollen of another form and that when artificially fertilized by its own pollen less vigorous offspring bearing some resemblance to hybrids are produced. He says "no little discovery of mine ever gave me so much pleasure as the making out of the meaning of heterostyled flowers"." Encyc. Brit. 11th Edn. Freeman 1278. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New York: D.Appleton And Company, 1877. Hardcover
1888ref. 5768London: Harrison & Sons 1888. Hardcover. Very good. Near fine in modern red cloth. Full volume contains the first printing pp. i:xxv of Huxley's long obituary and short biography of Darwin written and published after a five-year delay. Harrison & Sons hardcover
1872ref. 49393London: John Murray 1872. Very Good. London: John Murray 1872. First Edition mixed issue with issue points detailed below. Octavo; green cloth boards; brown endpapers; vi 374pp. 4pp. recent works dated November 1872. 7 heliotype plates 3 folding; numerous in-text illustrations. Light wear to boards with brief exposure and smudging; binding sound; previous owner's small ownership label to preliminaries; spotting to terminals tide marks to margins; still a Very Good copy. First issue points present: Final signatures are 2B2 and 2C3 with only 2B1 and 2C1 signed; "that" in first line of 208 spelled correctly and all first issue "Recent Works" points present per Freeman. Second Issue points present: Lacks blank preceding title page plates are numbered in Roman though Norman disputes this as a point and text block is 189mm. While working on Descent of Man Darwin became interested in emotional expression across species. In animals he believed expressions were a part of their purposeful action and not connected to emotion. Humans however were very emotional. He examines reactions and expressions in human subjects to different stimuli like "low spirits" of grief and anxiety and "high spirits" like love. Though for Darwin the most intriguing and peculiar reaction to emotion was blushing. So much so that he dedicates an entire chapter to it and comes to the conclusion "It appears that the mental powers of infants are not as yet sufficiently developed to allow of their blushing. Hence also it is that idiots rarely blush." Freeman 1141 & 1142 Norman 600; Garrison-Morton 4975. John Murray unknown
1872ref. 69115John Murray 1872. 1st. Hardcover. Collectable good. First edition/printing. Only "good" condition due to minor library ownership marks and book was professionally rebound preserving the original spine and covers. This is a small 7.7" x 5.4" dark green hardcover with gold lettering on spine John Murray 1872 no additional printings indicated 374pp 4 pages of "Recent Works" dated November 1872 correct spelling of "that" at top of page 208. CONDITION: Cover has slight wear plus cloth on tips of outer corners is worn through a little loss of color along upper edge and upper right corners small white call number slightly visilbe at base of spine; binding tight and square; first two white pages have information about this copy of the book; light foxing on first few pages. Overall nice condition. We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. Your purchase supports our town's public library. John Murray, hardcover
1872ref. 49393London: John Murray 1872. Very Good. London: John Murray 1872. First Edition mixed issue with issue points detailed below. Octavo; green cloth boards; brown endpapers; vi 374pp. 4pp. recent works dated November 1872. 7 heliotype plates 3 folding; numerous in-text illustrations. Light wear to boards with brief exposure and smudging; binding sound; previous owner's small ownership label to preliminaries; spotting to terminals tide marks to margins; still a Very Good copy. First issue points present: Final signatures are 2B2 and 2C3 with only 2B1 and 2C1 signed; "that" in first line of 208 spelled correctly and all first issue "Recent Works" points present per Freeman. Second Issue points present: Lacks blank preceding title page plates are numbered in Roman though Norman disputes this as a point and text block is 189mm. While working on Descent of Man Darwin became interested in emotional expression across species. In animals he believed expressions were a part of their purposeful action and not connected to emotion. Humans however were very emotional. He examines reactions and expressions in human subjects to different stimuli like "low spirits" of grief and anxiety and "high spirits" like love. Though for Darwin the most intriguing and peculiar reaction to emotion was blushing. So much so that he dedicates an entire chapter to it and comes to the conclusion "It appears that the mental powers of infants are not as yet sufficiently developed to allow of their blushing. Hence also it is that idiots rarely blush." Freeman 1141 & 1142 Norman 600; Garrison-Morton 4975. John Murray unknown books
1948ref. 65225London: Collins 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. With Illustrations by Elinor Darwin. London: Collins 1948. First edition. The grandson of British naturalist Charles Darwin Bernard Darwin 1876-1961 was an accomplished amateur golfer who covered the sport for The Times from 1907 to 1953 and for Country Life from 1907 to 1961 becoming the first writer ever to cover golf on a daily basis rather than as an occasional feature. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005. In the twenty-nine essays in this collection Darwin elaborates on such varied topics as his boyhood attachment to tin soldiers his "fundamentalist's" faith in Sherlockiana his affection for small railroad junctions situated thrillingly close to some favorite golf links the "restful excitement" of watching a cricket match and the pleasures of a day spent in bed. Signed by Darwin on the title page. Octavo. Original gray cloth binding with gilt titles. The spine is touch sun faded. Some light edgewear to the dust jacket with a bit of mild foxing to the rear panel and flap; otherwise very good. Collins hardcover
1932ref. 662531932. 1932 Darwin Bernard and Elinor MISTER TOOTLEOO ONE & TWO London: The Nonesuch Press 1932 Unpaginated illus b/w drawings 4to As new unread copy in the original chipped glassine wrapper. unknown
2005ref. 11902London/New York: John Murray/Macmillian/Norton 2005. Hardcover/Wraps. Very Good. Hardcover/Wraps. Books include: Signed by Oliver Sacks: Variation of Animal & Plants John Murray 1905 Popular Edition Volume 1 and Volume 2 The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants John Murray 1905 Popular Edition Insectivorous Plants John Murray 1908 Second Edition. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex John Murray 1882 Second Edition revised and augmented Fifteenth thousand. Darwinism: A Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selections with Some of its Applications by Alfred Russel Wallace with portrait of author map and illus. 1897 The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882 with original omissions restored edited with appendix and notes by his grand-daughter Nora Barlow 2005. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. "Due to volume and weight of these collections a shipping surcharge may be calculated upon packing. Any shipping cost increase will be submitted for approval before the order is processed.". Various states of wear mostly bumped corners scuffing to edges toning. Many moderately shelfworn chipped and toned with elements of dampstaining. Bound in green cloth lacking dustjackets. 8vo. illus b/w. All signed or stamped by former owner. Paperback in glossy pictorial wrappers. John Murray/Macmillian/Norton hardcover
1875ref. 250355x 462 pages. Ex-Lib with Hill Library Saint Paul on the title page. Binding shows some wear and between some signatures is loose so the book lays flat. One signature is loose. No indication of thousand print number or errata slip agrees with Freeman 1217 first edition. John Murray hardcover
1897ref. 12094London: John Murray 1897. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Later Edition. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. This volume contains "in the form of a Journal a history of our voyage and a sketch of those observations in Natural History and Geology.I have in this edition largely condensed and corrected some parts and have added a little to others in order to render the volume more fitted for popular reading; but I trust that naturalists will remember that they must refer for details to the larger publications which comprise the scientific results of the Expedition. The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle."--Darwin. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Shaken and loose but intact. Moderately shelf worn toned bumped corners foxing throughout and light discoloration to edges else tight bright and unmarred. Bound original green cloth boards blind-stamped gilt lettered/decorative. 8vo. xi 500pp. illus. frontis portrait with overlay. indexadverts. John Murray hardcover
1860ref. 009876London: John Murray 1860. Book. Good. Full-Leather. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tenth Thousand. xv 519 pages text illustrations. Ex-General Assemby Library New Zealand with a gilt crest on the front cover and spine. Full leather binding front hinge cracked gutter reinforced with Japanese tissue paper. The final definitive text of Darwin's first book with a Postscript dated Feb. 1st 1860. . John Murray Hardcover
1871ref. D17750New 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." D. Appelton and Company hardcover
ref. 16-5689London: John Murray 1881. Original green cloth.12.5 x 19cm. Front hinge cracked. Wood-engravings. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1250569. Ownership inscription: C. Yorkington. London: John Murray, 1881. hardcover
1897ref. 12095New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Second Edition revised. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Edition revised. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants is a book by Charles Darwin first printed in book form in 1875 by John Murray. Originally the text app.eared as an essay in the 9th volume of the Journal of the Linnean Society therefore the first edition in book form is actually called the 'second edition revised.' Illustrations were drawn by Charles Darwin's son George Darwin. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Lightly shelf worn toned bumped corners and light discoloration to edges else tight bright and unmarred. Bound original rust cloth boards blind-stamped gilt lettered black decorative elements. 8vo. viii 208 8pp. illus b/w indexadverts. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1896ref. 028334NY: D. Appleton and Company. This is an 1896 edition in two volumes - complete. The pages overall are in very good condition and largely unopened. But there are several scotch tape repairs to the title pages and first few pages of voloume two which also has sloppily opened 9cut in a few spots. bound in bright red newer full-grained red cloth with gilt spine titles and small gilt 3-lobe leaf decoration underneath the lettering. Thought to be an early scholar's preferred edition and scarce for this particular year and edition. Size: 8vos - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . VG Minus. Rebound in Newer Full Cloth. "Authorized Edition" Stated NAP. 1896. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1892ref. 74513London: John Murray 1892. Second Edition Revised - Fourth Thousand. Hardcover. Very Good. First published in 1868 this book began as an expansion of the first two chapters of On the Origin of Species 1859: "Variation under Domestication" and "Variation under Nature" and it developed into one of his largest works; Darwin 1809-82 referred to it as his "big book." The first volume deals with the variations introduced into species as a result of domestication through changes in climate diet breeding and an absence of predators. He began with an examination of dogs and cats comparing them with their wild counterparts and moved on to investigate horses and asses; pigs cattle sheep and goats; domestic rabbits; domestic pigeons; fowl; and finally cultivated plants. The work is a masterpiece of nineteenth-century scientific investigation and a key text in the development of Darwin's own thought and of the wider discipline of evolutionary biology. Octavo two volumes: xiv 473 p. x 495 p. with publisher's advertisements 43 textual figures and numerous tables. Original brown cloth bindings with gilt titles and decorative black and blind stamping. The boards are especially clean and bright with only some light wear to the corners and tips. Quite lovely uncommon thus. John Murray hardcover
1915ref. 89320New York and London: D. Appleton and Company 1915. Popular Uniform Edition Authorized Edition. Red cloth with paper spine labels. Very Good to Fine. 20 x 13.5 cm. TEG. Many leaves remain unopened. Illustrated. There is some spotting to the paper spine labels. An earlier version by this publisher was issued with a 2 vol set of the Life of Darwin; these are not present here. Titles include: The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Second Edition revised and augmented. 688 pages. The Different Forms of Flower on Plants of the Same Species. 351 pages. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. 7 photograph plates. 372 pages. The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. 326 pages. Geological Observations. Third Edition. 648 pages. 7 fold out maps charts and diagrams. Some scattered pencil underlining. Insectivorous Plants. 376 pages. Second Edition Journal of Researches… during the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle"New Edition". 512 pages. The Origin of Species two volumes in one. With additions and corrections from the 6th edition. 365 and 339 pages. The Power of Movement in Plants. 592 pages. Assisted by Francis Darwin The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. Third Edition. 3 fold out map small tears to 1. 1897 366 pages. There is a gouge to the spine. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication in two volumes. 461 and 478 pages. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1871ref. D17750New 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." D. Appelton and Company hardcover books
1979ref. 6650Cuildford: Genesis Publications in association with Australia & New Zealand Book Co. 1979. Limited to 500 copies signed by the author's grandson G.P. Darwin. Fine. 35 cm; 843 pages 5 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations. In half polished black leather over green cloth with red leather roundel on upper board within a stamped gilt lozenge; facsimile autograph in gilt on lower board. Spine in six compartments with red leather title label and gilt ornaments. All edges brightly gilt. Protected in publisher's slipcase of green cloth with cream-colored paper label. Effectively as new. Facsimile of Darwin's handwritten journal of the crucial voyage of the Beagle with a preface by King Charles III Prince Charles at the time and an introduction by Richard Darwin Keynes. Genesis Publications in association with Australia & New Zealand Book Co. hardcover books
2005ref. 11902London/New York: John Murray/Macmillian/Norton 2005. Hardcover/Wraps. Very Good. Hardcover/Wraps. Books include: Signed by Oliver Sacks: Variation of Animal & Plants John Murray 1905 Popular Edition Volume 1 and Volume 2 The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants John Murray 1905 Popular Edition Insectivorous Plants John Murray 1908 Second Edition. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex John Murray 1882 Second Edition revised and augmented Fifteenth thousand. Darwinism: A Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selections with Some of its Applications by Alfred Russel Wallace with portrait of author map and illus. 1897 The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882 with original omissions restored edited with appendix and notes by his grand-daughter Nora Barlow 2005. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. "Due to volume and weight of these collections a shipping surcharge may be calculated upon packing. Any shipping cost increase will be submitted for approval before the order is processed.". Various states of wear mostly bumped corners scuffing to edges toning. Many moderately shelfworn chipped and toned with elements of dampstaining. Bound in green cloth lacking dustjackets. 8vo. illus b/w. All signed or stamped by former owner. Paperback in glossy pictorial wrappers. John Murray/Macmillian/Norton hardcover books
1897ref. 12094London: John Murray 1897. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Later Edition. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. This volume contains "in the form of a Journal a history of our voyage and a sketch of those observations in Natural History and Geology.I have in this edition largely condensed and corrected some parts and have added a little to others in order to render the volume more fitted for popular reading; but I trust that naturalists will remember that they must refer for details to the larger publications which comprise the scientific results of the Expedition. The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle."--Darwin. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Shaken and loose but intact. Moderately shelf worn toned bumped corners foxing throughout and light discoloration to edges else tight bright and unmarred. Bound original green cloth boards blind-stamped gilt lettered/decorative. 8vo. xi 500pp. illus. frontis portrait with overlay. indexadverts. John Murray hardcover books
1897ref. 12095New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Second Edition revised. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Edition revised. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants is a book by Charles Darwin first printed in book form in 1875 by John Murray. Originally the text app.eared as an essay in the 9th volume of the Journal of the Linnean Society therefore the first edition in book form is actually called the 'second edition revised.' Illustrations were drawn by Charles Darwin's son George Darwin. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Lightly shelf worn toned bumped corners and light discoloration to edges else tight bright and unmarred. Bound original rust cloth boards blind-stamped gilt lettered black decorative elements. 8vo. viii 208 8pp. illus b/w indexadverts. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1989ref. 2308586Oxford: Oxford University Press 1989. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x16. Browne Hablot Knight Phiz; Cattermole George; Seymour; Cruikshank George; Stone Marcus; Dalziel E.G.; Green Townley; Green Charles; Fraser F.A.; French H.; Mahoney J.; Pailthorpe F.W.; Landseer Edwin; Maclise Daniel; Leech John; Tenniel . Reprints. A couple tiny cosmetic blemishes otherwise an exceptional set. Bindings tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1989 Hard Cover. Complete in twenty-one hardcover volumes. 8vo. 7 1/2 x 5. The complete works of Charles Dickens including original illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne Phiz and other artists and scholarly introductions by various contributors. Includes: The Pickwick Papers; David Copperfield; Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; Nicholas Nickleby; Dombey and Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Martin Chuzzlewit; Our Mutual Friend; Christmas Stories; Sketches by Boz; Great Expectations; Little Dorrit; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Books; Hard Times; The Mystery of Edwin Drood; American Notes and Pictures from Italy; Master Humphrey's Clock and A Child's History of England; The Uncommercial Traveller and Reprinted Pieces. Oxford University Press hardcover
1989ref. 2308586Oxford: Oxford University Press 1989. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x16. Browne Hablot Knight Phiz; Cattermole George; Seymour; Cruikshank George; Stone Marcus; Dalziel E.G.; Green Townley; Green Charles; Fraser F.A.; French H.; Mahoney J.; Pailthorpe F.W.; Landseer Edwin; Maclise Daniel; Leech John; Tenniel . Reprints. A couple tiny cosmetic blemishes otherwise an exceptional set. Bindings tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1989 Hard Cover. Complete in twenty-one hardcover volumes. 8vo. 7 1/2 x 5. The complete works of Charles Dickens including original illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne Phiz and other artists and scholarly introductions by various contributors. Includes: The Pickwick Papers; David Copperfield; Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; Nicholas Nickleby; Dombey and Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Martin Chuzzlewit; Our Mutual Friend; Christmas Stories; Sketches by Boz; Great Expectations; Little Dorrit; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Books; Hard Times; The Mystery of Edwin Drood; American Notes and Pictures from Italy; Master Humphrey's Clock and A Child's History of England; The Uncommercial Traveller and Reprinted Pieces. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1896ref. TH313London: T. Nelson and Sons 1896. Nelson Re-Issue . Hardcover. Fine. large 8vo. .of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H M S Beagle Round the World under the Command of Captain Fitrz Roy.xii13-615pp. Frontis. of 'Phosphorescent Sea and plates inc. dble-page spreads. A second issue with maroon burkram binding with gilt device to the from board and gilt titles to the spine. Originally issued by Nelson in 1890. Neat hand-written gift inscription. Trifle toned to the spine. School gift prize stamp to the front board from The Boys Board for London. T. Nelson and Sons hardcover