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1862ref. 143986London: John Murray 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London John Murray 1862 first edition first issue. Octavo vi 366 32 publisher's advertisements pages with 34 wood-engraved illustrations some full-page one a folding plate additional to the pagination. Ribbon-embossed plum cloth blocked in gilt and blind; covers slightly worn at the corner-tips and unevenly sunned on the spine; old repair to a split at the head of the front joint; contemporary library stamps to a dozen pages but see our footnote; front hinge cracked but firm; a few other minor signs of age and handling; a very good copy. The scarce first issue of Darwin's first major work after 'On the Origin of Species' 1859. Its exploration of the mechanisms of pollination offered a persuasive observable demonstration of his theory of natural selection in operation in particular through the coevolution of insects and the sexual structures of the orchids that they fertilise. Although praised by botanists the book did not sell well and in later issues the sheets from the first printing were offered in a variant binding and with advertisements dated as late as 1871. This example is in the first-issue binding and has advertisements dated December 1861. The total edition likely comprised fewer than 2000 copies. This copy has the contemporary blindstamp of the Adelaide bookseller W.C. Rigby to the front free endpaper and flyleaf and the contemporary library stamps of the Gawler Institute attesting to the early importation of Darwin's works into colonial South Australia. The title page has an early manuscript shelf mark in ink the Gawler Institute red inkstamp with the inserted reference number 1947 and a much later blue inkstamp for the Salisbury North High School Library. That this book has survived at all is cause for celebration. Freeman 800 'variant a.'. John Murray hardcover
1871ref. 54640E-172: John Murray. Very Good. 1871. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. John Murray. 1871. Two Volumes. Viii 423 pgs and viii 475 pgs. First Edition/Later Issue lacking transmitted on pg. 297 of the 1st volume and the errata slip at the beginning of volume 2; lacking the catalog at the end of volume 2. Bound in full blue leather with gilt rule gilt titles raised bands and red and black leather spine label present to the spine. Boards have some light wear present. Marbled endpapers. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The word "evolution" appears here for the first time in any of Darwin s works on page 2 of the first volume that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of the Origin of species in the following year Freeman p 129. In 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 extinct ancestors of Homo sapiens would have to be classified among the primates; however this statement as misinterpreted by the popular press caused a furore second only to that raised by the Origin Norman. E-172; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John Murray hardcover
1881ref. 140940727London: John Murray 1881. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Darkening to spine cloth and slight tear at head. Foxing to textblock edge preliminary and terminal sheets. Previous owner name in pencil to front paste down. Darwin's final work published shortly before his death in April 1882. John Murray unknown
1890ref. 97629NY:: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good. 1890s. Hardcover. An incomplete set: 14 of 15 volumes Volume I of The Origin of Species is missing. Animals and Plants Under Domestication two volumes Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Insectivorous Plants The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin two volumes edited by his son Francis Darwin The Power of Movement in Plants The Origin of Species Volume II only The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle Round the World. Author's Edition Limited: this set is number 223 of 1000. Octavos half bound in burgundy leather marbled boards raised bands along the spines gilt lettering and design on the spines top edges gilt marbled endpapers illustrations photographs and fold-out maps. Light shelf wear and aging aptly the Insectivorous Plants volume has two small holes at the fore edge of the text block - insect damage one of the volumes has the previous owner's name and address on a front endpage else all volumes are very good. Texts are clean and bindings are sound. . D. Appleton and Company, hardcover books
1881ref. 140940727London: John Murray 1881. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Darkening to spine cloth and slight tear at head. Foxing to textblock edge preliminary and terminal sheets. Previous owner name in pencil to front paste down. Darwin's final work published shortly before his death in April 1882. John Murray unknown books
1868ref. 6645London: John Murray 1868. First edition. Fine. 2 volumes octavo 23 cm. First issue points: 5 errata on 6 lines in Vol. I and 9 errata on 7 lines in Vol. II. LACKS ADS apparently discarded when bound by Henry Southeran. Bound in full tan polished calf double-ruled in gilt; six-compartment spine tooled in blind and gilt with black title labels. Marbled edges and endleaves. Ticket of Henry Southeran. A very handsome set! Darwin's sequel to the Origin of Species including his first use of the term "survival of the fittest" and his much-admired essay on pigeons. John Murray unknown books
ref. 41877London. Hurst and Blackett Publishers. 1858. 8vo. in 8's 19.4cm first edition in 3 volumes 3151 & 3104 & 308pp. in the original green cloth gilt spine titles wear on the edges corners bumped inner hinges shaken damp stain mainly on the bottom edge of all three volumes condition is good rare thus ho1.1. ~ Volume Three bears the signature "C. Darwin" Charles Dawin. 1Volumes One and Two bear the signature “E. Darwin” probably Edward Charles Darwin’s half cousin 1821-1901. ~ Julia Wedgewood 1821-1901 was Charles Darwin’s cousin and correspondent. This is the second of two novels. Wedgewood's father objected to her writing novels so she continued writing literary criticism and articles. One of the latter was published in 1861 on the theological significance of "On the Origin of the Species" to which Darwin responded "You understand my book perfectly". I have examined twenty or so specimen signatures and conclude it is Darwin. Wedgewood’s association and family provenance would be sufficient evidence of authenticity. ~ Darwin was know to be rough on books. He read in bed often laying in with books piled high on the bedroom floor. Folio and quarto being heavy he would often breake the spine in two and could find the second half in the bedside piles within minutes when needed. London. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers. 1858 unknown
ref. 2-78444Modena Zanichelli 1864 ma 1865 sulla copertina originale conservata all'interno 8vo cm. 24 x 14 legatura moderna in mezza pelle beige titolo e fregi in oro al dorso conservate all'interno le copertine della brossura originale con difetti pp. XVI-403 con una tavola litografica fuori testo. Mitica prima traduzione italiana. Freeman n° 706; Coccia pp. 157-160. unknown
1868ref. 000931John Murray 1868. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first issue published by John Murray in 1868. 2 Volumes first issue printings with 5 point errata in 6 lines to volume i and 9 points in 7 lines to volume ii. A slightly larger format than many of the Murray editions demy octavo measuring approx 22.5x15cm. Volume i viii411132 pp ads dated April 1867. Volume ii viii4862 pp ads dated February 1868. Original smooth green cloth covers are fresh and bright some light bumping to the corners vol i has some minor indentations to the spine and the upper cover is very slightly bowed vol ii has a slight lean or spine slant. Both with bright gilt to the spines top edges a little dusty securely bound black endpapers with bookseller label first and last few pages with some spotting pages otherwise bright and mostly clean an occasional very minor mark volume i has a previous owners gift inscription in ink to the first blank page very good condition. Numerous black and white illustrations. Only 1500 copies were printed for the first issue of this important work by Darwin. Also comes with two newspaper articles of the Pall Mall Gazette dated 10th and 15th Feb 1868 with the header Darwin on Domestication and Variation. These are spotted. John Murray hardcover
1869ref. GT319London: John Murray 1869. fifth Edition with Additions and Correct . Hardback. Fine. 8vo. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of the Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. fifth Edition with Additions and Corrections TenthThousand xxiii 596pp folding diagram p132. Freeman ref: F436. 32pp FINE PUBLISHER'S GREEN CLOTH with embossed 'Oxford frame' borders and gilt tiles to the spine. Small split to lower spine. Original black end-papers cracked but sound and intact. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.Freeman 387 with double gilt rules to the head and foot spine Variant A. LACKING THE HALF-TITLE PAGE John Murray hardcover
1871ref. chd05acLondon: John Murray. G: in good condition. Volume I - Cover lightly scuffed with some light damp staining on lower edge with minimal impact on contents. Aeg. Volume II - Cover lightly rubbed with some wear at spine ends. Browning to eps and to catalogue. Ownership details on prelim page dated 1873. 1871. First Edition first issue. Volume I- Green Morocco gilt with dentelles; Volume II - Green cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm 7" x 5". viii 423pp; viii ii 475pp 16pp catalogue. Illustrated. Issue Points: Volume I has 'kaola' misprint on page 27 and 'transmitted' as first word on page 297; Volume II has Errata page on verso of title and a Postscript page after page viii; also 16pp. catalogue at end of volume. Volume I bound by Seton & Mackenzie. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . John Murray hardcover
1871ref. 649L2London: John Murray 1871. First edition. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". None. A first edition first issue set of this famous work regarding evolutionary theory in the context of humans by eminent Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin. The 'Descent of Man' was the first of Charles Darwin's works to use the word 'evolution' and this can be found to page 2 of the first volume. It next appeared in Darwin's sixth edition of 'Origin' published in the following year. This work continues on the principles laid out in Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' which served as an abstract of his theory. Here Darwin applies his evolutionary theory to humans and proceeds to detail his theory of sexual selection. He also looks at evolutionary psychology evolutionary ethics race sexes and how evolutionary theory is relevant to society. A harlequin set with volume I in a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards and volume II in library cloth. Both volumes are the first edition first issue with the correct errata to the verso of title page to volume II seventeen errata for volume I and eight for volume II. With the note to a leaf between i and x referring to 'a serious and unfortunate error'. To volume I page 297 starts with 'transmitted' and contains misprints such as 'kaola' to page 27. This first volume is very scarce as only 2500 copies of this issue were printed. Collated both volumes have been rebound without the half-titles and publisher's adverts. Ex-library copies with institutional stamps to the recto and verso of title pages only for the 'National Central Library London'. To the recto of front endpaper to volume II there is also a stamp for 'British Library Boston Spa Yorkshire'. Illustrated with several in-text illustrations. A scarce opportunity to own a copy of the first edition first impression of this important scientific work. A harlequin set. With volume I in a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards and volume II in library cloth. Blind stamp to the board of volume I for London Library St James's Square. Externally volume I is worn with heavy rubbing to the extremities and joints. Volume II is generally smart with two library stickers to the front board. Front joint to volume I is tender with the hinge detached resulting in the lifting of the backstrip. A few small chips to the preliminaries of volume I. With library stamps to the endpapers and title pages of both volumes. Loss to the front pastedown and endpaper of volume I. Internally both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. The odd spots to pages mostly to volume I which has the occasional ink blot to margins. A good candidate for a rebind. Good John Murray hardcover
1862ref. 52388Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, Victor Masson et Fils, 1862. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt title to spine. Very light minor brownspotting to a few pages. Previous owner's name to half title. A fine copy. LXIV (incl. half-title), I-XXIII + (24-) 712. pp. and 1 folded plate (between pp.160 a. 161). Fully complete.
1891ref. 53191Berlin, Gebrüder Paetel, 1891. Large8vo. In a nice contemporary half calf binding with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. In ""Deutsche Rundschau"", Band 67, 1891. Green leather title-label and red leather tome-label to spine, Small paper label pasted on to top left corner of front board. Two stamps to first leaf and one stamp to P. 476. Light wear to extremities, internally very fine and clean. Pp. 357-390. [Entire volume: IV, 480 pp.]
1913ref. 55761Oporto, Livraria Chardron, de Lello y Irmao, (1913). 8vo. Partly uncut in the original printed wrappers. Spine cracked and front hindge with repair. Wrappers with a few nicks. Half-title with previous owners names. Internally fine and clean. XVI, 477 pp.
1891ref. 53191Berlin Gebrüder Paetel 1891. Large8vo. In a nice contemporary half calf binding with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. In "Deutsche Rundschau" Band 67 1891. Green leather title-label and red leather tome-label to spine Small paper label pasted on to top left corner of front board. Two stamps to first leaf and one stamp to P. 476. Light wear to extremities internally very fine and clean. Pp. 357-390. Entire volume: IV 480 pp. The Exceedingly rare first and only 19th century translation of Darwin's first published work "Letters on Geology" from 1835. The pamphlet was initially published without Darwin's consent and he was "a good deal horrified" when he learned about the publication which explains the posthumous translation. The work contains extracts from ten letters written by Darwin to John Stevens Henslow 1796-1861 during his five-year voyage on the Beagle. Henslow the charismatic and well-connected Regis Professor of Botany at Cambridge was Darwin's close friend and first mentor in natural history and responsible for obtaining for Darwin his position as ship's naturalist aboard the Beagle. Henslow had this pamphlet printed without Darwin's knowledge for distribution amongst the members of the Cambridge Philosophical Society "in consequence of the interest which has been excited by some of the Geological notices which they contain and which were read at a Meeting of the Society on the 16th of November 1835" an act which secured Darwin's reputation with the scientific community even before his return to England in October 1836. "It has always been assumed that it was issued to members of the Cambridge Philosophical Society in December 1835 and this is probably so but I have not seen a copy with a dated ownership inscription or accession stamp for that year" Freeman.The original pamphlet was reprinted in facsimile in 1960 again for private circulation in the Cambridge Philosophical Society and for friends of that Society. Only two translations has been made: The present first and a Russian from 1959 Freeman 7.Freeman No. 6. hardcover
1862ref. 52388Paris Guillaumin et Cie Victor Masson et Fils 1862. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt title to spine. Very light minor brownspotting to a few pages. Previous owner's name to half title. A fine copy. LXIV incl. half-title I-XXIII 24- 712. pp. and 1 folded plate between pp.160 a. 161. Fully complete. The scarce first French edition of Darwin's masterpiece one of the most important books ever printed. The "Origin" started the greatest of all intellectual revolutions in the history of Mankind.There were some difficulties with the first French edition. Mlle Royer who Darwin described as 'one of the cleverest and oddest women in Europe' and wished 'had known more of natural history' added her own footnotes. He was not really happy until the third translation by Éduard Barbier appeared in 1876. Freeman. Freeman No 655 Freeman does not mention the plate which is present here. unknown
1913ref. 55761Oporto Livraria Chardron de Lello y Irmao 1913. 8vo. Partly uncut in the original printed wrappers. Spine cracked and front hindge with repair. Wrappers with a few nicks. Half-title with previous owners names. Internally fine and clean. XVI 477 pp. The first edition in the rarely seen wrappers of the first Portuguese translation of Darwin's "Origin of Species". The comparatively late translation is partly due to the Portuguese 'Frenchism' at the time. The first French translation appeared in 1862 and was also widely circulated in Portugal. It also appears that the translator a doctor and professor who was also a Mason a self-proclaimed poet and the founder of the Spiritist Society of Portugal named Joaquim Marques Dá Mesquita Montenegro Paúl 1875-1946 used the French translation rather than the English original. This apparently led to a number of errors and mis-translations that rendered the work unfaithful to say the least. Unfortunately this translation continued to be reprinted for the rest of the century in the Portuguese speaking world oftentimes by simply changing the name of the translator for a spurious name. The first Brazilian edition in 1973 turned out to be nothing but an exact reproduction of the text of the Portuguese translation. It appears that even in the 21st century many of the purported new translations were still reprints of the first Portuguese edition. A proper translation from the English was made in 1982 but it was apparently condensed from the 6th ed. 1872. In 1985 a complete translation was published but it was based on the first ed. 1859. In 2011 and 2014 finally two different translations were published in Brazil that appear to be more legitimate which as a commentator avers see links below doesn't necessarily guarantee that they are faithful. Thus the Portuguese OSS bibliography remains murky and convoluted to this day and it appears to be a continuing saga. Therefore this late defective first translation seems to have been crucial to the understanding-or misunderstanding- of Darwin's OSS for Portuguese readers for the remainder of the century and then some.The uncertainty regarding the publication year is quite puzzling for a modern book. Freeman online gives three different numbers F743 F743a and F743b the latter being 1961 and 1990 both of which are by the same translator as the first and he gives the date "192-" and 1920 to the first. The entry in the Biblioteca Nacional de España states "1924" and two Brazilian libraries give "1900's" and the rather wide ranging "1910-1992" a Portuguese university library states "1900-80" and the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal says "1900." The year 1925 is given to the only two copies in US libraries the American Philosophical Society and The Huntington. In the links below the commentators assign it to the year 1913 and even though they don't justify that date they seem to be quite familiar with Portuguese OSS editions in general. The date 1913 is also given by Ana Leonor Pereira in "The Reception of Darwin in Portugal 1865-1914" Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia T. 66 Fasc. 3 Evolução Ética e Cultura / Evolution Ethics and Culture 2010 pp. 643-660 which perhaps makes it more plausible As a final note the 1961 translation at the Huntington purportedly by Eduardo Fonseca is one of those spurious reprints with a made up name mentioned earlier. http://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1703473 For a few commentaries on the different editions and on various Portuguese OOS translations and purported translators see:http://observatoriodaimprensa.com.br/armazem-literario/_ed802_lendo_darwin_em_portugues/ andhttp://naogostodeplagio.blogspot.com/2009/10/miseria-pouca-e-bobagem.html Freeman 743 unknown
1846ref. NF3922The natural history of these islands is eminently curious and well deserves attention. Most of the organic productions are aboriginal creations found nowhere else; there is even a difference between the inhabitants of the different islands; yet all show a marked relationship of America though separated from that continent by a open space of ocean between 500 and 600 miles in width. The archipelago is a little world within itself or rather a satellite attached to America whence it has derived a few stray colonists and has received the general character of its indigenous productions. Considering the small size of these islands we feel The more astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings and at their confined range. Seeing every height crowned with its crater and the boundaries of most of the lava-streams still distinct we are led to believe that within a period geologically recent the unbroken ocean was here spread out. Hence both in space and time we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact Ð that mystery of mysteries Ð the first appearance of new beings on this earth"------Charles Darwin Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World under the Command of Capt. FitzRoy R.N. Harper & Brothers 1846 first American edition 2 volumes some wear to the fore edge corner tips and spine extremities of both volumes exhibiting some cloth loss some ROHRSCHACH type stains to the original yellow end-papers and paste-downs the first five textual leaves in volume one exhibit an old moisture tidal mark at the base and lower area of the gutters foxing throughout the text block of both volumes volume two shows wear and missing cloth along the outer front hinge else good copies of this most important and pioneering volume. Indeed Darwin's first book. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1846ref. NF3922The natural history of these islands is eminently curious and well deserves attention. Most of the organic productions are aboriginal creations found nowhere else; there is even a difference between the inhabitants of the different islands; yet all show a marked relationship of America though separated from that continent by a open space of ocean between 500 and 600 miles in width. The archipelago is a little world within itself or rather a satellite attached to America whence it has derived a few stray colonists and has received the general character of its indigenous productions. Considering the small size of these islands we feel The more astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings and at their confined range. Seeing every height crowned with its crater and the boundaries of most of the lava-streams still distinct we are led to believe that within a period geologically recent the unbroken ocean was here spread out. Hence both in space and time we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact Ð that mystery of mysteries Ð the first appearance of new beings on this earth"------Charles Darwin Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World under the Command of Capt. FitzRoy R.N. Harper & Brothers 1846 first American edition 2 volumes some wear to the fore edge corner tips and spine extremities of both volumes exhibiting some cloth loss some ROHRSCHACH type stains to the original yellow end-papers and paste-downs the first five textual leaves in volume one exhibit an old moisture tidal mark at the base and lower area of the gutters foxing throughout the text block of both volumes volume two shows wear and missing cloth along the outer front hinge else good copies of this most important and pioneering volume. Indeed Darwin's first book. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1862ref. feb026611862. First French Edition - On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin De l'origine des espèces ou des lois du progrès chez les êtres organisés Used book For more details and availability please contact me Guillaumin und Masson hardcover
1860ref. 5280New York: D. Appleton and Company 1860. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition fourth issue in original year of US publication. Original cloth spine a bit faded to golden tan shelfwear to edges and corners recased with endpapers expertly renewed. Contents clean contemporary owner's signature on front endleaf. With supplement of the author's additions and alterations on pages 426-432. Garrison-Morton 220 1859 London original edition; Freeman 380 this edition. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
ref. 66330. The ship 'Beagle' is shown moored off James Island on October 17th. 1835. The topographical view is taken from the coastal sketch ordered by 2nd.Lieut. Sullivan at the time. The details of the 'Beagle' were taken from Admiralty charts and records. The artist JOHN CHANCELLOR 1925-1984 originally a merchant seaman latterly chartered his owm hydrographic survey vessel and on retirement became one of the foremost marine artists of the 20th. century. This painting of the 'Beagle' was one of his last productions - it took 500 hours of research and 750 hours at the easel is meticulous in its detail and full of atmosphere and interest. The run of 850 copies was sold out within 12 months and has been keenly sought since then. It is used on the 'Beagle Project' and the CUP 'Darwin On-Line' web-sites and is also the foundation work for the building of a replica 'Beagle'. Chancellor took considerable trouble to find the best colour printer for the work and the copy offered here is in excellent bright condition. We will of course send images on request. unknown
ref. 66329. The ship 'Beagle' is shown in rough seas off Cape Horn. The details of the 'Beagle' were taken from Admiralty charts and records. The artist JOHN CHANCELLOR 1925-1984 originally a merchant seaman latterly chartered his own hydrographic survey vessel and on retirement became one of the foremost marine artists of the 20th. century. This painting of the 'Beagle' was one of his last works published posthumously. It is meticulous in its detail and full of atmosphere and interest. For a detailed discussion of the technicalities of the two Beagle paintings by ChANCELLOR himself see http:darwin-online.org.uk. unknown
1875ref. 119518London: John Murray 1875. First edition first issue. "These meticulous studies form a minor contribution to the evolutionary series by the study of the adaptations of such plants to impoverished conditions. The book was published on 2 July 1875 in a standard binding without inserted advertisements. It is stated that 3000 were printed of which 2700 were sold to the trade at once. This cannot be strictly true because both the second and third thousands of the same year stated their thousands on the title pages" Freeman. Octavo. 30 wood-engraved illustrations in the text. Original green bead-grain cloth neatly rebacked with the original gilt lettered and decorated spine laid down corners refurbished blind-panelled covers brown coated endpapers. Attractive contemporary armorial bookplate of Alfred Crease Coxhead; only slight rubbing to extremities inner hinges cracked but sound a few leaves at the beginning with brown staining probably from a pressed flower. A particularly bright copy. Freeman 1217. hardcover
