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rif. 79817Chatto and Windus London. 1944. 8vo 228pp. black and white plates. A very good hardback copy in heavily worn dust jacket with closed tears and missing pieces. Foxing to fore edges. Previous owner's signature. Chatto and Windus, London. 1944 hardcover
rif. 362398Nova Pacifica 1982. FIRST EDITION LIMITED NUMBERED IN SLIPCASE folio dark navy blue heavy boards half bound in black leather with raised bands to spine gilt lettering and tooling to front board gilt lettering and decorations to spine marbled eps frontispiece XII 376pp illus/diagrams- not counted presumesd all present VG sl soiling to leatherwork light foxing to page edges & prelims in VG slipcase photos available on request Nova Pacifica 1982 hardcover
1839rif. 189181London: Henry Colburn 1839. The Voyage of the Beagle First separate edition of this eyewitness account of one of the most influential expeditions in human history describing what Darwin judged "by far the most important event in my life" and recording the fieldwork that led to the Origin of Species Life and Letters I p. 61. These records are "famous as the genesis of Darwin's theory of evolutionary biology" Hill transforming his horizons from an intended career as a country parson and seeding a determination to establish himself as a gentleman scientist. The Journal known ever since as The Voyage of the Beagle is renowned among Darwin's books as "undoubtedly the most often read and standing second only to On the Origin of Species as the most often printed" p. 31. The Journal was first published early in 1839 as Volume III of the Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle. This separate edition was printed from the same sheets but with two preliminary leaves cancelled and one leaf discarded: the cancelled leaves now credit Darwin's election to the Royal Society which took place after the publication of the Narrative set. Octavo 235 x 145 mm. With 2 folding engraved maps woodcuts in the text. Contemporary brown paper-covered boards recently rebacked to style decorated and ruled in gilt and blind and with red morocco label vellum tips. Later 19th-century engraved monogram bookplate. Remnants of contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Light rubbing infrequent foxing to edges minor foxing and short closed tears to inner margins of both plates contents generally fresh and crisp: a very good copy indeed. Freeman 11. Francis Darwin ed. The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 1887. hardcover
1987rif. 6848nGryphon. Very Good. Hardcover. 1987. 501 pages. Perfect condition with beautiful gild edging. Rare copy. . Gryphon hardcover
rif. 363537H@nd Publishing 2012. Obl quarto illus card boards VG light bruising to edges & extrems light foxing to pg edges some tanning. Photos available on request. H@nd Publishing 2012 hardcover
1894rif. 16963New York: D. Appleton and Company 1894. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Complete in two volumes. Good. Matching publisher's bindings generally rubbed and worn small white labels at the heads of the spines. Bound with reading wear and forward leans former owner's name inside each marginalia and some notes at the endpapers. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1877rif. 16962New York: D. Appleton and Company 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Erratum slip tipped-in before the Content page. About Very Good. Brown publisher's binding rubbed and bumped at the edges and corners some fraying at the spine. Square and firmly bound old store blindstamp on the front endpapers clean otherwise. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
2011rif. 1-1936003252Blood Moon Prod Ltd 2011. Paperback. New. 460 pages. 8.70x5.90x1.50 inches. Blood Moon Prod Ltd paperback
rif. 50697London : printed by W. Clowes and Sons for John Murray 1860. Second edition second state fifth thousand. Octavo original green cloth by Edmonds & Remnants London retaining their ticket on lower pastedown boards blocked in blind with rules enclosing foliate designs and central panel spine gilt expertly recased restoration to head and foot of spine contemporary owner's name in pencil to endpaper pp. ix 1 - instructions to the binder 502 32 advertisements dated January 1860 note that Freeman on p. 78 states that the inserted adverts were present in most copies but not in all the fore edges uncut folding lithographic plate by William West after Darwin a couple of leaves with short sealed tears to the margins a few spots of foxing a very good example of the second edition in the original cloth restored. 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 second edition was issued in two states the difference being the addition of the text 'Fifth thousand' to the title page. Three thousand copies of the second edition were printed three months after the first edition of 1250 copies sold out in a single day. The combined number of copies which had been printed by January 1860 was now 4250 hence entering the fifth thousand. Freeman 376. Â hardcover
rif. 50698London : printed by W. Clowes and Sons for John Murray 1861. Third edition. Octavo original green cloth by Edmonds & Remnants London retaining their ticket on lower pastedown boards blocked in blind with rules enclosing foliate designs and central panel spine lettered in gilt corners slightly bumped light bumping to head and foot of spine binding variant B no preference without full point period after “MURRAY” in spine imprint tan endpapers bookplate of George John Armytage F.S.A. to front pastedown pp. xix; blank 538; 2 - publisher's catalogue folding lithographic plate by William West after Darwin internally clean a fine and crisp 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 fine example. Freeman 381 binding variant B without full point period after “MURRAY” in spine imprint there being no preference as to variant. Â hardcover
1897rif. 100658New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Authorized Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Matching set of two volumes: Octavo 8 in. x 5.2 in.; V. Rich red half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title to spines. Gilt top-edges. Rubbing to extremities. Darkening to spine and leather edges. Unmarked interiors. Light age-toning to pages. Occasional uncut pages. Spines and hinges tight. Volume I: pp. xxvi 365. Illustrated with fold-out chart. Horizontal crack and two chips to spine. Fore-edge chip to pp. 15-18 of Volume I. Volume II: pp. 339. Half-inch horizontal crack to spine. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
2021rif. 1-0323654169Elsevier Science Health Science 2021. Paperback. New. 7th pap/psc edition. 543 pages. 11.00x8.75x1.00 inches. Elsevier Science Health Science paperback
rif. DG-14-918284856997Hardcover. Fine. Flawless Leather As shown. Never opened includes errata. Appears newer than the stated 1957. hardcover
rif. DG-49-01923858798Leather Bound. Fine. Unmarked bookplate inside front cover. Beautiful Leather copy. hardcover
rif. K10O-01123Frommers. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. 5th edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. *Frommers unknown
1902rif. 043367London: John Murray 1902. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. pp XV 519 Advertisements. 2nd printing. Upper joint slightly loose end papers toned otherwise very good. John Murray hardcover
1979rif. 043390London: The Folio Society 1979. 1st Thus. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket. large Octavo. 3rd printing. An unread book in an as new condition slipcase. The Folio Society hardcover
2016rif. 1-1107180570Cambridge Univ Pr 2016. Hardcover. New. 912 pages. 9.25x6.50x2.25 inches. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
1971rif. 19420Adelaide South Australia: Limited Editions Club 1971. Limited Edition. Boards. Fine. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin from the Limited Editions Club. Quarto xx 362pp 3. Quarter green Oasis morocco over natural wood-veneer paper-covered boards. Gilt titles and decorations on the spine. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings by Fritz Kredel. Housed in the publisher's matching slipcase. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by Kredel on the limitation page this being number 85. Newman & Wiche 435 LEC 442 Freeman 1043. This edition follows Darwin's revised and supplemented 1877 text but omits Chapters IX-XVI on sexual selection in lower animals. Limited Editions Club unknown
2021rif. G036730693XI5N00CRC Press 2021. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. CRC Press paperback
rif. P13N-01455Frommer. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Frommer unknown
1936rif. 100856New York: The Modern Library 1936. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Plus. Octavo 8.2 in. x 556 in. pp. xvi 1000. Stated "First Modern Library Edition." Maroon cloth boards with silver "Modern Library" icon to front and silver title to spine. Publisher's red top-stain. Light shelfwear to edges. Spine slightly shaken. Unmarked interior with light offset tanning to erndpapers. Light age-toning to pages. Verso of jacket has 242 titles. "One dollar a copy" to front flap. Chips to dustjacket corners and spine ends. Touch of sunning to dustjacket spine. A "Modern Library Giant" book with two of Darwin's classics in one binding. The Modern Library hardcover
2008rif. 1-0760331847Motorbooks Intl 2008. Hardcover. New. 408 pages. 10.75x12.25x1.50 inches. Motorbooks Intl hardcover
rif. 51677by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. With a new preface by Charles G. Darwin. Illustrated with wood engravings by Paul Landcare. New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. Printed for The Limited Editions Club at The Griffin Press Adelaide South Australia. Quarto quarter wallaby over papered boards imitating wooden boards spine lettered and decorated in gilt slightly rubbed top edge speckled green pp. xxxii; 470 2 folding table illustrated with wood-engravings printed on paper made in Australia especially for this edition housed in publisher's green cloth slipcase with printed title label lightly toned a very good to fine copy. Limited to 1500 numbered copies this copy is no. 1412. A fine and handsome printing of the original text from 1859 notable for being the first edition printed in Australia and finely bound in Australian wallaby. 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 Limited Editions Club was founded in New York in 1929 by George Macy. For over fifty years they published fine quality editions of classics in literature and science produced to a high standard and featuring illustrations by notable artists. This edition was printed and bound in Adelaide under the supervision of Douglas A. Dunstan of The Griffin Press who produced a number of editions for the Club. On the origin of species is considered by many to be the most significant scientific book ever published. Freeman 598 hardcover