Darwin, CharlesBiblio.com
rif. 4B11867The Folio Society London 2006. XXXI/415 S. illustr. Leineneinband im Pappschuber. - Text englisch/sehr gutes Exemplar - unknown
1860rif. 179998London: John Murray 1860. With a gift inscription by the inventor of the fuel cell Second edition revised to include the author's response to criticisms of the first edition published the year before. This copy is inscribed on the title page by William Robert Grove the physicist and proponent of natural selection "Imogen from her loving Father WRG" and is intelligently annotated throughout. Grove 1811-1896 was the inventor of the first fuel cell a pioneer of energy conservation and the first person to demonstrate that molecules thermally dissociated into atoms. In his 1866 inaugural address he became the first president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science to publicly announce his support for the theory of evolution although "Darwin was displeased that the address did not discuss what was specific to his theory. In a letter that has not been found he voiced his criticisms to Grove who replied that he had wanted the address to be accessible to non-specialists" Darwin Correspondence Project. Grove instilled an interest in science in his family presenting this copy to his daughter Imogen Emily 1848-1886 and nurturing the interests of his grandson the astronomer Edmond Herbert Grove-Hills 1864-1922. This copy additionally has the partially erased ownership signature of a member of the Grove family presumably Imogen on the half-title. The Origin of Species is "the most important biological book ever written" Freeman. The changes to the second edition include the correction of the misprint "speceies" and the dilution of the "whale-bear" story which speculates that a bear scooping insects from the water may evolve into a whale-like creature. This hypothesis was seen as absurd and was seized upon by Darwin's critics to ridicule both the scientist and his evolutionary theory; Charles Lyell advised him to remove it entirely. "This story is not found again in any printing except in the American editions of 1860 until the end of copyright" Freeman p. 78. All copies of the second edition save for a handful dated 1859 are marked "fifth thousand" on the title page; the edition is not otherwise indicated as the second. This second issue the form in which the second edition is almost always seen was published on 7 January 1860 in a print run of 3000 copies. Octavo in 12s. Folding diagram facing p. 117. With 32 pp. of publisher's advertisements dated January 1860 at rear. Original green diagonal-wave-grain cloth spine lettered ruled and decorated in gilt covers blocked in blind Freeman's variant a light brown coated endpapers binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear pastedown. With the ownership signature dated 1895 of Ada Mary Charles Montagu Douglas Scott 1855-1943 on title page. Cloth bright and clean spine slanted extremities and inner hinges reinforced damp stains to endpapers: a very good copy indeed. Freeman 376. "Darwin in letters 1866" Darwin Correspondence Project accessible online. hardcover
rif. 62054Barcelona Edicions 62 1982 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Light wear to extremities spine with a few light stains. A nice and clean copy. 412 pp. The genealogical tree included in the pagionation on pp. 124-125. First Catalan translation of Darwin's landmark "Origin of Species". Translated by Santiago Alberti and Constança Alberti. Edition by Joan Senent-Josa and Montserrat Vallmitjana; prologue by Thomas Glick. Published on the centennial year of Darwin's death. The same year is the 20th anniversary of thefoundation of the publisher Edicions 62 whose foundational mission was to publish texts in Catalan both original and in translation—and not rarely on controversial subjects. This was seenas a political affirmation of the Catalan identity purposedly crushed by the Franco regime sincethe Civil War. Edicions 62 decided to publish this translation of Darwin's Origin as the very first title of theirseries "Clàssics del Pensament Modern" Classics of Modern Thought. The Series would go onto include translations of Adam Smith Diderot Karl Marx Montesquieu Freud TocquevilleEinstein Lacan and dozens more from the previous three centuries which had never been translated to Catalán. Previously a 1980-edition Barcelona Bruguera 1980 Blanco & Llorca 63 has been referred to as the first Catalan translation. This however is a bibliographical error since the copy referred to is in Spanish. Freeman F2447.Blanco & Llorca 68. unknown
1914rif. 61622Praze Prague Nákladem Autorovým 1914. 8vo. In the original red binding with black lettering to spine and front board. Light wear to extremities inner fronthinge pleit Internally nice and clean. 389 1 pp. 1 folded plate. The rare first Czech translation of Darwin's landmark "Origin of Species" which predates the Latvian Armenian Ukrainian Bulgarian Romanian and Slovenian translations by several years. Freeman 641 unknown
1963rif. 61618Erevan Hayastani Petakan Hratarakch'ut'yun 1963. Royal8vo. In publisher's full green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Light wear to extremities primarily affecting spine. Inner font hinge split otherwise a fine and clean copy. 591 1 pp. 2 plates. First printing of the exceedingly rare second Armenian translation of Darwin's landmark work. The first translation translated by S. Sargsyan was published in 1936 and both translations are of the upmost scarcity. Due to the relatively low number of people speaking Armenian approximately 3 million in Armenia and 7 million outside books in Armenian were printed in comparatively low numbers. This is one of the very few translations of "Origin of Species" of which Freeman has not listed the collation. This suggests that he never actually saw the copy but only read of it. Freeman 631.R.B. Darwin Online F631. hardcover
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1909rif. 177241Cambridge: Printed at the University Press 1909. First edition first impression of this souvenir guide to the extensive celebrations commemorating the centenary of Darwin's birth and fiftieth anniversary of the Origin of Species; over 400 scientists and dignitaries from 167 countries were involved. This work includes a timetable of the events and an outline of Darwin's life extracted from Francis Darwin's 1848-1925 Life and Letters 1887 and More Letters of Charles Darwin 1903 which was co-edited by Seward. Freeman notes that this edition is also encountered bound in quarter parchment; no priority has been established. Quarto. Photogravure portrait frontispiece 3 photogravure portrait plates 7 halftone plates map of Cambridge. Original quarter buckram dark greyish-brown paper sides front cover lettered in gilt and with University of Cambridge crest in red and gilt inside circle stamped in blind. Corners and spine ends worn spine toned covers marked gilt lettering a little faded but crest bright light internal foxing cords occasionally visible: a very good copy. Freeman 1481. hardcover
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2024rif. x-139766648XLeft of Brain Books 2024. Paperback. New. 466 pages. 5.25x1.27x8.00 inches. Left of Brain Books paperback
rif. 42991LONDON LONGMAN GREEN 1969. A NEAR FINE COPY IN BROWN LEATHER BOARDS. A FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST EDITION. LONDON, LONGMAN, GREEN, 1969 hardcover
2009rif. x-0521302080Cambridge University Press 2009. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 808 pages. 9.06x6.38x1.73 inches. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2010rif. x-0415491495Routledge 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 400 pages. 9.53x6.42x1.06 inches. Routledge hardcover
1994rif. x-0313273189Greenwood Press 1994. Hardcover. New. 912 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.75 inches. Greenwood Press hardcover
2017rif. x-0190622970Oxford Univ Pr 2017. Hardcover. New. 162 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
