1909rif. 000334London: John Murray 1909. Hardcover. Good. Publisher's original boards discoloured rubbed at edges and at join with spine. Gilt titling to spine faded and spine scuffed at extremities. Hinges have been tape strengthened after cracks and are still holding. Long tear between lower board and spine. Two prev owners' names to front pastedown with some pencil scribbling. Textblock sound and well bound. 1031pp. John Murray hardcover
1981rif. x-0691023697Princeton Univ Pr 1981. Paperback. New. later printing edition. 528 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.75 inches. Princeton Univ Pr paperback
1899rif. S32528London: John Murray 1899. xvi 693 78 woodcuts in text. . HB. 8vo orig. cloth gt short nick to head of spine. Newspaper cuttings from c.1916-1918 relating to the 'missing link' pasted to front endpaper. Vg. 2nd edition revised and augmented. 35th thousand. Freeman 985. John Murray hardcover
1882rif. 4343London; John Murray 1882. 1882. Hardcover. SECOND EDITION. Octavo. Xvi 693 pp. 78 illustrations in text. Book Condition: Very Good. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles & decoration to spine and blind-ruled border to boards; brown endpapers. Cloth rubbed to edges with a little creasing at head of spine and minor wear at rear joint; corners bruised. Inner front hinge weak but holding; ffep and half-title partially detached. Pictorial bookplate of George McKerrow to front pastedown; no annotation or inscriptions. Scarce. Freeman p 52. London; John Murray, 1882. hardcover
1896rif. 5984London; John Murray 1896. 1896. Hard Cover. REVISED SECOND EDITION. Octavo pp xvi 693 1. 78 illustrations in text. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles & decoration to spine and blind-ruled border to boards; grey patterned endpapers. Spine very lightly toned; spine tips and corners rubbed. A slightly shaken copy with weak inner hinges; free endpapers toned and a little marginal lining in pencil otherwise contents clean and bright. A very good copy. Scarce. Freeman p 52. London; John Murray, 1896. hardcover
1871rif. 1997London: John Murray 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. The book in which the word "evolution" appears for the very first time anywhere in Darwin's published writing a landmark of both scientific and linguistic history.Good. Text block nice lightly age toned rear advertising insert foxed. Wear to joints small cut to lower spine.Freeman 938 first six thousand. John Murray hardcover
1888rif. 4107London: John Murray 1888. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. Second edition 22nd thousand. In the orignal publishers green cloth with gilt titles. Cloth is darkened on spine with some darkening to titles. Cloth is rubbed and spilt at the spine ends and corners. The binding is still tight and the pages are clean and bright. 507pp. Freeman #F965. The first issue of the "Library Edition" published uniformly with a two volume edition of "The Origin of Species" and the first edition of Darwin's "Life and Letters" John Murray hardcover
1871rif. D17750New York: D. Appelton and Company 1871. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. Dated 1871 on title page but a later issue. Original brown cloth yellow endpapers. Cheap paper toned. A coulple of signatures beginning to loosen. Darwin's book ends with the following lines: "We must however acknowledge as it seems to me that man with all his noble qualities with sympathy which feels for the most debased with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to the humblest living creature with his god-like intellect which has penetrated into the movements and constitution of the solar system with all these exalted powers Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin." D. Appelton and Company hardcover
1980rif. 01125036Franklin Center: The Franklin Library 1980. 22K gold decorations on deep green leather with hubbed spine. Silk moire end papers with matching satin ribbon bookmark bound in. 657pp edged in 22K gold. Presumably Notes from the Editors is present. Hardcover. New/No Jacket as Issued. Thick Large Octavo. Book. The Franklin Library Hardcover
1971rif. 019260Adelaide: Limited Editions Club 1971. Hardcover. Sunning to the spine. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Fritz Kredel. Quarto 8" x 10-3/4" bound in red oasis morocco-backed genuine wood veneer boards with a spine decorated and lettered in pure gold leaf; 384 pages. Edited with an introduction by Ashley Montagu. Type set printed and bound by the Griffin Press in Australia. Illustrated with 14 full-page black-and-maroon line drawings and a profusion of smaller black-and-white drawings by Fritz Kredel. Copy #887 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1888rif. 33760London: John Murray 1888. Second edition "revised and augmented" 22nd thousand two volumes xx 507 1; x 528 2 pp. Contemporary booklabel to paste downs later signature to front blanks. Original gilt titled grey-green cloth spines darkened some minor rubbing and marks foot of the upper joint to volume I slightly torn. Freeman 965. The first issue of the "Library Edition" published uniformly with a two volume edition of "The Origin of Species" and the first edition of Darwin's "Life and Letters London: John Murray unknown
1881rif. 75301D. Appleton and Company New York 1881. hardback. good condition in red brown cloth with moderate wear and bumpng. There is a bit of spine darkening and a rubbed spot on the spine . There is a bookplate a pen name and rubber stamped names. there are a number of marginal pencil mnotes. no dust jacket D. Appleton and Company, New York hardcover
1889rif. TS385London: John Murray 1889. Second Edition revised and Augmented . Hardback. Fine. 8vo. 693pp Single volume 25th thousand second edition. Afine original binding with no fading wear or marks.except the corners are a trifle rubbed. Prize label to the inside front with off-setting to the opposite leaf. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS John Murray hardcover
1871rif. 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
1879rif. 71355xvi 1-693 pages contains 78 black and white steel-engraved figures Published by John Murray hardcover
1874rif. Pa804London: John Murray 1874. 2nd edition revised and Augmented . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. Half-title xvi 688 pp. Errata slip bound in page one with five corrections listed. No inscriptions or marks. Original green cloth with gilt titles. Blind rules to the borders. A very good NEAR FINE copy with a tight and clean text block and a fine binding. The brown end-papers have split so the text block is now loose.The 2nd edition revised and Augmented with illustratons. Tenth thousand with a preface by Darwin from Down in Bechenham Kent dated September 1874. Printed by William Clowes and Sons Stamford Street and Charing Cross. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. John Murray hardcover
1888rif. 53983London: John Murray 1875. 8vo. xvi 688 pp. Second edition revised and augmented. Eleventh thousand. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine chipped at head & foot with slight loss. Corners rubbed. Internally clean copy. Small bookseller's ticket to front pastedown. No ownership names. Illustrations. Binding firm. Freeman 945 . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Cloth. Second Edition. 1888. John Murray 1875 hardcover
1971rif. 74805Adelaide: Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1971. Fine Binding. 11 x 8 3/4 inches bound in wood veneer boards and brown morocco spine with gilt decoration - signed by Kredel and limited to 1500 copies. A beautiful copy housed in a slightly worn slipcase. . Limited Editions Club unknown
1871rif. 59148John Murray London 1871. 1871. Hardcover. 2 volumes 8vo. hardcovers. pp.423475. b/w illus. Very good minor wear to cover corners foxing to endpapers. Original binding. First edition Eight Thousand third printing. . John Murray, London, 1871. hardcover
1971rif. 34976New York: Limited Editions Club 1971. One of 1500 copies printed onEnglish cream esparto paper. Signed by Kredel. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. 1 vols. 4to. Designed by Douglas A. Dunstan. Bound at The Griffin Press in quarter tan morocco with natural wood veneer sides. Fine copy in fine slipcase. Kredel Fritz. One of 1500 copies printed onEnglish cream esparto paper. Signed by Kredel. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. 1 vols. 4to. Limited Editions Club unknown
rif. 179375John Murray 1877. Lacks f.e.p. early issue twelth thousand second revised edition octavo half bound marbled heavy card boards with ornate gilt tooling to leather spine marbled eps xvi 693pp illus VG- heavy rubbing with colour loss to boards rubbing to board edges some bruising to board corners small tears with loss to front pastedown lacks f.e.p. half-title page coming loose v light foxing throughout light tanning to page edges John Murray 1877 hardcover
1889rif. 56129London: John Murray 1889. Second edition - Twenty-Fifth Thousand. Lightly rubbed and bumped spine slightly darkened shaken central gutters cracked ffep cut out owner names to front endpaper endpapers foxed pages clean and bright. Cloth. Good Minus. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
1909rif. 62392John Murray London. 1909. Reprint. Green cloth gilt. No DW. Inner hinges are tender with age browning to endpapers o/w a very good bright copy. VG. hardcover
1871rif. 1409510John Murray Albemarle Street London 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1st issue. London: John Murray 1871 1871. 2 volumes octavo. Original green cloth titles to spines gilt sides with panels blocked in blind blue coated end papers. The covers are in very good condition. Gilt nice and bright. There is scuffing to the covers and the corners are a bit bumped. The bindings are very tight and square. Internally both volumes are very good. Gutters of vol.1 have been repaired. Previous owners' name and initial on front free end paper and half-title page of vol. 1 on front free end paper of vol.2. Some foxing to first and last few leaves of each volume but the text pages are clean and bright throughout. The original adverts are complete and dated January 1871. Some scuffing to front paste-down of vol.2. Cloth very lightly rubbed. Engravings throughout. First edition first issue with the errata on the verso of the title leaf of vol. II. Here the word "evolution" appears for the first time in any of Darwin's works preceding its appearance in the sixth edition of The Origin of Species the following year. Darwin had hoped that one of his supporters might tackle the thorny question of human evolution but was forced to face the logic of his own theory himself. Darwin deviated from his ostensible subject of mankind to describe sexual selection in the animal kingdom enabling him to answer those who saw peacock tails as an expression of divine aesthetics. Darwin also set out a definite family tree for humans tracing their affinity with the Old World monkeys and laid out his views on the evolutionary origins of morality and religion. "The Descent understood by Darwin as a sequel to the Origin was written with a maturity and depth of learning that marked Darwin's status as an "élite gentleman of science" ODNB. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. Quite uncommon in the true first issue. John Murray, Albemarle Street, London hardcover
1871rif. 1308103John Murray UK 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. London: John Murray 1871 1871. 2 volumes octavo. Original green cloth titles to spines gilt sides with panels blocked in blind blue coated endpapers. The covers are in good condition and very secure - both spines have been professionally rebacked. Gilt nice and bright. There is a scuffing to the covers and the corners are a bit bumped but with very little loss - a quite presentable set. The bindings are very tight and square having been repaired strengthened and re-cased. Internally both volumes are very good indeed. The endpapers have been expertly reinforced with matching period paper - something that could well be missed without careful scrutiny. Previous owner name and notes in light pencil to the verso of the half-title which could be easily erased. Some foxing to first and last few leaves of each volume but the text pages are clean and bright throughout with very little foxing that I can see and no previous ink marks. The original adverts are complete and dated January 1871. Cloth very lightly rubbed a lovely set. Engravings throughout. First edition first issue with the errata on the verso of the title leaf of vol. II. Here the word "evolution" appears for the first time in any of Darwin's works preceding its appearance in the sixth edition of The Origin of Species the following year. Darwin had hoped that one of his supporters might tackle the thorny question of human evolution but was forced to face the logic of his own theory himself. Darwin deviated from his ostensible subject of mankind to describe sexual selection in the animal kingdom enabling him to answer those who saw peacock tails as an expression of divine aesthetics. Darwin also set out a definite family tree for humans tracing their affinity with the Old World monkeys and laid out his views on the evolutionary origins of morality and religion. "The Descent understood by Darwin as a sequel to the Origin was written with a maturity and depth of learning that marked Darwin's status as an élite gentleman of science" ODNB. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase. Along with Darwins Origin of Species one of the most important books in all of science and thus in all of human knowledge. Quite uncommon in the true first issue. John Murray, UK hardcover
