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1956Best.-Nr. feb027051956. First Mexican Edition of The descent of man and selection in relation to sex by Charles Darwin El origen del hombre y la selección en relación al sexo Used book For more details and availability please contact me Nacional
1930Best.-Nr. feb01261930. First Chinese Edition of The descent of man and selection in relation to sex in 9 Volumes by Charles Darwin. 人类原始åŠç±»æ‹© Used book For more details and availability please contact me The Commercial Press hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. feb1119611882. First French Edition of Vegetable Mould and Worms by Charles Darwin La formazione della terra vegetale per l'azione dei lombrici con osservazioni intorno ai loro costumi Used. For more details please contact me Torino hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2404SB020By CHARLES DARWIN M. A. F. R. S. &c. IN TWO VOLUMES. Vol. I. Vol. II With Illustrations. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY ALBAMARLE STREET. 1868. 2 Volumes in 8.º de 23x15 cm. Com viii 411 i 32; viii 486 ii págs. Encadernações do editor em tela encerada verde com ferros a ouro na lombada. Folhas de guarda originais em papel preto. Ilustrado no texto com 43 xilogravuras e algumas tabelas apenas no primeiro volume. Exemplar com etiquetas de cota na lombada e falta de partes das folhas de rosto recortadas por motivo da obliteração de assinatura de posse afetando o texto. O primeiro volume tem ainda falta das folhas com as págs.: 129/130 e 371/372; o segundo com as págs.: 113/114 171/172 e 417/418. Inclui reproduções fotocopiadas das mesmas. Apresenta assinaturas de posse à cabeça de algumas páginas em ambos os volumes. No segundo volume a página 299 está numerada 259. Primeiras páginas em numeração romana com lista de obras do autor no verso das folhas de rosto e índice de conteúdos em ambos os volumes. O segundo volume inclui a partir da página 433 um índice remissivo a duas colunas. Cada volume tem no final uma lista de obras disponíveis para venda do editor nas últimas 32 páginas numeradas do primeiro e nas últimas duas não numeradas do segundo. Apresentam as seguintes datas: Vol. I - «February 1871»; Vol. II - «February 1868». Exemplar da 2.ª tiragem da primeira edição com o nome do editor gravado numa única linha no pé das lombadas. A primeira edição desta obra teve duas tiragens: a primeira com 1500 exemplares foi publicada a 30 de Janeiro; a segunda com 1250 exemplares foi publicada em Fevereiro e teve ligeiras alterações na composição tipográfica. A primeira distingue-se por ter 5 erratas em 6 linhas na p. vi do vol. I; 7 erratas na p. viii do vol. II; e o nome do editor gravado numa única linha no pé das lombadas. A segunda tiragem distingue-se por ter apenas uma única errata no primeiro volume também na p. vi e nenhuma errata no segundo volume. Existem variantes desta tiragem que diferem ao nível da encadernação com o nome do editor gravado numa ou em duas linhas no pé da lombada; mas também pelas datas que constam dos anúncios inseridos no final dos volumes. SOBRE A OBRA Obra rara. Publicada em 1868 esta é uma das mais extensas obras de Darwin. Fundamental para a compreensão da teoria da seleção natural de Darwin. Representa um prolongamento significativo da seminal «On the Origin of Species» A Origem das Espécies de 1859 oferecendo uma visão aprofundada das teorias de Darwin acerca dos mecanismos subjacentes à variação entre indivíduos de uma espécie sob domesticação. Trata-se da expansão dos primeiros dois capítulos da Origem constituindo aliás a única secção publicada do projetado «grande livro» de Darwin sobre a origem das espécies do qual a Origem seria apenas um resumo. É especialmente notável pela teoria sobre hereditariedade hoje posta de lado que Darwin designou por pangenesis pangénese. A obra é também citada como a primeira em que Darwin inclui a frase «survival of the fittest» sobrevivência do mais apto cunhada pelo filósofo e sociólogo Herbert Spencer ao ler a Origem que teria terríveis usos durante o século XX servindo de suporte a ideologias racistas ao Holocausto e a muitas guerras e abusos contra os direitos humanos. Ao examinar as práticas de seleção artificial na origem de novas raças de animais e variedades de plantas Darwin elucida como estes mesmos princípios se aplicam na natureza moldando a evolução das espécies ao longo do tempo; ou seja clarifica a noção de seleção natural através da descrição da prática da reprodução selectiva. Nestes dois volumes são abordados os avanços numa série de espécies de culturas arvenses hortícolas pecuárias e de animais domesticados especialmente pombos; os efeitos benéficos do cruzamento e os efeitos adversos da consanguinidade estreita. Além disso Darwin desenvolveu a sua hipótese da pangénese para preencher a lacuna que justificava a forma como a variabilidade era herdada. A pangénese foi o mecanismo hipotético de Charles Darwin para a hereditariedade no qual ele propôs que cada parte do corpo emitia continuamente o seu próprio tipo de pequenas partículas orgânicas chamadas gémulas que são depois transmitidas aos órgãos reprodutores e passadas aos descendentes. Através deste mecanismo as variações adquiridas pelos indivíduos durante a sua vida poderiam ser herdadas pelas gerações seguintes contribuindo para a diversidade de características numa população. Da pangénese só ficou por dela provir o étimo do termo gene pois foi completamente posta de lado pela Genética Mendeliana assim designada a partir do apelido do seu genial descobridor Gregor Mendel frade da Ordem de Santo Agostinho que forma a base principal da genética clássica. No final do livro Darwin contesta diretamente os argumentos apresentados contra as suas teorias de variabilidade por diversos sectores em especial a Igreja Anglicana sugerindo que a seleção natural ou a ação humana e não uma intervenção divina moldam as formas de vida. Atualmente vários avanços da genética como a mutação artificial a poliploidia a adaptação e os marcadores genéticos ampliaram a disciplina com conceitos e questões cujas sementes se encontram nas palavras originais de Darwin. Assiste-se a um florescimento da investigação genómica sobre o próprio processo de domesticação sendo muito curioso notar como a nossa visão da diversidade doméstica contrasta com a dos escritos de Darwin. Este sublinhava a abundância da diversidade e o poder diversificador da seleção artificial ao passo que hoje em dia estamos preocupados com a diminuição da diversidade genética que acompanha a agricultura moderna. Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury 1809 Downe 1882 foi um naturalista inglês famoso pela sua teoria da evolução através da seleção natural. Desde cedo demonstrou interesse pela história natural. Depois de se formar em Teologia na Universidade de Cambridge embarcou numa jornada épica a bordo do HMS Beagle onde recolheu uma vasta gama de espécimes e observações que influenciaram profundamente o seu pensamento. Publicou a sua obra muito célebre «A Origem das Espécies» em 1859 onde propôs que todas as espécies de seres vivos descendem de ancestrais comuns e que a seleção natural é o mecanismo primário responsável pela evolução das espécies ao longo do tempo. A teoria de Darwin teve um impacto revolucionário não só no campo da biologia mas também nas ciências humanas desafiando conceções prevalecentes sobre a origem e a diversidade da vida na Terra. Além das suas contribuições científicas Darwin era também um escritor e correspondente prolífico. O seu trabalho continua a ser estudado e debatido até aos dias de hoje estabelecendo o seu lugar como um dos pensadores mais influentes da história da ciência. EN 2 Volumes in octavo. 23x15 cm. viii 411 i 32; viii 486 ii pp. Publisher's binding in green waxed canvas with gilt lettering on the spine. Original black endpapers. Illustrated in the text with 43 woodcuts and some tables only in the first volume. Copy with library shelf labels on the spine and parts of the title pages missing cut out due to the obliteration of the ownership title affecting the text. The first volume also lacks pages 129/130 and 371/372; the second volume lacks pages 113/114 171/172 and 417/418. Includes photocopied reproductions. There are handwritten ownership titles at the head of some pages in both volumes. In the second volume page 299 is numbered 259. First pages in Roman numerals with a list of the author's works on the back of the title pages and an index of contents in both volumes. The second volume includes a two-column index from page 433 onwards. At the end of each volume there is a list of the publisher's works available for sale on the last 32 numbered pages of the first and the last two unnumbered pages of the second. They bear the following dates: Vol. I - "February 1871"; Vol. II - "February 1868". Copy from the 2nd print run of the first edition with the publisher's name engraved in a single line at the foot of the spines. The first edition of this work had two print runs: the first with 1500 copies was published on 30 January; the second with 1250 copies was published in February and had slight changes to the typesetting. The first was distinguished by having 5 errata in 6 lines on p. vi of vol. I; 7 errata on p. viii of vol. II; and the publisher's name engraved in a single line at the foot of the spines. The second print run is distinguished by having only a single errata in the first volume also on p. vi and no errata in the second volume. There are variants of this print run which differ in terms of the binding with the publisher's name engraved in one or two lines at the foot of the spine; but also in terms of the dates given in the adverts at the end of the volumes. ABOUT THE WORK Rare work. Published in 1868 this is one of Darwin's most extensive works. Fundamental to understanding Darwin's theory of natural selection. Represents a significant prolongation of the seminal «On the Origin of Species»from 1859 offering an in-depth look at Darwin's theories about the mechanisms underlying variation between individuals of a species under domestication. It is an expansion of the first two chapters of On the Origin was in fact the only published section of Darwin's projected "great book" on the origin of species of which the On the Origin was only a summary. It is especially notable for the theory of heredity today set aside that Darwin called pangenesis. The work is also cited as the first in which Darwin includes the phrase " of the fittest" made famous by the philosopher and sociologist Herbert Spencer when he read the On the Origin which would have terrible uses during the 20th century serving as support for racist ideologies the Holocaust and many wars and abuses against human rights. By examining the practices of artificial selection in the origin of new breeds of animals and varieties of plants Darwin elucidates how these same principles apply in nature moulding the evolution of species over time; in other words he clarifies the notion of natural selection by describing the practice of selective breeding. In these two volumes advances in a range of arable horticultural livestock and domesticated animal species especially pigeons are discussed; the beneficial effects of cross-breeding and the adverse effects of close inbreeding. In addition Darwin developed his hypothesis of pangenesis to fill the gap in justifying how variability was inherited. Pangenesis was Charles Darwin's hypothesised mechanism for heredity in which he proposed that each part of the body continuously emitted its own type of small organic particles called Gemmule which are then transmitted to the reproductive organs and passed on to the offspring. Through this mechanism variations acquired by individuals during their lifetime could be inherited by subsequent generations contributing to the diversity of characteristics in a population. Only the term gene was left over from pangenesis since it was completely set aside by Mendelian Genetics named after the surname of its brilliant discoverer Gregor Mendel a friar of the Order of St Augustine which forms the main basis of classical genetics. At the end of the book Darwin directly contests the arguments put forward against his theories of variability by various sectors in particular the Anglican Church suggesting that natural selection or human action rather than divine intervention moulds life forms. Today various advances in genetics such as artificial mutation polyploidy adaptation and genetic markers have expanded the discipline with concepts and questions the seeds of which can be found in Darwin's original words. Genomic research into the domestication process itself is flourishing and it is very curious to note how our view of domestic diversity contrasts with Darwin's writings. He emphasised the abundance of diversity and the diversifying power of artificial selection whereas today we are concerned about the decrease in genetic diversity that accompanies modern agriculture. Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury 1809 - Downe 1882 was an English naturalist famous for his theory of evolution through natural selection. From an early age he showed an interest in natural history. After graduating in Theology from Cambridge University he embarked on an epic voyage aboard the HMS Beagle where he collected a vast array of specimens and observations that profoundly influenced his thinking. He published his very famous work "The Origin of Species" in 1859 where he proposed that all species of living beings descend from common ancestors and that natural selection is the primary mechanism responsible for the evolution of species over time. Darwin's theory had a revolutionary impact not only in the field of biology but also in the human sciences challenging prevailing conceptions about the origin and diversity of life on Earth. In addition to his scientific contributions Darwin was also a prolific writer and correspondent. His work continues to be studied and debated to this day establishing his place as one of the most influential thinkers in the history of science. Referências/References: Freeman 877 878 878b. Norman 597. Garrison-Morton 224.1 M-19-C-6 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 72378London Nature 1877. Folio 28.2 x 19.6 cm. pp. 410-412 in: Nature issue 15384 pp. cliii-clxiv 389-424. Original printed wrappers. = On the occasion of Charles Darwin's 69th birthday the Dutch zoologist ornithologist and chairman of the Netherlands Zoological Society Adriaan Anthoni van Bemmelen 1830-1897 and the societys secretary the entomologist Huibert Johannes Veth 1846-1917 sent Darwin an album with photographs of 217 Dutch admirers including 81 doctors and 21 university professors. Darwin replied: "I suppose that every worker at science occasionally feels depressed and doubts whether what he has published has been worth the labour which it has cost him; but for the remaining years of my life whenever I want cheering I will look at the portraits of my distinguished co-workers in the field of science and remember their generous sympathy. When I die the album will be a most precious bequest to my children.". Currently the album is in Down House. Uncut as issued. A few spots on the outer wrappers; weak vertical fold due to method of dispatching; otherwise a very good clean copy. Darwin Correspondence Project Letter no. 10831; Freeman 1776. unknown
Best.-Nr. 332255John Murray 1880. FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo pp. x 592 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind spine lettered in gilt; illus.; VG light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning soiling & foxing to eps prelims & terminals; sticker to front pastedown; heavy cracking to hinges. Publisher's advt. to rear dated 1878. John Murray 1880 unknown
1876Best.-Nr. 50311John Murray 1876. 8vo. First Edition with numerous tables and a diagram in the text; strongly bound BY WILSON FOR TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE in contemporary half calf green cloth sides ruled in gilt upper board with Trinity College arms blocked in gilt back with raised bands second and third compartments with red leather labels ruled and lettered in gilt first and last compartments blocked with with Trinity College Arms in gilt marbled edges marbled endpapers a very good bright clean crisp copy. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman BNHB 914; Freeman Darwin 297. John Murray, hardcover
1896Best.-Nr. B6799London: John Murray William Clowes and Sons. 1896. Interior with slight toning otherwise clean and crisp. Edition: Second edition Binding: Full original green cloth boards. Double blind framing on boards. Spine with gilt lettering decorative gilt fillet and stamp. Patterned paste-in and free endpapers. Front edges uncut. Notes: A fine example of Darwin’s key work which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution and details his theory of sexual selection a form of biological adaptation distinct from yet interconnected with natural selection. Charles Robert Darwin 1809 – 1882 was an English naturalist geologist and biologist renown for his contributions to the understanding of evolutionary biology and he has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. The Descent of Man discusses many related issues as perceived by Darwin including evolutionary psychology evolutionary ethics evolutionary musicology differences between human races differences between sexes the dominant role of women in mate choice and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. The first edition was published by John Murray in 1871. Size: 8vo.190x125 mm Illustration: With a profusion of in-text illustrations and plates. Many signatures still uncut. Second edition revised and augmented. Thirty-third thousand. Pages: Blank 2. Half title. Blank. Title. Advertisement. Preface v-vi. Table vii-ix. Blank. Contents xi-xvi. P. 1 – 693. Blank. Category: Book Science & Technology; John Murray, William Clowes and Sons. hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. B6801London: John Murray William Clowes. 1882. Slight browning to early and last leaves. Interior otherwise clean and crisp. Pp. 65/66 bound between 48/49. Edition: First edition Binding: Full original green cloth boards. Blind framing on boards. Spine with gilt lettering decorative gilt fillet and stamp. Brown paste-in and free endpapers. Notes: A near fine example of this last scientific book by Darwin on earthworm behaviour and ecology. Charles Robert Darwin 1809 – 1882 was an English naturalist geologist and biologist renown for his contributions to the understanding of evolutionary biology and he has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. The Formation of Vegetable Mould though the Action of Worms sometimes known simply as Worms continued the theme common throughout Darwin’s work which is that gradual changes over long periods of time can lead to large and sometimes surprising consequences. It was the first significant work on soil bioturbation although that term was not used by Darwin it first appeared in the soil and geomorphic literature one hundred years later. The inspiration for Worms likely stemmed from a visit to his uncle’s home where Darwin’s uncle pointed out an area of ground where lime and cinders spread years previously had vanished into the soil forming layers under a top layer of loam. His uncle suggested that this might have been the work of earthworms but apparently thought that this would be of little interest to his nephew who was working on continental scale geological problems. The subject was in fact of interest to Darwin; when he returned to London later that year he prepared a paper on worms forming mould. The paper on the role of earthworms in soil formation was read out by Darwin at the Geological Society of London on 1 November 1837. This was an uncommonly mundane subject for the society and his peers may have hoped to hear of something more grandiose even seeing this paper as highlighting Darwin's growing idiosyncrasies. The leading geologist William Buckland subsequently recommended Darwin's paper for publication. This later led to Darwin’s renewed work on earthworms that led to the publication of the present volume. When asked why he had turned to such an ‘insignificant’ subject such as worms Darwin answered "I have been studying their habits for forty years." In Darwin's view the "insignificant" was the foundation of much greater phenomena. Size: 8vo.188x125 mm Illustration: With many in-text illustrations. First edition seventh thousand corrected. Pages: Blank 2. Title. Printer’s signature. Contents iii-vii. Blank. P. 1 – 328. Advertisement. Printer’s signature. Category: Book Science & Technology; John Murray, William Clowes. hardcover
1896Best.-Nr. B4118New York: D. Appleton & Company 1896. A fine copy in contemporary half red morocco. . Edition: Third Edition Binding: Original half crimson morocco with matching marbled boards blind tooled rules tooled gilt lettering on spine. Size: 8vo: 125mm x 195mm Illustration: Illustrated with 3 foldout maps and a few scientific diagrams Pages: P. Half title Full title edition Preface v-xv Description of plates xvii-xx 1-344. Category: Book Natural History;Book Geological Minerals & Mining; D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1889Best.-Nr. 15210London: John Murray 1889. Second Edition Revised and Augmented Seventeenth Thousand. Hardcover. Very Good bound in full green cloth with gilt titles on spine. Edge wear and minor wear to exterior toning to decorated end papers. No markings to text binding intact. Illustrated throughout. 693 printed pages. 8vo. John Murray hardcover
2022Best.-Nr. SBS-9781637853931Excelic 2022. Hardcover. New. Excelic hardcover
2022Best.-Nr. SBS-9781637853931Excelic 2022. Hardcover. New. Excelic hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. DADAX0415289270Routledge 2003-11-27. hardcover. New. 6.50x1.50x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
Best.-Nr. 74323Genesis Publications Limited. London. 1979. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies No. 409/500 signed by George Penber Darwin great grandson of Charles Darwin. Foreword by Prince Charles. Introduction by Richard Darwin Keynes. 2 blank 843 8 blank PP with 4 b/w plates Journal in Facsimile between pages 31 and 834 Crew List between pages 835 and 840. Fp in colour: painting by Roy Williams. Marbled endpapers. Half bound green buckram spine with 5 raised bands gilt title and 4 gilt decorations gilt decoration on front board gilt signature of Darwin on the back cover all outside edges gilt. Contained in a green cloth slipcase with title on a white vignette. Bookplate of previous owner on verso of the front endpaper. Head of spine worn on 6 cms. Slipcase with minor rubbing on the label and a 5 cm worn patch close to the bottom. An excellent copy. Format: 28.5 x 20.5 and slipcase: 29.5 x 23.5. Genesis Publications Limited. London. 1979. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 99676John Murray 1899 6th.ed.with add.& corrections 56th thousand. Hardback 7.75 x 5 inches. In green full calf leather fine prize binding by “Relfe Brothers.” Raised banding and gilt decorations to spine with maroon leather spine label gilt decorations to boards with crest to front King Edward VI’s Grammar School Morpeth. In very good condition. Leather faded on spine and front board. Some minor handling marks to front board and rubbing to front spine edge. Prize label to front endpaper “C.J.M. Saint Science July 1903.” Binders stamp to verso corner of endpaper. Some occasional minor light foxing spots to outer page edges else inside pages all very clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. xxi 432pp. With Fold-out diagram. Darwin’s seminal work on the theory of evolution. John Murray 1899 (6th.ed.,with add.& corrections, 56th thousand) hardcover
1875Best.-Nr. 664Two volumes. Black half-leather hardcover. Second edition / Deuxieme edition. Black half-leather hardcover. Very well maintained. C. Reinwald et Cie hardcover
Best.-Nr. Bloomsbury-9780333292563Red Globe Press. Hardback. New. 400 pages Red Globe Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. Bloomsbury-9780333292563Red Globe Press. Hardback. New. 400 pages Red Globe Press hardcover
1862Best.-Nr. 020463London: John Murray 1862. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi 365 pages indexed illustrated plus 32 pages of other John Murray publications. Brown cloth with gilt flower on front panel. The boards: The spine strip is badly damaged with loss along the edge and tail; the front board wears the remnants of a label and the edges are chipped. Internally: there are two handwritten numbers on the head of the spine strip the top one crossed out the second repeated on the verso of the front end paper; the front end paper and the following blank page are partially detached; there are a series of ownership inscriptions - a stamp on the front end paper; three on the title page as well as two more interspersed along the page's blank edge and o plus a handwritten one again on the title page. One of the ownership stamps is superimposed on an association one ECLECTIC ASSOCIATION of VICTORIA the latter with its stamp also on the blank edge of the fold out diagram. Over the date of the handwritten one is a perfect small round ink blob which has seeped onto its verso and beyond that onto the blank head of the Contents page. And finally two tiny l closed closed tear at the head of pp 181 and 183 and well as minute loss on page 183 all of which could be a printer's fault. It is not a pretty copy but beyond the preliminaries it is solidly bound and the print unmarked. First edition of this important work. "Fertilisation of Orchids is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin published on 15 May 1862 under the full explanatory title On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects and On the Good Effects of Intercrossing.1 Darwin's previous book On the Origin of Species had briefly mentioned evolutionary interactions between insects and the plants they fertilised and this new idea was explored in detail.The book was his first detailed demonstration of the power of natural selection and explained how complex ecological relationships resulted in the coevolution of orchids and insects. The view has been expressed that the book led directly or indirectly to all modern work on coevolution and the evolution of extreme specialisation." Wikipedia John Murray hardcover
1873Best.-Nr. 2230038New York: D. Appleton and Company 1873. First US Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover brown cloth boards with paper label on spine. Exterior is scuffed and soiled with a some small bubbles in the cloth. Paper label is quite darkened as is spine and spine edges show chipping. Edges and corners show bumps/wear. The internal front hinge is a thin crack to the paper on the frontispiece rear hinge appears good. Presumed first US edition with date of 1873 appearing on the title page. Several sections of the pages are still uncut though page 294/295 and 326/327 show tearing at the bottom where the original owner attempted to separate the pages by hand. This is a uncommon US printing as there are no publishers advertising pages nothing printed on what would normally be the copyright page and line 1 of page 208 contains the correct spelling of "that". The seven plates are numbered with Roman numeral and are all attached and in good condition. All illustrations including the plates have been verified as being present and good. No signatures or bookplates present no library markings no handwriting found. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1873Best.-Nr. elala120New York: D.Appleton And Company 1873. 1873. 12mo. pp. vi 1 leaf 374 14ads. 7 heliotype plates 3 foldinng. 21 wood-engraved text illus. 6 full-page. A nice tight copy in original cloth. First American Edition of the foundation work for the sciences of animal behaviour and communication theory. " The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals contains studies of facial muscles and means of expression in man and mammals emission of sounds erection of hair and so forth and their correlation with suffering sobbing anxiety grief despair joy love devotion reflection meditation sulking hatred anger pride disdain shame surprise fear horror acceptance affirmation and rejection negation. With this book Darwin founded the study of ethology animal behaviour and conveyance of information communication theory and made a major contribution to psychology." DSB Freeman 1143. cfGarrison & Morton 4975. 1st Edition. New York: D.Appleton And Company, 1873. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6934Descent Of Man by Charles Darwin in 2 volumes first US edition hardcover Publisher: D. Appleton And Company 1871 Condition: Very Good - some writing on the front end papers otherwise no other writings tight binding D. Appleton And Company hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 140401Philadelphia: Running Press 2005. First edition of this compilation of Charles Darwin's most influential works in their entirety contained for the first time in one volume. Thick Octavo original boards. Presentation copy warmly inscribed by James Watson to his friends on the half-title page "For Peter and Dori from Jim." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Text includes commentary by Nobel laureate James Watson. Included in this volume are four of the most influential works of Charles Darwin reprinted in their entirety each with commentary from Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson. Included are On the Origin of Species arguably the most important scientific work of the nineteenth century; Voyage of the Beagle a captivating travelogue richly stocked with observations that helped guide the young Darwin through his evolutionary world view; The Descent of Man which explored the origins of humans and their history; and The Expressions of Emotions in Man and Animals which explored the origin and nature of the mind. With his separate introductions for each of Darwin's books he goes further to explain how the modern considerations underlying genome research would have been impossible without Darwin bringing a contemporary relevance to these nineteenth century masterworks. Running Press hardcover
1871Best.-Nr. 72218New York: D. Appleton and Company 1871. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 20 x 13 cm. Octavo. 447pp 8pp ads. Half-title. Fold-out lithographic diagram opposite page 114 in nice condition. Bound into brown pebbled cloth. Stated fifth American edition. Spine is sun toned and the head and tail are chipped. There is some discoloration to the title page from what looks like a newspaper clipping lay for many years. Binding is tight. Freeman F390b. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
