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1964Milano, Mondadori, 1964, 4to (cm. 28 x 21,5) cartonato con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 192 completamente illustrato in nero e a colori (I Regni della Vita) .
1983Venezia, Tipografia commerciale, 1983, 8vo punto metallico, pp. 15
1748réf. 17931748 Chez L'Honoré et Fils, Amsterdam, 1748. 2 volumes in-8, plein veau, dos orné, filets dorés sur les plats, doré sur les trois tranches. (6 ff), (cxix), (4 ff), 208 pages; 231 pages, 1ff d'errata.
2009réf. 854292009 Paris, City, 2009, in 8° broché, 233 pages ; figures dans le texte ; couverture illustrée.
réf. 18098London: John Churchill. 1844 and 1845. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Two volumes. 8vo. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spines. A very good set the bindings square and firm with minor nicks to the head of the spine of 'Vestiges' minor cracking to the inner hinges and chipping with loss to the spine ends of 'Explanations' the corners of both volumes a little bumped. The contents of 'Vestiges' with minor toning to page edges and the occasional minor mark to a couple of page margins are otherwise in excellent order clean throughout and without previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. The contents of 'Explanations' with a small contemporary bookseller's ticket to the front pastedown minor toning to the page edges the odd marginal mark a few faint pencil underlings a very minor water mark to the rear pastedown and free endpaper and a paper flaw to p.59 are otherwise in very good condition. All in all an attractive and appealing set in entirely original unsophisticated condition. Housed in a bespoke quarter morocco solander case. The first edition of the first full-length exposition of an evolutionary theory in English and the most important precursor to Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'. "This outspoken statement of a belief in evolution published anonymously to protect Chambers' reputation as a publisher anticipated Darwin's Origin by 16 years Garrison and Morton p.218. Bringing "together a large variety of data from both geology and the life sciences to support the idea of the origin of species through a process of transmutation. It played a significant role in the history of mid-nineteenth century biology by making evolutionism a commonplace topic of discussion" becoming a sensational best-seller read widely by the intellectual and cultural elite thus easing the way for Darwin's own writings Norman. Notably the work also contains what is probably the first discussion of computing within the context of biology with Chambers demonstrating "that evolutionary change occurring over long periods of time could be seen as similar to the workings of Babbage's Difference Engine programmed from the beginning of its operation to produce in sequence several different series of numbers according to a succession of mathematical rules". Vestiges in fact served to significantly aid public understanding of Babbage's work with his ideas receiving "a much wider circulation through Chamber's text than through the two editions of the "Ninth Bridgewater Treatise" Hook et al. Origins of Cyberspace p.147. The October 1844 first edition of Vestiges consisted of 750 copies with a second edition of 1000 copies quickly following in December. The book was constantly revised with Chambers refining arguments addressing criticism and reacting to new scientific publications. Late in 1845 largely in response to Adam Sedgwick's review of the work in the Edinburgh Review Chamber's wrote "Explanations: A Sequel to Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" consisting of 1500 copies and which was subsequently appended to later editions DSB III:192. The 11th edition of 1860 included a three page discussion of Darwin's recently published Origin a book which according to historian James A. Secord Vestiges outsold up until the early twentieth century. It was not until the 12th edition of 1884 in the preface written by his friend Alexander Ireland that Robert Chambers was revealed to have written Vestiges ending several decades of public speculation that had named everyone from Prince Albert to Darwin himself as the potential author. Secord James: Victorian Sensation The Extraordinary Publication Reception and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation 2001. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: John Churchill. 1844 and 1845 hardcover
1938réf. 47253New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1938. Very Good/Very Good. New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1938. First Edition. Octavo 24cm; publisher's cloth in white pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; xiv2359pp.; portrait frontispiece seven leaves of plates. Moderate wear and rather heavy dust-soil to jacket two longish closed tears at top edge of upper panel not quite touching image spotting to cloth else Very Good and sound in the rare jacket. Ownership ex libris of the late chemist and bibliophile Sydney Ross to front pastedown. Yale University Press unknown
1938réf. 47253New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1938. Very Good/Very Good. New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1938. First Edition. Octavo 24cm; publisher's cloth in white pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; xiv2359pp.; portrait frontispiece seven leaves of plates. Moderate wear and rather heavy dust-soil to jacket two longish closed tears at top edge of upper panel not quite touching image spotting to cloth else Very Good and sound in the rare jacket. Ownership ex libris of the late chemist and bibliophile Sydney Ross to front pastedown. Yale University Press unknown books
réf. 39536showing this group of eminent Victorians gathered around a table in deep discussion 10" x 7" no place no date but unknown
réf. 54343showing him head and shoulders three quarter face with his full beard oval 4½" x 3½" on mount 10¾" x 8" no place no date circa The term Woodburytype refers to both a photomechanical process and the print produced by this process. The process produces continuous tone images in slight relief. A chromated gelatin film is exposed under a photographic negative which hardens in proportion to the amount of light. Then it is developed in hot water to remove all the unexposed gelatin and dried. This relief is pressed into a sheet of lead in a press with 5000 psi. This is an intaglio plate. It is used as a mold and is filled with pigmented gelatin. The gelatin layer is then pressed onto a paper support. It is thought to produce the finest photographic images. The Woodburytype was developed by Walter B. Woodbury in 1864 first used in a publication in 1866 and widely used for fine book illustration from about 1870 to 1900. unknown
1855réf. 53775Boston: Gould and Lincoln 1855. 8vo. x 11-273 1 pp. plus 12 pp. publisher’s ads. Engraved frontisp. Blue-green embossed ribbed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine edgewear rubbing slightly cocked very minor foxing to endpapers still VG copy ownership markings on endpapers. First edition of this scarce anti-evolution polemic written against Robert Chambers Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation which had caused a shift in popular opinion followings its’ anonymous 1844 publication. The ideas in the work were notably derided by clergyman in England and America most significantly by Louis Agassiz who was a lifelong opponent of Darwin’s theory of evolution and evolutionary biology. Walker 1805-1887 was acting pastor of a church in Sandusky OH lectured on the harmony between science and revealed religion at Oberlin College and Chicago Theological Seminary. Gould and Lincoln, hardcover
réf. 57860T. Fisher Unwin. London. 1900. vi 362. Original cloth faded and rubbed one leaf with corner torn off but still present with the signature of FRANCIS DARWIN 1900 at the head of the front free end-paper PLUS the inscription in another hand presumably that of the recipient - 'The Rev. A. W. Darwin M.A. from his father Francis Darwin. January 28.1909.' The Francis Darwin in this instance is not the botanist son of Charles Darwin but FRANCIS RHODES later DARWIN 1825-1920. He had married Charles's distant cousin CHARLOTTE MARIA COOPER DARWIN 1827-1885 and had changed his name to Darwin after marriage. ARTHUR WILLIAM DARWIN b.1864 was his 5th. son. T. Fisher Unwin. London. 1900. hardcover
réf. 57847Printed for R. Baldwin. London. 1786. The Tenth Edition. . pp. 384 xiv Index ii Advertisement. Engraved portrait frontispiece dated 1782 the year after she died one folding plate of stove-fires. Original sheep now worn along spine at corners and lower board edge the first half of gathering 'E' misbound one leaf with a couple of edge tears without loss LACKING the two plates at the end of the text showing Plans of a Grand Table of Two Covers with the facsimile printed signature of Mrs. Raffald on page 1 and the real signature of ANN DARWIN Oct 4th 1796 at the head of the title. Possibly ANN DARWIN 1727-1813 the fourth child of Robert Darwin and Charles Darwin's great-aunt. The signature does not really match that given by FREEMAN in Darwin Pedigrees 1984 but given the differences in age when each of them was written perhaps there is a link. It otherwise remains tantalisingly enigmatic. Printed for R. Baldwin. London. 1786. The Tenth Edition. unknown
réf. 66330. The ship 'Beagle' is shown moored off James Island on October 17th. 1835. The topographical view is taken from the coastal sketch ordered by 2nd.Lieut. Sullivan at the time. The details of the 'Beagle' were taken from Admiralty charts and records. The artist JOHN CHANCELLOR 1925-1984 originally a merchant seaman latterly chartered his owm hydrographic survey vessel and on retirement became one of the foremost marine artists of the 20th. century. This painting of the 'Beagle' was one of his last productions - it took 500 hours of research and 750 hours at the easel is meticulous in its detail and full of atmosphere and interest. The run of 850 copies was sold out within 12 months and has been keenly sought since then. It is used on the 'Beagle Project' and the CUP 'Darwin On-Line' web-sites and is also the foundation work for the building of a replica 'Beagle'. Chancellor took considerable trouble to find the best colour printer for the work and the copy offered here is in excellent bright condition. We will of course send images on request. unknown
réf. 66329. The ship 'Beagle' is shown in rough seas off Cape Horn. The details of the 'Beagle' were taken from Admiralty charts and records. The artist JOHN CHANCELLOR 1925-1984 originally a merchant seaman latterly chartered his own hydrographic survey vessel and on retirement became one of the foremost marine artists of the 20th. century. This painting of the 'Beagle' was one of his last works published posthumously. It is meticulous in its detail and full of atmosphere and interest. For a detailed discussion of the technicalities of the two Beagle paintings by ChANCELLOR himself see http:darwin-online.org.uk. unknown
1987réf. 225283Ithaca: Cornell U. Press 1987. First edition first printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fine in fine lightly rubbed and spine-sunned dust jacket in mylar cover. Inscribed by David Kohn editor on the title page. Cornell U. Press hardcover
2008réf. 60377AB2008. New York / London Sterling Publishing 2008. 23.5 cm x 26 cm. XII 544 pages. Hundreds of colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector's Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The price for this heavy book includes international shipping per Courier ! Darwin's original writings on his theory of natural selection his travels on HMS 'Beagle' the scandal and advancement that came from it bound into a modern publication complete with fantastic colour photographs and plates of some of Darwin's original work in the illustrations etc. hardcover
réf. 71542Cambridge the University Press 1909. 8vo 18.6 x 12.4 cm. 91 pp. Original red buckram with gilt title on the front board and spine. In transparent sleeve. = This work by the Scottish geologist and president of the Royal Society Sir Archibald Geikie 1835-1924 is the full text of "The Rede Lecture. Given at the Darwin Centennial Commemoration on 24 June 1909.". The first 64 pages contain the actual lecture; the following pages contain 59 notes in smaller printing. The importance of Darwin as a geologist is overshadowed by his contributions to evolution but Geikie shows that Darwin was one of the greatest British geologists too. Geikie and Darwin were friends. Excerpts of letters by Darwin were used by Geikie in his "Prehistoric Europe a geological sketch" 1881 see Freeman. Slight foxing to the endpapers otherwise a near mint copy. Freeman 1351. hardcover
1978réf. S11557Folkstone UK:: Dawson 1978. 1978. 8vo. 309 pp. Text figs. Green cloth gilt-stamped spine title dust jacket. Burndy bookplate. Fine. Dawson, (1978). hardcover
1995réf. S11301New York:: Alfred A. Knopf 1995. 1995. Thick 8vo. xiii 605 pp. Frontispiece bibliography index. Quarter gilt-stamped gold cloth over gilt-stamped yellow paper-backed boards dust-jacket; jacket with small nick to corner otherwise fine. ISBN: 0394579429 FIRST EDITION. "Janet Browne's definitive. . . biography. . . will not be matched in breadth depth insight or joy in reading" Reidy Kroll & Conway p. 133. "There are innumerable studies of Darwin facetiously referred to as the 'Darwin industry.' However there are some that stand out. The best biography of Darwin was written by Janet Browne. Hers is a wonderful and wonderfully readable account of Darwin's work and life with many new insights" Watson p. 1259. A second volume was issued. Reidy Michael S. Gary R. Kroll and Erik M. Conway. Exploration and Science: Social Impact and Interaction. Santa Barbara CA: ABC-CLIO 2007; Watson James and Charles Darwin. The Indelible Stamp: The Evolution of an Idea. Philadelphia: Running Press 2005. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. hardcover
1978réf. S8255Folkestone:: Dawson 1978. 1978. First edition. 8vo. 309 pp. Alphabetical dictionary of Darwin related information. Green cloth dust-jacket. FINE. Dawson, (1978). hardcover
1888réf. 5768London: Harrison & Sons 1888. Hardcover. Very good. Near fine in modern red cloth. Full volume contains the first printing pp. i:xxv of Huxley's long obituary and short biography of Darwin written and published after a five-year delay. Harrison & Sons hardcover
1894réf. PW1191Edinburgh:: T. & T. Clark 1894. 1894. 8vo. xvi 358 10 pp. Crimson blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Ownership signature of Robert Maxwell Young. Very good a nice copy. PROVENANCE: Robert M. Young is a historian of science specializing in Darwinism. T. & T. Clark, 1894. hardcover
1980réf. 100236AB1980. 1. Auflage. Wien u.a. Econ Verl. 1980. 500 Seiten. Illustriert. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Minimal stockfleckig / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Enthaelt u.a.: Die Pampa und Feuerland / Die Abstammung von Charles Darwin / Erste Entdeckungen / Galapagos und die lange Heimreise / Kreuzungsversuche - Darwins 'Heros' etc. etc. hardcover
2000réf. 78242AB2000. London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2000. 16 cm x 24 cm. XVI 268 pages with illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following contents:- The Twin Peaks / The Rise and Fall of the Mobile P Gene / When is an Adaptation Not an Adaptation / The Ignorant Gene / Is Dawkins aware of the Error of His Ways / Genetic Turnover; Of Course Of Course / Molecular Drive for Advanced Players etc. "Dear Mr Darwin - You might find it presumptious of me if not a little macabre that I should take up my pen and write to you more than a hundred years after your death. But I'm encouraged to do so because it is on record that you yourself wrote almost fourteen thousand letters on scientific issues many of which I expect were answers to unsolicited correspondence. Despite the gulf that separates us in time and means I know that this letter will arouse your scientific interests for it touches on some of the central issues with which you wrestled all your life.' Thus begins an imagined correspondence between the geneticist Gabriel Dover and Charles Darwin on the surprising findings of modern genetics and their influence on the evolution of biological novelties from genes to organisms. Stimulated by Darwin's relatively uninformed but obviously intelligent questions Dover takes the father of natural selection on an exhilerating roller-coaster ride through the 'new genetics'. In recounting stories from the treasure-trove of modern biology Dover exposes the naively deterministic view of selfish genes and their supposed lonely pursuits of self-replication and self-immortalization. He reveals a world of evolution far more intricate and subtle than can be expected from the notion of natural selection acting alone - a world in which genes are born to cooperate. Set against a backdrop of cultural references ranging from the late poet Ted Hughes through the music of Captain Beefheart to the current ethnic crisis in the Balkans this trenchant humorous and literate correspondence presents a startlingly original view of development and evolution that puts the individual organisms centre-stage".Amazon. hardcover
1859réf. 105735London: Lovell Reeve 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. London Lovell Reeve November 1859 first separate edition. Large quarto viii 128 pages complete with the half-title. Later half roan and stippled cloth lightly rubbed at the extremities; a very crisp and bright copy. 'The first important botanical work by a supporter of the doctrine of evolution by natural selection' Norman often quoted but not going nearly far enough in our opinion!. A singular rarity of the utmost importance. In the concluding paragraph of the postscript unique to this edition Hooker writes: 'I would further observe here to avoid ambiguity that my friend Mr. Darwin's just completed work "On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection" sic from the perusal of much of which in MS. I have profited so largely had not appeared during the printing of the Essay or I should have largely quoted it. Kew November 4 1859'. Lovell Reeve hardcover
