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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.

1849rif. 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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The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. With three plates. Second edition revised.

rif. 117651London Smith Elder & Co. 1874. . Second edition; 8vo; 3 folding maps of which 2 are hand-coloured contemporary ownership signature to the title two short closed tears to the frontispiece map light spotting to the edges of the text block maps part of the title and occasionally the contents; original green cloth titles to spine gilt binding rubbed bumped and a little marked with some loss of size and splits at the ends of the spine hinges cracked a very good copy; 278pp. Second edition of one of Darwin's earliest books originally published as the first part of The Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle in 1842 and here 'extensively revised and largely rewritten in the light of the findings of Dana and of Jukes' Freeman p. 57. Uncommon in the publisher's cloth. During the course of the voyage of the Beagle 'Darwin's geological achievements mounted up. Using Charles Lyell's radical new Principles of Geology 183033 as a guide he grew bold in interpreting the earth's crust by causes now in operation. The first volume was a gift from FitzRoy the other two reached him during the voyage. He was captivated by Lyell's grand theoretical scheme - "when seeing a thing never seen by Lyell one yet saw it partially through his eyes" Correspondence 3.55 - and confirmed many of Lyell's observations with careful fieldwork. On other points Darwin expanded innovatively especially in understanding the piecemeal formation of the Andes and the origin of coral reefs on sinking mountain rims. There was an immediacy to it all. As he trekked through the Portillo and Uspallata passes of the Andes the coloured rocks seemed almost like a geological diagram and in the Cocos Keeling Islands he waded over the reefs to confirm his theory of the formation of coral atolls. His geology was dynamic with continents slowly rising and sea basins sinking and it formed the basis of all his later views. He endorsed Lyell's belief in an earth gradually shaped over countless ages: time enough - as he later grasped - for evolution by natural selection to occur' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Freeman 275. London, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1874. hardcover

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Poultry Keeping and Breeding & Colour Theory: A Manuscript containing material from Charles Darwin's Mayfair-based Poultry Dealer

1850rif. 6543London: Unpublished 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. Manuscript notebook by a committed poultry breeder reader and customer of Darwin's poulterer and dealer in live birds John Baily with a letter from Baily about 'confinement' of birds. In this fascinating work W Stone keeps copious notes of John Baily's published observations on poultry most dated to the early 1850s as well as inserting a letter from Baily and a fine printed broadside advertisement. At the other end of the manuscript is a lengthy fair copy of David Ramsay Hay's study of colour theory. Quarto-sized notebook half calf over brown marbled boards lacking backstrip binding perfectly sound 1834 fleur de lys watermarked paper. Writing from one end of the manuscript Stone begins with brief notes on 'Baileys Reg.d Poultry Fountain' and one of Baily's published works The Dorking Fowl. This is followed by 56 pages of legal 'Articles of Agreement' between 'R.B.' and 'E.B.' apparently pre-Victorian. The meat of the manuscript comes in the 'Miscellaneous' section dated to 1852 which begins with a brief entry on 'Food for silk worms' a series of inserted printed pages on poultry breeding some annotated followed by a fine illustrated broadside advertisement for a 'Poultry House' built by Robert Richardson of London 38x23cm folded across a double spread. In manuscript there follows 'The Poultry-yard by Boswell review of' and lengthy commonplace notes many initialled 'John Baily' and dated on aspects of poultry manure breeding hybrids 'Descriptive Points &c. Dorking' and other ducks 'Incubation Natural and Artificial' the hatching of 6 emus 'at Knowsley in 1851 by Cautelo's hydro incubator. bought by the Antwerp Zoological Soc.y' 'Sale and Produce of Eggs' and a note of the values achieved by ducks in Dorking. There is a manuscript article from 1839 on the 'Eccaliobion' with the comment 'Dr. P of M. told me that in his country Wales they put eggs under ducks in preference.' with around 15 pages of manuscript explanation of Natural Incubation with tipped in steel engravings of incubating chicks which cites various sources including 'Mr William Yarrell' whom Darwin credits in one of his letters for introducing him to Baily and a section on 'Disease prevention and cure'. The letter from Baily to 'W Stone' is written on headed paper 'Baily 113 Mount Street' and explains a misapprehension on the part of Stone about an article published by Baily on the 'confinement' of foul in London 'The atmosphere of London is counted not so good as that of the country.' and is signed 'John Baily' with further notes below. Starting from the other end of the manuscript there is a 46 page fair copy of the introduction and first four chapters of the 1838 edition of David Ramsay Hay's The Laws of Harmonious Colouring with hand drawn renderings of the printed diagrams that are interspersed through the text most showing colour combinations. John Baily is referred to by Darwin in several of his letters; Darwin's accounts reveal that he bought frequently from Baily though he complained about Baily's reluctance to sell Darwin 'dead birds'. Collates: pp66 poultry; pp46 colour theory; pp57 legal Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1850 Unpublished hardcover

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