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1873ref. 60131London 1873. Small folio. Extracted with traces from the sewn cords in the original printed wrappers. In "Nature" No. 176 Vol. 7 March 13. Entire issue offered. Issue split in two otherwise fine and clean. Housed in a portfolio with white paper title-label to front board. Darwin's notice: P. 360. Entire issue: Pp. 1 lxxxvi-xcii 357-376. First appearance of Darwin' comment on Aldred Wallace's suggestion that animals find their way home by recognising the odour of the places which they have passed. In the comment Darwin describes the following anecdote: "Many years ago I was on a mail-coach and as soon as we came to a public-house the coachman pulled up for the fraction of a second. He did so when we came to a second public-house and I then asked him the reason. He pointed to the off-hand wheeler and said that she had been long completely blind and she would stop at every place on the road at which she had before stopped. He had found by experience that less time was wasted by pulling up his team than by trying to drive her past the place for she was contented with a momentary stop. After this I watched her and it was evident that she knew exactly before the coachman began to pull up the other horses every public-house on the road for she had at some time stopped at all. I think there can be little doubt that this mare recognised all these houses by her sense of smell." From the present paper. Freeman 1759 unknown
1871ref. 023041New York: D. Appleton and Co 1871. Octavo. . 5th edition with additions and corrections. Half-title 447pp. 8pp. publisher's ads. Darwin's work introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. Bound in publisher's brown pebble grained embossed cloth spine lettering faded yellow endpapers marginal faint damp stain to lower corners not affecting text wear to spine ends. Previous owner's name E. K. Boyle dated 1871 who was a prominent lawyer of Belfast Maine. A very good copy. D. Appleton and Co unknown
1888ref. mon0000215098John Murray 1888-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Clean copy sound binding. Some wear on page edges. Some damage to the very top of the binding. John Murray hardcover
1871ref. 1406180115D. Appleton & Co 1871-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. 1st American edition first printing 2nd issue. With list of errors in Vol. I placed in Vol. II as in London edition. Publisher's orange cloth. Hardcover. Pencil corrections to volume I to errors otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. vi 409; v 436. ad for the Origin of the Species in the rear and blank end pages. Blind stamp on fep. Good Hinges repaired. bindings. Vol. 1 spine edge has a restored frayed edge. Small chip missing from head of vol. 1 spine. "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. Freeman 941. Garrison-Morton 170. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
1868ref. 016038Orange Judd 1868. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 2 Volume In Green Cloth. First American Edition 1868 A Bit Of Light Staining. Excellent Fresh Set of This Science Classic. Orange Judd Hardcover
1868ref. 016038Orange Judd 1868. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 2 Volume In Green Cloth. First American Edition 1868 A Bit Of Light Staining. Excellent Fresh Set of This Science Classic. Orange Judd Hardcover books
1904ref. 201118-MB75J.A. Hill and Company 1904. Very Good Bound in Three Quarter Leather with marbeled boards 1904 Second edition revised and augmentated illustrated. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. J.A. Hill and Company Hardcover
1876ref. 260511-MB02London: John Murray 1876. Green cloth variant binding 1876 first edition 482 pages Index top-edge of spine slightly frayed front endpaper glued Previous owner's inscription . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Cover. John Murray Hardcover
ref. 324A very rare offprint from l'Histoire naturelle générale des règnes organiques published the same year as Darwin's Origin of Species in which Isidore traces the history of the notions of evolution and variability of the species developed by the French School of Zoology since Buffon. An important work on the history of science in which the author also asserts in the light of the Darwinian revolution his evolutionary views inherited from his father's work. Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire's "important views on the persistence of infantile characteristics among primates and on 'parallel' evolution appear to be original . In 1859 he published 'Résumé des vues sur l'espece biologique' in which he quietly reminded Darwin of his predecessors in France: Buffon Lamarck and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire." DSB An interesting copy bearing a signed autograph dedication partially cut from the author to "Mons. Laugier offered by his very devoted colleague." This is certainly the surgeon Stanislas Laugier. Foxing and stains but a copy in its original binding with full margins. Darwin - Darwiniana GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE Isidore Résumé des vues sur l'espèce organique émises par les principaux naturalistes français du XVIIIe siècle et du commencement du XIXe et de la théorie de la variabilité limitée de l'espèce Paris Victor Masson 1859. 8vo of 40 pages ; original printed wrappers.
1910ref. 031947London: Duckworth & Co. 1910. Book. Illus. by Harry Rountree. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with gilt type to front and type and decorations to spine. Green line rules and decorations to front. Illustrator Rountree spelled incorrectly Rowntree on cover. Top edge gilt and side edge ragged. Large 8vo. Frontis colour illustration of St Andrews with tissue guard. With 62 additional illustrations 47 colour and 15 b&w with tissue guards. Missing front prelim. Embossed collection stamp to endpaper. Spines pushed with small clear tape repair to heel. Pages 201205 & 207 have clear tape repairs to torn edges. Inside text block is thick paper and very clean. A very good copy. Duckworth & Co. Hardcover
1868ref. 5018Two Volume Set; First Edition/Second Issue; A Very Good set. A remarkably well preserved set of this expanded work on the Origin of Species the only follow up work published in Darwin's lifetime; an important addition to the Theory of Evolution canon. The first issue sold out in a week prompting the 2nd issue printing which corrected a number of mistakes from the first issue. This set is in very good or better condition with 3/4 calf and marbled boards gilt spines with raised bands and marbled endpapers; rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges endpapers rubbed and a previous owner's stamp to the front free paper. Overall a highly collectible set of an important work. Not remaindered not ex-library; will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. John Murray hardcover
1868ref. 5018Two Volume Set; First Edition/Second Issue; A Very Good set. A remarkably well preserved set of this expanded work on the Origin of Species the only follow up work published in Darwin's lifetime; an important addition to the Theory of Evolution canon. The first issue sold out in a week prompting the 2nd issue printing which corrected a number of mistakes from the first issue. This set is in very good or better condition with 3/4 calf and marbled boards gilt spines with raised bands and marbled endpapers; rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges endpapers rubbed and a previous owner's stamp to the front free paper. Overall a highly collectible set of an important work. Not remaindered not ex-library; will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. John Murray hardcover books
1871ref. 20-0556New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1871. 1871 447pp fold-out chart 5th ed. w/ additions & corrections corners slighlty bumped slight darkening to spine light shelfwear to cover some wear to spine ends heavier to bottom owner's name to fep 2 pgs w/ browning from newspaper clipping 3 pgs w/ small spiece missing from margin 2 pgs still uncut light foxing to pg edges a couple pencil notes to rear ep no dj contents clean & unmarked. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. D. Appleton & Co. Hardcover
1880ref. BCNH2007A remarkably sharp copy on the shelf. The original green cloth is clean and the gilt on the spine remains exceptionally bright and unrubbed. Mild bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally the textblock is clean and firmly bound though the front inner hinge is cracked down the gutter line with the mesh showing underneath. Affixed to the front pastedown is a charming well-preserved vintage bookseller label from "Foyles 121 Charing Cross Rd London". Retains the publisher's comprehensive catalog at the rear titled "Mr. Murray's General List of Works" and explicitly dated January 1879. 1 2 3 4 5 6 John Murray, Albemarle Street hardcover
ref. 47652by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. London : John Murray 1885. Sixth edition with additions and corrections ternty-eighth thousand. Octavo original publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth boards a little flecked slightly bruised at head and foot of spine original brown endpapers pp xxi blank 458 folding lithographed plate a couple of minor pencil underlinings. A very good crisp copy uncommonly so. A very good copy of the sixth edition of one of the most important texts in the history of science. The first edition 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."" Freeman 416 hardcover
1876ref. 34481London: John Murray 1876. Very Early Printing the eleventh thousand in the publisher's original dark-green cloth typical for Darwin's books. With a number of illustrations. 8vo publisher's original dark-green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. vii 519 1 pp. A handsome and well preserved copy some light evidence of age bur quite fresh with bright gilt and some minor general mellowing from age. AN IMPORTANT WORK IN THE DARWIN OEUVRE. One of the early printings which used the title "A Naturalist's Voyage" on the title page. One of Darwin’s earliest works. Even without publication of his works on evolution he would have had a considerable reputation as the author of The Voyage of the Beagle. While ‘The Origin of Species’ dominates perceptions of his work this is an important travel book in its own right and its relation to the background of his evolutionary ideas has often been stressed.Freeman. “Of the great exploratory voyages ‘a most important place is taken by the voyage of the ‘Beagle’ in 1831-1834. Darwin’s name is so associated with the evolutionary idea through which he profoundly influenced scientific philosophical political religious and ethical thought that certain of his other claims are often forgotten. To appreciate his distinction it is necessary to recall that had he never written on evolution he would still stand in the front rank among naturalists and would have to be included in any history of science. Thus even during the voyage in the ‘Beagle’ he reached conclusions that modified and extended the fundamental working principles of geology and geophysics.” - Singer. During the voyage Darwin suffered severely from seasickness. In a letter to his sister Caroline he wrote “ I continue to suffer so much from sea-sickness that nothing not even geology itself can make up for the misery .” Bowlby p.164 John Murray hardcover
1887ref. 34482London: John Murray 1887. 3 volumes. An early printing published in the year of the first edition. With seven illustrations including three portraits. Tall 8vo publisher's original pale grey-green cloth gilt lettered on the spines. x 395 1; iii 393 1; iv 418 1 pp. A clean and pleasing set with light evidence of age or use. AN IMPORTANT WORK. This is the first and basic life of Darwin. It contains the first version of Darwin's autobiography which was edited to avoid giving offense to his widow the full text was not published in English until 1958. The letters were selected with a more personal rather than scientific bias with particular emphasis on the period during which Darwin was writing and preparing for publication his ORIGIN OF SPECIES. There is particular emphasis on the period during which Darwin was writing and preparing for publication of his ORIGIN OF SPECIES. John Murray hardcover
1899ref. 33340London: John Murray 1899. Second edition revised sixth impression. With numerous illustrations. 8vo original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and blocked in blind on the covers. xvi 300 Index 32 ads. pp. A very fine copy bright and clean and beautifully preserved. EARLY PRINTING IN VERY FINE CONDITION. One of Darwin's most important but often overlooked works. The LIFE AND LETTERS of Darwin III p. 274 quotes Asa Gray as saying that "if the Orchid-book with a few trifling omissions had appeared before the 'Origin' the author would have been canonised rather than anathematised by the natural theologians" and noted that a review in the 'Literary Churchman' found only one fault "that Mr. Darwin's expression of admiration at the contrivances in orchids is too indirect a way of saying 'O Lord how manifold are Thy works.'" The book was concerned with working out in detail the relationships between sexual structures of orchids and the insects which fertilize them their evolution being attributed to natural selection and therefore was the first of the volumes of "supporting evidence" for his ORIGIN OF SPECIES. Although it was praised highly by botanists it did not sell well only about 6000 copies by the turn of the century. John Murray hardcover
1871ref. 000010496New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 vol. 8vo. 3 iv-vi 1 2-409 1 2 pages of publisher's advertisements 2; 3 iv-v 4 2-436 6 pages of publisher's advertisements 2 pp. Orange-red cloth with black decorations on the boards and gold lettering on the spines. Yellow coated endpapers and pastedowns. With several in-text illustrations. Freeman 129-131. Oxford DNB Adrian Desmond James Moore and Janet Browne "Darwin Charles Robert 1809–1882". With the postscript in volume two both versos of our title pages are blank. Both title pages dated 1871. These volumes contain the first appearance of the word evolution and a verbal description of humanity's ancient ancestors which was no doubt distrubing to Victorian sensibilities. Darwin painted human ancestors as hairy tree dwellers. The majority of the book however focuses on sexual selection among other animal species. The first print run was very popular selling 5000 copies right away. A landmark work in biological science a paradigm shift in the way the animal kingdom's history was understood. Both volumes have been rebacked within the past 40 years with strips of the original spine cloth laid down later endpapers placed before and after the originals in each volume. A few leaves reattached and realigned to the gutters with archival tape. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1874ref. Pa804London: John Murray 1874. 2nd edition revised and Augmented . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. Half-title xvi 688 pp. Errata slip bound in page one with five corrections listed. No inscriptions or marks. Original green cloth with gilt titles. Blind rules to the borders. A very good NEAR FINE copy with a tight and clean text block and a fine binding. The brown end-papers have split so the text block is now loose.The 2nd edition revised and Augmented with illustratons. Tenth thousand with a preface by Darwin from Down in Bechenham Kent dated September 1874. Printed by William Clowes and Sons Stamford Street and Charing Cross. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. John Murray hardcover
1882ref. BB2290London: John Murray 1882. Original Cloth. Fine. Second Edition Revised Fifth Thousand two volumes complete in fine original bindings featuring first occurrence of the phrase "survival of the fittest." Crown 8vo 188 x 118: xiv4731; x4951pp with 43 woodcut illustrations. Publisher's green cloth covers paneled in blind arches style spine stamped in gilt chocolate coated end papers top edge rough-trimmed. A superb set with bright bindings uncracked hinges and virtually spotless pages. Very mild rubbing to corner tips dusty top edges else very fine. Freeman 883. Intended originally as the first two chapters of a monumental work that Darwin envisioned but never published on the origin of species not the Origin of 1859 which Darwin viewed as only an abstract of a more substantial project. This second edition substantially revised and enlarged from the first edition of 1868 is the final text in which Darwin proposed the concept of pangenesis his provisional hypothetical mechanism for heredity which was proven obsolete by the 1900 rediscovery of Mendel's theory of the particulate nature of inheritance and in which he detailed and discussed at length artificial selection. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. John Murray unknown
1883ref. 54398London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner. 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Original gilt-titled brown cloth black eps. Points lightly bumped spine and top upper board sunned. Mild scattered foxing. Foldout frontis chart erratum slip by page 15. Solid copy.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 41132ads pages . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner hardcover
1888ref. feb026671888. First French Edition of Autobiography in 2 Volumesby charles Darwin son Fancis Darwin. La vie et la correspondance de Charles Darwin avec un chapitre autobiographique Used book For more details and availability please contact me C. Reinwald hardcover
ref. feb740031896: Russian Edition of Autobiography ÐÐ²Ñ‚Ð¾Ð±Ð¸Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ñ„Ð¸Ñ Used. For more details please contact me St. Petersburg hardcover
1876ref. feb0265851876. First Bulgarian Edition of Insectivorous plants. ÐаÑекомоÑдни раÑÑ‚ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ Used book For more details and availability please contact me Moscow Publishing House hardcover
