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1860réf. 68677New York: D. Appleton and Company 1860. Full Description: DARWIN Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1860. First American edition third issue. "Revised Edition" on title-page and three quotations to verso of half-title. Octavo 7 11/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 196 x 125 mm. 1-432 pp. With folding chart. Original pebbled brown cloth with covers decoratively stamped in blind. Spine lettered in gilt. Green-coated endpapers. A very slight bit of fraying to top and bottom of the spine. Spine lightly sunned. Previous owner's pencil signature on front free endpaper. And an old ink gift inscription dated 1895 on front flyleaf. Some intermittent light foxing. Housed in a custom full black morocco clamshell. Overall a very good unrestored copy. One of the most influential scientific works of the nineteenth century On the Origin of Species was and still is one of the most controversial. The book caused an uproar immediately upon its publication and many early copies were burned in protest of its author's ideas. In it "Darwin not only drew an entirely new picture of the workings of organic nature; he 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" Printing and the Mind of Man. Although published the same year as the second English edition the text of the first American edition with the two stereo reprints of the same year is identical to the first English edition Freeman 373 with the whale-bear story surviving intact. Freeman 376 "the most important biological book ever written". Grolier/Horblit 23b "the most influential scientific work of the nineteenth century"; Printing and the Mind of Man 344b first edition. Freeman Darwin 379. Printing and the Mind of Man 344. HBS 68677. $6000. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
réf. 116930London John Murray 1871. 2 volumes 12mo. VIII. 423 pages and VIII. 475 pages. Full black morocco gilt framing in the center of the boards with fleurons in the corners all edges gilt ornate ribbed spine with red calf title-pieces contemporary binding hinges rubbed and roughly re-tinted in blue. Original Edition second printing with page 297 of the first volume beginning with "When" the author's list of works printed on the verso of the title page of the second volume and the errors of the first printing corrected. The first application of evolutionary theory to human development which Darwin had carefully avoided until then the work establishes a clear genealogy for mankind emphasizing its link with primates and sets out Darwin's ideas on the evolutionary origins of morality and religion. The book was particularly influential in introducing evolutionary proposals into the heart of Victorian society provoking almost as much controversy as "The Origin of Species". This was the first of Darwin's works to contain the word "evolution" the year before it appeared in the sixth edition of "The Origin of Species". A copy bound in contemporary full morocco a very rare condition for this work which is most often found in the publisher's cloth boards or in half-leather bindings. A good copy practically free of foxing. Garrison-Morton 170. Norman 599 stating that there were 2500 copies of the first printing and 2000 of the second. hardcover
1871réf. TS381London: John Murray 1871. 1st Edition . Hardback. Fine. 8vo. half-title with printers imprint to the verso viii ii postscript 475 i pp 16pp John Murray cataloge dated January 1871 the first issue. A really fine binding with no wear fading bumping or marks The gilt titles are fine with no rubbing or loss. The end-papers are fine with no cracking marks or labels. The verso of the title-page has the errata list as called for in the first issue. The preliminaries are heavily foxed as are the last pages of the rear catalogue. The text block is tight and clean with just an occasional small blemish. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. The boards are 195mm. Foxing to the adverts is often found in this volume which lower quality paper being used than the text block. John Murray hardcover
1892réf. 142075Cambridge: Privately Printed 1892. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. Cloth-backed boards. Four illustrations drawn within the text in pencil; text printed only on the rectos. Original owner's inscription to the title page: "Joseph A. Daniel/Christ's College/Cambridge". Minor amount of wear to the edges of the boards. Ex-libris of Richard Freeman bibliographer of Charles Darwin initialed by him with notes of cost on ffep. An exceptionally rare item with fantastic provenance. COPAC lists three copies at Cambridge the Natural History Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; no copies have come up at auction. It is unclear as to who has done the illustrations in this copy; the copy held at Cambridge has similar drawings with some variations. Perhaps the illustrations were all done by hand by the authors though this isn't explicitly stated anywhere in the book. There are references to Charles Darwin throughout this work most notably on f.42 where a letter from Charles Darwin to Joseph Hooker is quoted. 1892 Privately Printed hardcover
1865réf. 185092St Petersburg: Prince A. S. Golitsyn 1865. Russian evolution Scarce first edition in Russian of Darwin's first published book celebrated as the genesis of his theory of evolutionary biology. Among the earliest translations of the Voyage in any language this edition attests to Darwin's popularity in Tsarist Russia. Like Britain and France Russia was a centre of pre-Darwinian research on evolutionary theory. The Darwinian evolution proved immediately popular as young scientists and radical social philosophers employed it to establish their independence from religious conservatives in the traumatic aftermath of the Crimean War. The Voyage of the Beagle was originally published in 1839. This translation was produced by Andrei Beketov 1825-1902 the botanist and evolutionary theorist who had also produced the first Russian translation of the Origin in 1864. Beketov's wife Elisaveta 1834-1902 was a prolific translator in her own right and it is now widely accepted that she collaborated with her husband on this translation. A variant of the famed diagram of the Galapagos finches is on page 206 of Volume II. 2 vols small octavo 160 x 106 mm pp. viii 540 2; iv vi 466. Engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. I wood-engraved illustrations in the text. Recent blue quarter calf spines lettered and ruled in gilt marbled paper sides and endpapers edges sprinkled blue. Later blue ink library marks to final leaf verso of vol. II. Japanese tissue repair to upper inner corner of frontispiece. Light rubbing minor foxing and damp staining to contents: a very good copy. Freeman F2383.1-2. unknown
1871réf. 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
1860réf. 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
1871réf. 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
1860réf. 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 books
1896réf. 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
1862réf. 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).
1862réf. 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
1876réf. 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
réf. 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
réf. 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
1891réf. 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
1936réf. 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
1871réf. 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
réf. 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
1860réf. 033209New York: D. Appleton & Co 1860. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 432pp. First American edition first issue with two quotes opposite the title page.Gilt lettering on the spine is darkened. Spine professionally rebacked the original spine present. Bound in pebbled brown cloth brown endpapers and the foldout chart is present and in excellent condition. The corners of the front panel show moderate wear. Prev. owner's name in pencil on the front free endpaper and the title page. The hinges are tight and the text block is clean. Overall a very well preserved copy of this classic work. Darwins theory argued that organisms gradually evolve through a process he called natural selection. In natural selection organisms with genetic variations that suit their environment tend to propagate more descendants than organisms of the same species that lack the variation thus influencing the overall genetic makeup of the species. Size: Octavo. D. Appleton & Co Hardcover
réf. 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
réf. 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
1862réf. 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.
1936réf. 62681(Kharkiv), 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.
1884réf. 56005Warszawa, Przegladu Tygodniowego, 1884. Large8vo. In contemporary half calf. Spine with wear, lacking the upper 1 cm. Small stamp to title-page. Hindges weak and back board detached from bookblock. Verso of title-page and first leaf on content. 437, (1), XVI [Including the plate] pp.
