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Best.-Nr. 65486Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history . 2nd. Ed. 4th. Thou. Pub. John Murray. 1875. Two volume set with 32-pages of publishers adverts to rear of Vol. II dated January 1882. 8vo. Hardback. With signature M. George 1882 to ffep. of both vols. Contents exceptionally clean and nr. fine. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering in nr. fine condition ever so lightly rubbed on tips. A most pleasing copy. Freeman 880. This is the first issue of the second edition for which the text was extensively altered. It constitutes the final form of the text for this work and in it Darwin presents his theory of pangenesis for the first time. Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history hardcover
1868Best.-Nr. AA1193London: John Murray 1868. First edition second issue. Very Good. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication 2 volumes 1st edition 2nd issue 1868 letterpress illustrations 32pp publisher's catalogue dated April 1867 at end of volume 1 2pp publisher's list at end of volume 2. Original green cloth with gilt titles on the spines and blind-stamped design on all covers. Minor professional restoration apparent with new endpapers matching original and discreet spine reinforcement. Some light spotting at front and rear pages in volume 2 mostly uncut. Ink name of a previous owner at top of ffep of volume 1. Slight foxing on endpapers only. Text otherwise shows just slight age toning with no other marks or damage. Large 8vo Freeman 878 Second issue copy with one-line errata to volume I and no errata to volume II 411 32 p ad 486 2 p ads pp. John Murray unknown
1896Best.-Nr. 002387S.-Peterburg St. Petersburg: Tipografiia A. A. Porokhovshchikova 1896. Late 19th-century Edition. Very good. Late 19th-century edition; 8 1/2 x 6; pp. 3 6-232 2 I-XXIV; rebound in 1/4 cloth and marbled paper over boards; small rubbed spots to corners; thin strip from remnants of original wraps along hinge on title page and a few scattered spots; illustrated with 24 wood-engraved plates; very good condition. A beautifully-illustrated edition of Darwin's work on the domestication of animals and plants it was first published in Russian in November of 1867 two months before the actual English-language edition as the translator - philosopher and paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevskii - had personally corresponded with Darwin and had translated and prepared the text for the Russian publication well in advance. No copies in OCLC or in the trade as of December 2018. Tipografiia A. A. Porokhovshchikova hardcover
1896Best.-Nr. 002387S.-Peterburg St. Petersburg: Tipografiia A. A. Porokhovshchikova 1896. Late 19th-century Edition. Very good. Late 19th-century edition; 8 1/2 x 6; pp. 3 6-232 2 I-XXIV; rebound in 1/4 cloth and marbled paper over boards; small rubbed spots to corners; thin strip from remnants of original wraps along hinge on title page and a few scattered spots; illustrated with 24 wood-engraved plates; very good condition. A beautifully-illustrated edition of Darwin's work on the domestication of animals and plants it was first published in Russian in November of 1867 two months before the actual English-language edition as the translator - philosopher and paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevskii - had personally corresponded with Darwin and had translated and prepared the text for the Russian publication well in advance. No copies in OCLC or in the trade as of December 2018. Tipografiia A. A. Porokhovshchikova hardcover books
1921Best.-Nr. 21107New York City: Max N Maisel 1921. First Yiddish language edition. Original publisher's blue cloth. Very good; some staining to the cloth of volume 1. Chipped dustjacket present for volume 2 only. Some moderate spotting throughout. 8vo I - 6 3 - 364 pp. frontispiece of Darwin; II - 8 9 - 368 pp.; III - 6 9 - 312 pp. Text illustrations throughout. Unsigned. This edition also contains volume 1 of J A Thomson's Essay on Darwinism Freeman #1138; OCLC locating only the APS copy. [Max N Maisel] hardcover books
1905Best.-Nr. 2788Budapest: Vass Jozsef 1905. Hungarian edition. In contemporary half cloth. In very good condition. Hungarian edition. In contemporary half cloth. 95 p. A rare and early Hungarian edition of Darwin. Vass Jozsef unknown
1904Best.-Nr. 294Budapest: Királyi. Magyar. Természettudományi Társulat 1904. First Hungarian edition. In original blind stamped cloth gilt title on spine. In good condition. With numerous illustrations. With numerous illustrations. First Hungarian edition. In original blind stamped cloth gilt title on spine. XV 1 308 p. First Hungarian edition of “The Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar System” by Sir George Howard Darwin the second son of Charles Darwin on the effects of tidal friction on the Earth–Moon system. Slightly amended edition. E.g. the diagram and details on Poincaré’s pear-shaped figures pp. 238–241. . K[irályi]. M[agyar]. Természettudományi Társulat unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 153566London: John Murray 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in green cloth. Neat owner name. John Murray hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. 000857John Murray 1882. Hardcover. Good. Second edition revised Third Thousand 1882 published by John Murray. xvi 300p 32 page list of works dated January 1883. Tidy original green covers bright gilt lettering to the spine square secure binding dark brown endpapers rough cut page edges a few spots to the prelims otherwise clear pages a rare minor mark many black and white illustrations. Good condition. John Murray hardcover
18752 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, Fourth Thousand, with 43 illustrations in the text, neat personal blind-stamp on titles; original arches-style binding of green cloth, gilt backs, chocolate endpapers, uncut, backstrips lightly chafed (without loss) at heads and tails, a near fine copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue (January 1876) bound in at end of second volume as called for. First published in 1868, Darwin's longest work was extensively revised for this second edition which became the final text. It is especially notable for containing (in Chapter XXVII) the first statement of the author's provisional hypothesis of pangenesis. No publisher in England other than Murray has ever printed this important work. Freeman (Darwin), 241; Freeman (BNHB), 910.
1871Best.-Nr. 100165New York: D. Appleton. 1871. 1st US Ed. second issue 2 Volumes complete original cloth boards decorated in black gilt spine titles. b&w illus pp vi 409; v 436 plus publisher's ads including ads for On the Origin of Species. Professionally recased in original boards. Very good condition. Ground-breaking considerations on the origins of man covering evolutionary development races of man and the role of sexual selection in species differentiation. First use of the word 'evolution' by Darwin page 2 last line of Vol. I preceeding its appearance in the 6th ed of 'Origin of Species'. Freeman 942. 1st US Edition. Cloth Boards. D. Appleton hardcover
Best.-Nr. 42926/ by Charles Darwin ; with photographic and other illustrations. London : John Murray 1872. First edition second impression. Octavo modern binding of quarter crushed morocco over marbled papered boards vellum tips to corners spine in compartments with two contrasting Morocco title labels lettered and ruled in gilt contemporary owner's name to title page pp. vi 374 4 advertisements dated November 1872 with photographic heliotype plates and wood-engraved illustrations in the text; occasional spots of foxing a few quirked unopened the contents are clean a very good copy of the first edition. Freeman 1142. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 49890by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. London : John Murray 1891. Sixth edition with additions and corrections forty-first thousand. Octavo original publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth edges slightly rubbed small stain to lower board small nicks to head and foot of spine original patterned endpapers foxed neat owner's name dated 1946 small snag to head of half-title pp xxi blank 432 1 - publisher's catalogue folding lithographed plate some foxing to preliminaries and a couple of leaves but 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."" Â hardcover
Best.-Nr. 49891by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. London : John Murray 1892. Sixth edition with additions and corrections forty-third thousand. Octavo original publisher's gilt-lettered green cloth corners a little rubbed slightly bruised at head and foot of spine small stain to lower board original endpapers lightly foxed pp xxi blank 432 folding lithographed plate. A very good copy. A very good copy of the sixth edition of one of the most important texts in the history of science. 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 sixth edition extensively rewritten by Darwin and published in 1872 removed the word 'On' from the title 'On the origin of species' and includes rebuttal of Roman Catholic biologist St. George Mivart's theological arguments in his 1871 text On the Genesis of Species. The sixth edition is significant for including the use of the word 'evolution' for the first time in furtherance of Darwin's argument for natural selection. It is the last edition published in Darwin's lifetime and includes extensive revisions and rewriting by the author. The sixth edition went through numerous printings and includes all Darwin's revisions since On the origin of species was first released in 1859. It is considered the definitive text for what many consider to be the most significant scientific book ever published. Freeman 439 hardcover
1845Best.-Nr. 59290John Murray London 1845. Second Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition. Size: 12mo - between 6¾ - 7¾" tall. viii 520pp. Front hinge cracking. Minor wear to spine with slight loss to top. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Natural History & Resources; 19th century; Geography & Maps. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 59290. . John Murray hardcover
1860Best.-Nr. 7701London: John Murray 1860. 8vo pp. xv i 519 1 32 ads. Original green cloth by Edmonds & Remnants boards blocked in blind spine blocked in gilt brown endpapers. A little minor spotting contents leaves toned. Extremities bumped spine darkened and torn at head boards a little marked and endpapers rubbed. Newspaper clipping tipped to front flyleaf. An early issue of the definitive edition of Darwin’s first published book containing his final additions to the text. Originally published in 1839 the extensively revised second edition followed in 1845 and was reprinted several times all in a small-format Colonial and Home Library series. For this edition the stereotypes of the text are printed on larger paper and Darwin adds a new postscript; the whole is then bound to match the early editions of the Origin of Species so giving ‘the whole book a much better appearance’ Freeman. In this copy the ads at the rear are dated January 1863 - in the earliest copies they were December 1861 and Freeman notes they can be as late as September 1868. The next printing was 1870. Freeman F20. John Murray hardcover
1878Best.-Nr. 14399London; John Murray Albemarle Street 1878. 1878. Second Edition. Octavo pp. viii 487 32 of publisher's catalogue to end 1 diagram and 109 tables within text. Publisher's original green cloth blind-stamped frame to boards titled in gilt to spine. Top edge and fore-edges of select pages untrimmed. Elegant bookplate of All Nations Bible College London to front paste-down. Underlining to first page. Corners slightly rubbed top edge a little dusty. A very good copy. The result of an offshoot of Darwin's work on natural selection and evolution. The author performed experiments which demonstrated that plants which self-fertilized were weaker than those which cross-fertilized. Freeman 298. London; John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1878. hardcover
1877Best.-Nr. AQ28345London: John Murray 1877. xvi 300 32pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Recased with new endpapers. Housed in modern green morocco-backed clamshell case. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Scattered spotting. The second edition revised and significantly enlarged from the first of 1862 of Darwin's first detailed demonstration of his theory of evolution through natural selection analysing how complex ecological relationships resulted in the coevolution of orchids and insects. Freeman 801. Second edition revised. 8vo. John Murray hardcover
Best.-Nr. alb98d3e2221b64a7a8The Convolutee of Eight Books: Seven Books in the JZL series, The Lives of Great Men: F. Pavlenkos Biographical Library: Newton: C. Darwin: Em Kant: Auguste Comte: A. Schopenhauer: Adam Smith: D. S. Mill In Russian /Konvolyut vosmi knig: semi knig serii «ZhZL, Zhizn zamechatelnykh lyudey: Biograficheskaya biblioteka F. Pavlenkova»: Nyuton: Ch. Darvin: Em. Kant: Ogyust Kont: A. Shopengauer: Adam Smit: D.S. Mill With the appendix of the book: Lewis J. G. Emmanuel Immanuel Kant. His Life and Historical Meaning 1892-1897. The Convolutee of Eight Books: 1) Philip M. Newton. His Life and Scientific Activities: A Biographical Essay. With Newtons portrait engraved in Leipzig by Gedan. St. Petersburg: Typography and Chromolythography by A. Transchel, 1892. 80 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb98d3e2221b64a7a8.
1882Best.-Nr. 94485Paris, C. Reinwald, 1882, in-8, [2]-XXVI-599 pp, 20 pp. de cat. éd, Percaline verte de l'éditeur, Première édition française, traduite de l'anglais annotée et augmentée d'une préface par le Dr. Edouard Heckel, directeur du Muséum d'histoire naturel de Marseille en 1879. Nombreuses figures sur bois dans le texte. Ce livre a été conçu par Darwin comme une extension de son ouvrage sur les plantes grimpantes, visant à montrer que les mêmes stratégies de croissance se retrouvaient ailleurs dans le règne végétal. La première édition est parue le 6 novembre 1880. Charles Darwin, qui faisait l'analogie entre les règnes végétal et animal, a consacré aux plantes plusieurs grandes monographies. L'observation du végétal lui a permis de déduire des phénomènes de changement et donc de développer la théorie transformiste. Légers frottements. Quelques rousseurs sur les premiers et derniers feuillets. Couverture rigide
Best.-Nr. 7655P., Reinwald, 1875, un volume in 8 relié en pleine toile verte éditeur, (2-faux-titre et titre), 8pp., 552pp., quelques figures dans le texte,,20pp.(catalogue de l'éditeur)
1871Best.-Nr. 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
1872Best.-Nr. 60122London and New York, Macmillan and Co., 1872. Royal8vo. In publisher's original red embossed cloth. In ""Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science"", Vol. 6, May-October 1872. Stamp to title-page and p. 1 and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Binding with wear and light soiling, spine loose and missing part of cloth to upper part.. Internally fine and clean. Darwin's paper (co-author): 211-216" P. 279. [Entire volume: XII, 548 pp].
1921Best.-Nr. 53616Madrid, Calpe, (1921 & 1922) 8vo. Bound in one half calf binding with four raised bands. Spine with wear, otherwise a fine copy. X, (6), 361, VIII, 359, (3) pp. + 1 folded map.
1874Best.-Nr. 60115London and New York, Macmillan and Co., 1874. Royal8vo. In a bit later full green cloth. In ""Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science"", Vol. 10, May 1874 - October 1874. Stamp to title-page and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Stamps to front free end paper. Traces from book block having been bended. Darwin's paper: Pp. 24-25. [Entire volume: XI, (1), 534 pp].
