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1871ref. 53279S.-Peterburg, Izdanie redaktsii zhurnala ""Znanie, 1871. 8vo. In contemporary black half calf with four rasied bands and gilt lettering to spine. Corners of binding with repairs and a three cm long tear to lower front hindge. Light miscolouring throughout, especially to first 10 leaves. (2), VII, (6), 439 pp.
1936ref. 54837Erevan, Armenia, Gosizdat, 1936. 8vo. In publisher's original full cloth with title in silver lettering to spine and front board. A picture of Darwin embossed to front board. Extremities with wear and hindges weak. Spine miscoloured and remains of paperlabel to upper part of spine. First quire loose. Internally fine and clean. (2), 765 pp. + frontiespiece and plate with genealogical tree.
1935ref. 53497Moscow, Academy of Science, 1935-1959. Royal8vo. In 9 uniform full cloth bindings (albeit with slightly different colours, as published). All volumes with Darwin's signature ""Ch. Darwin"" embossed in gold to lower right corner of front board. All nine volumes with wear to spines. All nine volumes internally fine and clean (no stamps or brownspotting). XLVII, (1), 604, (4) pp. + 3 folded maps.: 682, (2) pp. + 3 folded maps: X, (2), 831, (1) pp. + 1 folded map.: 883, (1) pp.: 1040 pp. + 1 folded plate.: 696 pp.: 650 pp.: 543, (1) pp.: LVI, 734, (1) pp. The following being the collation of the papers which represent the first Russian translation of the given paper:[Geologija, Eskavajra, Tjlena Korolevskogo obschestva (i.e. 'Manual of Scientific Enquiry']: Vol. 2: Pp. 613-637[Usonogie raki (i.e. 'Living Cirripedia')]: Vol. 2: Pp. 37-87[Lectsii evolutsionnoi teorii (i.e. 'Studies in the theory of descent')]: Vol. 3: p. 755.[Proishozhdenie vidov putem estestvennogo otbora... (i.e. 'On the tendency of species to form varieties')]: Pp. 239-255.[Razlichnye formy tsvetov u rastenii odnogo i togo zhe vida (i.e. 'The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species')]: Vol. 7: Pp. 31-251.[Oplodotvorenie tsvetov (i.e. 'Fertilisation of flowers (Hermann Müller)']. Vol. 6: Pp. 652-654.[Zhizn Erazma Darvina (i.e. 'The Life of Erasmus Darwin')]. Vol. 9: Pp. 251-309.
1860ref. 50927Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerei, 1860. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small stamp and previous owner signature to title page. Leather on lower part of spine with a tear and part detached. Hinges weak but book-block firmly attached. VIII (including half, 520, (6) pp + 1 plate.
1862ref. 50871Paris Guillaumin et Cie Victor Masson et Fils 1862. 8vo. Bound uncut and with the original printed front wrapper expertly restored in a very fine later half morocco binding with four raised bands and gilt title to spine. Very light minor brownspotting to a few pages. An exceptionally nice clean and attractive 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. hardcover
1936ref. 62681Kharkiv Derzhavne medychne vyd-vo State Medical Publishing House 1936. 8vo. In publisher's original grey cloth binding with black lettering to spine with Darwin's portrait embossed on front board. Wear to extremities corner bumped and light spoling to back board. Inner hinges split and first 3 leaves partly detached. Last 20 ff. slighly creased due to dampstain otherwise internally a nice and clean copy. 674 pp. frontispiece portrait of Darwin and 1 plate with genealogical tree. The exceedingly rare first Ukranian translation of Darwin's landmark 'Origin of Species'. OCLC only list two copies Library of Congress and The Huntington Library USA Freeman F797. hardcover
1871ref. 53279S.-Peterburg Izdanie redaktsii zhurnala "Znanie 1871. 8vo. In contemporary black half calf with four rasied bands and gilt lettering to spine. Corners of binding with repairs and a three cm long tear to lower front hindge. Light miscolouring throughout especially to first 10 leaves. 2 VII 6 439 pp. The exceedingly rare first Russian translation of Darwin's 'Descent of Man' published only four month after the original English. The Russian publisher was eager to have a translation published hence this early abridged edition - two other Russian translations followed later the same year - The present translation being the very first into any language. "The Descent of Man showed that the process of organic evolution propelled by the struggle for existence and natural selection applied to man no less than to the rest of the animal kingdom. It gave explicit recognition to the idea of the anthropoid origin of man. This claim surprised no one for it was clearly hinted at in the great work of 1859 and was elaborated in Thomas Huxley's Man's Place in Nature and Vogt's Lectures on Man. Nor was it much of a surprise when three Russian translations of The Descent appeared within one year after the publication of the English original. Two general ideas represented the essence of The Descent: natural selection is not only behind the physical survival of man but also behind the evolution of cultural values; and the differences between animal and human behavior are differences of degree rather than of kind." Darwin in Russian Thought "The Expression helped lay the foundations for a scientific study of the psychological aspect of the evolution of species. The book appeared in a Russian translation only a few months after the publication of the English original. The paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevskii was the translator and the embryologist Aleksandr Kovalevskii was in charge of editorial tasks. In 1874 Vladimir wrote to Darwin that nearly two thousand copies of the Russian translation were sold." " The Expression deals much more extensively with selected aspects of human and animal behavior than with general problems of evolutionary biology. The Russian reviewers were generally impressed with Darwin's descriptions and categorizations of animal behavior. The Journal of the Ministry of Public Education was unusually profuse in praising the book's content and writing style. The reviewer commended Darwin's impartiality and avoidance of "materialistic trappings." Even the adherents of spiritualism could read the book he wrote without the least discomfort. The reviewer thought that psychologists would benefit from the information the book presented on the "physiological" basis of behavior. Indeed he recommended the book to all readers interested in the scientific foundations of human behavior. The liberal journal Knowledgewas equally laudatory. It noted that the book was eminently successful on two counts: it offered a "rational explanation" of many expressions of human emotions and it integrated the study of animal and human behavior into the universal process of organic evolution. In fact no educated person could afford to ignore it.N. P. Vagner professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at St. Petersburg University called The Expression a book with "great strengths and minor flaws." The volume reminded him of Darwin's previous works which marked "turning points in the history of science." The strength of the book lay much more in its suggestion of new topics for comparative-psychological research than in a presentation of a theoretically and logically integrated system of scientific thought. Insufficient exploration of the physiological underpinnings of mental activities represented the book's major shortcoming" Darwin in Russian Thought In Russia Darwinism had a profound influence not only upon the different sciences but also on philosophy economic and political thought and the great literature of the period. For instance both Tolstoy and Dostoevsky referenced Darwin in their most important works as did numerous other thinkers of the period.Like Strakhov however Dostoevsky acknowledging the significance of the "Origin of Species" saw the dangers of the theory. In the same year as the publication of Rachinsky's translation he lets the narrator in "Notes from Underground" 1864 launch his attack on Darwinism beginning: "As soon as they prove you for instance that you are descended from a monkey then it's no use scowling you just have to accept it."In "Crime and Punishment" two years later 1866 the Darwinian overtones inherent in Raskolnikov's theory of the extraordinary man are unmistakable. He describes the mechanism of "natural selection" where according to the laws of nature by the crossing of races and types a "genius" would eventually emerge. In general Darwinian themes and Darwin's name occur in many contexts in a large number of Dostoevsky's works.'Descent of Man' was transted into Danish Dutch French German Italian Polish Russian and Swedish in Darwin's lifetime. Freeman 1107. unknown
1936ref. 54837Erevan Armenia Gosizdat 1936. 8vo. In publisher's original full cloth with title in silver lettering to spine and front board. A picture of Darwin embossed to front board. Extremities with wear and hindges weak. Spine miscoloured and remains of paperlabel to upper part of spine. First quire loose. Internally fine and clean. 2 765 pp. frontiespiece and plate with genealogical tree. The exceedingly rare first Armenian translation of Darwin's landmark work.Only two Armenian translations of 'Origin of Species' has been made. The present first a second from 1963 both translations are of the upmost scarcity. Due to the relatively low number of people speaking Armenian approximately 3 million in Armenia and 7 million outside books in Armenian were printed in comparatively low numbers. OCLC locates no copies. Freeman 630.R.B. Darwin Online F630. hardcover
1935ref. 53497Moscow Academy of Science 1935-1959. Royal8vo. In 9 uniform full cloth bindings albeit with slightly different colours as published. All volumes with Darwin's signature "Ch. Darwin" embossed in gold to lower right corner of front board. All nine volumes with wear to spines. All nine volumes internally fine and clean no stamps or brownspotting. XLVII 1 604 4 pp. 3 folded maps.: 682 2 pp. 3 folded maps: X 2 831 1 pp. 1 folded map.: 883 1 pp.: 1040 pp. 1 folded plate.: 696 pp.: 650 pp.: 543 1 pp.: LVI 734 1 pp. The following being the collation of the papers which represent the first Russian translation of the given paper:Geologija Eskavajra Tjlena Korolevskogo obschestva i.e. 'Manual of Scientific Enquiry': Vol. 2: Pp. 613-637Usonogie raki i.e. 'Living Cirripedia': Vol. 2: Pp. 37-87Lectsii evolutsionnoi teorii i.e. 'Studies in the theory of descent': Vol. 3: p. 755.Proishozhdenie vidov putem estestvennogo otbora. i.e. 'On the tendency of species to form varieties': Pp. 239-255.Razlichnye formy tsvetov u rastenii odnogo i togo zhe vida i.e. 'The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species': Vol. 7: Pp. 31-251.Oplodotvorenie tsvetov i.e. 'Fertilisation of flowers Hermann Müller'. Vol. 6: Pp. 652-654.Zhizn Erazma Darvina i.e. 'The Life of Erasmus Darwin'. Vol. 9: Pp. 251-309. A rare complete run of Moscow's Academy of Science Journal's publication of Darwin's 'Collected Works' containing seven first Russian translations of Darwin's shorter works. -Manual of Scientific Enquiry Freeman 338 Translated by D. L. Weiss. Annotated by N. S. Shatskiï. 1935-Living Cirripedia Freeman 341 Translated by N. I. Tarasov. 1936.-Studies in the theory of descent August Weismann Freeman 1415 Translated and with notes by S. L. Sobol'. 1939.-On the tendency of species to form varieties Freeman 370 Translated by A. D. Nekrasov S. L. Solol 1939.-Different forms of flowers Freeman 1302 Translated by A. P. Il'inskiï and E. D. D'yakov 1948.-Fertilisation of flowers Hermann Müller Freeman 1433. Translated by V. A. Rybin. 1950.-Erasmus Darwin Ernst Krause Freeman 1324 Translated by V. N. Sukachev. 1959.Freeman 338 341 370 1302 1324 1415 1433 hardcover
1860ref. 50927Stuttgart E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerei 1860. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small stamp and previous owner signature to title page. Leather on lower part of spine with a tear and part detached. Hinges weak but book-block firmly attached. VIII including half 520 6 pp 1 plate. The very scarce first edition of the highly important first German translation which appeared just months after the original.This translation came to play a tremendous role in the spreading of Darwinism in Germany and Northern Europe in general. It was through this translation that Darwinian thought reached most of the German scientists and thinkers of the period and it was this translation that challenged German scholars to think in new ways about morphology systematics paleontology and other biological disciplines. It was from this translation that Ernst Haeckel Darwin's most famous nineteenth-century proponent and popularizer in Germany got his Darwinism and was able to further spread the new ideas in his own country. The German translation of Darwin's "The Origin of Species" appeared in 1860 just months after the original thanks to Heinrich Georg Bronn a distinguished German paleontologist whose work in some ways paralleled Darwin's. Bronn's version of the book with his own notes and commentary appended did much to determine how Darwin's theory was understood and applied by German biologists for the translation process involved more than the mere substitution of German words for English."Its Origin of Species greatest impact on German biological practice lay in the introduction of historical modes of explanation for the observable phenomena of living nature. The historical approach to nature was rejected not only by the opponents of evolution but also by the idealist evolutionist. Whether they favored a teleological or a reductionist biology the idealists could not see the point of a theory that emphasized the irregularities and exceptions in the organic world. In the timeless real of idealist thinking unchanging laws worked out an inevitable destiny. But Darwin taught his followers to look at living beings one by one. Thus prompted they recognized as if for the first time the surprising fact of anomaly and the wisdom of an open-ended theory." Glick The Comparative Reception of Darwinism. "Darwin was not happy about the first German translation. It was done from the second English edition by H.G. Bronn who had at Darwin's suggestion added an appendix of the difficulties which occurred to him; but he had also excised bits of which he did not approve. This edition also contains the historical sketch in its shorter and earlier form." Freeman.Freeman No 672 - Freeman does not mention the lithographed plate. hardcover
ref. 41593London : printed by W. Clowes and Sons for John Murray 1861. Third edition. Octavo original green cloth boards blocked in blind spine gilt corners rubbed a few light marks small splits to head and foot of spine hinges unobtrusively strengthened binding variant A with full point period after “MURRAY” in spine imprint tan endpapers small chip to fore edge of front free endpaper bookseller's pencilled notes verso contemporary owner's name to to half-title small owner's initial to title page pp. xix; blank 548; 2 - publisher's catalogue small ink underline folding lithographic plate by William West after Darwin a couple of clear tape reinforcements verso light pale scattered foxing one quire slightly sprung a very good copy of the third edition. The first edition of 1859 a great rarity is described in Freeman as "". the most important biological work ever written.""; Dibner "". the most important single work in science.""; Printing & the Mind of Man "". revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change is the order of the universe had been finally established and a vast step forward in the uniformity of nature had been taken"". The third edition of which 2000 copies were printed contains substantial revisions by Darwin unlike the second edition which was essentially a reprint of the first. The third edition 'was extensively altered and is of interest for the addition of a table of differences between it and the second edition a table which occurs in each subsequent edition and also for the addition of the historical sketch. which was written to satisfy complaints that Darwin had not sufficiently considered his predecessors in the general theory of evolution. there is also a postscript on page xii. concerning a review of the earlier editions by Asa Gray' Freeman p. 78. A very good example. Freeman 381 binding variant A with full point period after “MURRAY” in spine imprint. Â hardcover
ref. 015961London: John Murray; Smith Elder Sixteen volumes uniformly bound. SIGNED BINDINGS BY ZAEHNSDORF BINDERY. The Zaehnsdorf Bindery was one of the leading binders in England founded in 1842 sold in 1947. This set was bound in the early 1900's. All volumes have been rebacked by master binders at Green Dragon Bindery in Shrewsbury MA. Some gutters re-inforced with contemporary papers. Spines are designed in gilt and red titled in gilt. Blue marbled paper-covered boards. Marbled endpapers. Book-plate of IRVING FISHER on pastedown of each volume. Fisher 1867-1947 was an American mathematical economist inventor and eugenicist. Top edges gilt. Crisp and clean throughout. All volumes have been collated complete. One book "A Naturalist's Journal." has a larger format demi octavo. The books and printing details are listed below. Please see photos. 1 "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" sixth edition 34th thousand John Murray 1890 two volumes; 2 "The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex" second edition 22nd thousand John Murray 1888 two volumes; 3 "The Various Contrivances By Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects" second edition fifth thousand John Murray 1890; 4 "The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom" third edition John Murray 1891; 5 "The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms" eleventh thousand John Murray 1888; 6 "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" second edition edited by Francis Darwin John Murray 1890; 7 "The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication" second edition seventh thousand two volumes John Murray 1890; 8 "Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" third edition Smith and Elder 1891; 9 "Insectivorous Plants" second edition John Murray 1888; 10 "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" third edition Smith and Elder 1889; 11 "The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants" fifth thousand John Murray 1891; 12 "The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species" third thousand John Murray 1888; 13 "Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy" new edition 1890. An unusual and likely "one-of-a- kind" collection of Darwin works including the classics "Origin of Species" and "Descent of Man". Charles Darwin1809-1882 was a noted English naturalist geologist biologist widely-respected for his contributions to evolutionary biology. He in interred in Westminster Abbet not far from Sir Isaac Newton. Please see photo. The association with the eugenicist Irving Fisher book-plates adds interest to the set. Postage will be higher due to the size of the collection. . Multiple Editions. 1/2 Cobalt Blue Morocco. Minor Edge and Corner Wear/No Dust Jackets. Crown Octavo. John Murray; Smith, Elder Hardcover
ref. 015961London: John Murray; Smith Elder Sixteen volumes uniformly bound. SIGNED BINDINGS BY ZAEHNSDORF BINDERY. The Zaehnsdorf Bindery was one of the leading binders in England founded in 1842 sold in 1947. This set was bound in the early 1900's. All volumes have been rebacked by master binders at Green Dragon Bindery in Shrewsbury MA. Some gutters re-inforced with contemporary papers. Spines are designed in gilt and red titled in gilt. Blue marbled paper-covered boards. Marbled endpapers. Book-plate of IRVING FISHER on pastedown of each volume. Fisher 1867-1947 was an American mathematical economist inventor and eugenicist. Top edges gilt. Crisp and clean throughout. All volumes have been collated complete. One book "A Naturalist's Journal." has a larger format demi octavo. The books and printing details are listed below. Please see photos. 1 "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" sixth edition 34th thousand John Murray 1890 two volumes; 2 "The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex" second edition 22nd thousand John Murray 1888 two volumes; 3 "The Various Contrivances By Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects" second edition fifth thousand John Murray 1890; 4 "The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom" third edition John Murray 1891; 5 "The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms" eleventh thousand John Murray 1888; 6 "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" second edition edited by Francis Darwin John Murray 1890; 7 "The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication" second edition seventh thousand two volumes John Murray 1890; 8 "Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" third edition Smith and Elder 1891; 9 "Insectivorous Plants" second edition John Murray 1888; 10 "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" third edition Smith and Elder 1889; 11 "The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants" fifth thousand John Murray 1891; 12 "The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species" third thousand John Murray 1888; 13 "Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy" new edition 1890. An unusual and likely "one-of-a- kind" collection of Darwin works including the classics "Origin of Species" and "Descent of Man". Charles Darwin1809-1882 was a noted English naturalist geologist biologist widely-respected for his contributions to evolutionary biology. He in interred in Westminster Abbet not far from Sir Isaac Newton. Please see photo. The association with the eugenicist Irving Fisher book-plates adds interest to the set. Postage will be higher due to the size of the collection. . Multiple Editions. 1/2 Cobalt Blue Morocco. Minor Edge and Corner Wear/No Dust Jackets. Crown Octavo. John Murray; Smith, Elder Hardcover books
1891ref. feb026731891. First German Edition of Letters on Geology. Extract from Deutsche Rundschau Used book For more details and availability please contact me E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagshandlung
1936ref. feb026321936. First Armenian 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 ÕÕ¥Õ½Õ¡Õ¯Õ¶Õ¥Ö€Õ« ծագումը բնական ընտրության Õ´Õ«Õ»Õ¸ÖÕ¸Õ¾ կամ ընտրյալ ÖÕ¥Õ²Õ¥Ö€Õ« պահպանումը գոյության կռվում Used book For more details and availability please contact me SSR Armenia
1871ref. feb027331871. First Swedish 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. Om Arternas Uppkomst genom naturligt Urval eller de bäst utrustade rasernas Bestånd i Kampen för Tillvaron. Used book For more details and availability please contact me L.J. Hiertas hardcover
ref. lom-MS000910In English. Short description: A GOLFER'S GALLERY BY OLD MASTERS. Bernard DARWIN, London, Country Life, circa 1920 First edition. Album with 18 rare illustrations related to golf, from the 16th century up to 19. The foreword was written by Charles Darwin's grandson, the famous golfer Bernard Darwin. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000910
ref. lom-MS000910In English. Short description: A GOLFER'S GALLERY BY OLD MASTERS. Bernard DARWIN London Country Life circa 1920 First edition. Album with 18 rare illustrations related to golf from the 16th century up to 19. The foreword was written by Charles Darwin's grandson the famous golfer Bernard Darwin. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000910 unknown
1876ref. 1701Barcelona: Imprenta de la Renaixensa 1876. First Spanish edition. In contemporary half leather. Marbled endpapers. Spine with small damage to the head wormholes at joints. Corners slightly bumped. Pages yellowed due to aging. Last pages with wormholes. Overall in very good condition. First Spanish edition. In contemporary half leather. Marbled endpapers. XI 2 14–322 2 p. First Spanish edition of Charles Darwin’s 1871 groundbreaking book on human evolution and the sexual selection “The Descent of Man”. Imprenta de la Renaixensa unknown
1862ref. 55642Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, Victor Masson et Fils, 1862. 8vo. Bound partly uncut with the original wrappers in a very nice later full calf pastiche binding with four raised band and richly gilt spine. Gilt boarders to boards. Small repair to upper right corner of title-page, not affecting text. An exceptionally fine and clean copy. LXIV (incl. half-title), I-XXIII + (24-) 712. pp. and 1 folded plate (between pp.160 a. 161).
1862ref. 55642Paris Guillaumin et Cie Victor Masson et Fils 1862. 8vo. Bound partly uncut with the original wrappers in a very nice later full calf pastiche binding with four raised band and richly gilt spine. Gilt boarders to boards. Small repair to upper right corner of title-page not affecting text. An exceptionally fine and clean copy. LXIV incl. half-title I-XXIII 24- 712. pp. and 1 folded plate between pp.160 a. 161. The scarce first edition of the controversial first French translation - bound partly uncut and with the original wrappers - of Darwin's masterpiece one of the most important books ever printed. This famed translation - done by self-taught female scholar - ended up causing quite a stir and adding to the theory of evolution some for Darwin quite unforeseen interpretations. Because of this the translator Clémence Royer gained notoriety as one of the leading eugenicists of the time. Darwin was very eager to have his work published in French. It is not known exactly how he happened on Royer as the translator but as she was familiar with the works of Lamarck and Malthus immediately realized the importance of Darwin's work and also had close connections to the French publisher Guillaumin she must have seemed perfect for the job. She had a naturalist help her with the biologically technical parts and made an excellent job of the translation. There was one big problem however - she went well beyond her role as a translator and added a 60-page preface and numerous explanatory footnotes that Darwin had not seen before publication. In the preface she challenged the belief in religious revelation she discussed the application of natural selection to the human race and she presented a pure eugenic theory explaining the negative consequences of protecting the weak and the infirm. She also promoted her concept of progressive evolution which had more in common with the ideas of Lamarck than with those of Darwin. Right after having seen the translation Darwin wrote in a letter to the American botanist Asa Gray: "I received 2 or 3 days ago a French translation of the Origin by a Madelle. Royer who must be one of the cleverest & oddest women in Europe: is ardent deist & hates Christianity & declares that natural selection & the struggle for life will explain all morality nature of man politicks &c &c!!!. She makes some very curious & good hits & says she shall publish a book on these subjects & a strange production it will be."After some reflection however Darwin began having more serious doubts and about a month later he wrote to the French zoologist Armand de Quatrefages: "I wish the translator had known more of Natural History; she must be a clever but singular lady; but I never heard of her till she proposed to translate my book." He had now also read the footnotes and wrote to Joseph Hooker: "Almost everywhere in Origin when I express great doubt she appends a note explaining the difficulty or saying that there is none whatever!! It is really curious to know what conceited people there are in the world."Freeman No 655 Freeman does not mention the plate which is present here. hardcover
1896ref. 177013New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896-97. The first collected edition The Authorized edition uncommon complete with the publisher's half morocco bindings in bright and attractive condition. The American publisher Appleton made the first serious attempt towards a uniform collection an idea that was most comprehensively achieved nine decades later under the imprint "The Pickering Masters" 1986-9. There was no collected edition published during Darwin's lifetime. Together 12 works in 15 vols octavo. Illustrated with photographic halftone plates folding maps line drawings and diagrams. Original red half morocco spines lettered in gilt marbled sides top edges gilt other edges uncut some leaves unopened. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedowns. Bindings bright the spines near-uniformly red faint splash mark to a few top edges affecting outer leaves clean overall trivial stub tear to a couple of folding maps. A near-fine set. unknown
1871ref. 69501London: John Murray 1871. Full Description: DARWIN Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. With illustrations. London: John Murray 1871. First edition first issue with "transmitted" appearing as the first word on p. 297 of Volume I with printer's imprint on the verso of the half-title of Volume II and with twenty-five errata seventeen for Volume I and eight for Volume II on the verso of the title leaf to Volume II and with the leaf pp. ix-x containing Darwin's note on "a serious and unfortunate error" tipped in leaf after p. viii in Volume II. Two small octavo volumes 7 1/2 x 4 15/16 inches; 191 x 126 mm Volume II is 5 mm shorter than volume I. viii 423 1 printer's imprint 16 publisher's ads; viiiix-x "Postscript" 475 1 printer's imprint 16 publisher's ads pp. The 16 pages of publisher's advertisements at the end of each volume are both dated January 1871 . Wood-engraved text illustrations. Original green cloth with covers stamped in blind and spines stamped and lettered in gilt. Black-coated endpapers. Head and tail of spines with some minor shelf-wear. Corners slightly bumped. Some very light rubbing to board edges. Some minor bubbling to cloth of front board of volume II. Front inner hinge of volume I with a mostly closed crack holding firm. Previous owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown of volume II. Some minor pencil markings to volume I otherwise very clean inside. Overall an exceptional set. The first issue of 2500 copies was published on February 24 1871 and the second of 2000 copies in March. "The book in its first edition contains two parts the descent of man itself and selection in relation to sex. The word 'evolution' occurs for the first time in any of Darwin's works on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of The Origin of Species in the following year. The last chapter is about sexual selection in relation to man and it ends with the famous peroration about man's lowly origin the wording of which differs slightly in the first edition from that which is usually quoted" Freeman p. 129. "In the 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 furor second only to that raised by the Origin" Norman Library. This title created almost as much sensation as his Origin of Species. In it he elaborated further on his views adding sexual selection and using the word 'evolution' for the first time. Milestones of Science 48. Freeman Darwin 937. Garrison-Morton 170. Norman Library 599. HBS 69501. $5500. John Murray unknown
1860ref. 16363London: John Murray 1860. Third edition 1st printing 10th Thousand. With 14 text woodcuts. Original publisher’s cloth front cover a bit worn; interior very good. Second edition later issue tenth thousand with new preliminaries and a postscript at the end of the preface the final definitive text with extensive revisions from its first appearance of Darwin’s first published work which chronicles his historic five-year voyage on the Beagle to Brazil Argentina Tierra del Fuego Chile Peru the Galapagos Islands New Zealand Australia and other countries and islands along the way. This journey was the most important event in Darwin’s intellectual life. The appearance of this record was a turning point in the history of biological science and marked the beginnings of a whole new conception of the origin of the various species of life on earth. Freeman 20. John Murray unknown
1871ref. 69501London: John Murray 1871. Full Description: DARWIN Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. With illustrations. London: John Murray 1871. First edition first issue with "transmitted" appearing as the first word on p. 297 of Volume I with printer's imprint on the verso of the half-title of Volume II and with twenty-five errata seventeen for Volume I and eight for Volume II on the verso of the title leaf to Volume II and with the leaf pp. ix-x containing Darwin's note on "a serious and unfortunate error" tipped in leaf after p. viii in Volume II. Two small octavo volumes 7 1/2 x 4 15/16 inches; 191 x 126 mm Volume II is 5 mm shorter than volume I. viii 423 1 printer's imprint 16 publisher's ads; viiiix-x "Postscript" 475 1 printer's imprint 16 publisher's ads pp. The 16 pages of publisher's advertisements at the end of each volume are both dated January 1871 . Wood-engraved text illustrations. Original green cloth with covers stamped in blind and spines stamped and lettered in gilt. Black-coated endpapers. Head and tail of spines with some minor shelf-wear. Corners slightly bumped. Some very light rubbing to board edges. Some minor bubbling to cloth of front board of volume II. Front inner hinge of volume I with a mostly closed crack holding firm. Previous owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown of volume II. Some minor pencil markings to volume I otherwise very clean inside. Overall an exceptional set. The first issue of 2500 copies was published on February 24 1871 and the second of 2000 copies in March. "The book in its first edition contains two parts the descent of man itself and selection in relation to sex. The word 'evolution' occurs for the first time in any of Darwin's works on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of The Origin of Species in the following year. The last chapter is about sexual selection in relation to man and it ends with the famous peroration about man's lowly origin the wording of which differs slightly in the first edition from that which is usually quoted" Freeman p. 129. "In the 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 furor second only to that raised by the Origin" Norman Library. This title created almost as much sensation as his Origin of Species. In it he elaborated further on his views adding sexual selection and using the word 'evolution' for the first time. Milestones of Science 48. Freeman Darwin 937. Garrison-Morton 170. Norman Library 599. HBS 69501. $5500. John Murray unknown books
