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1871rif. 12819First Edition First Issue. Extremely scarce. With "transmitted" the first word on p.297 in the first volume; in the second volume printer's note on verso of half-title errata on verso of title and the postscript leaf after p.viii. January ads in both volumes. The First Edition contains two parts: The Descent of Man itself and Selection in Relation to Sex. "The word 'evolution' in Volume 1 .2 occurs for the very first time in any of Darwin's worlds." Freeman 128-9. Often misunderstood Darwin never said that man was descended from apes let alone monkeys; that statement of his -- what he claimed and that highly important and still controversial statement today was that man's ancestors if alive today would have to be classified among the primates. One of the most significant books ever written SIGMUND FREUD Freeman 937; GarrisonMorton 170; Printing and the Mind of Man 169; Rieber 12. SCARCE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE Both volumes endpapers highly foxed otherwise in surprisingly decent condition gilt titles clean and in volume two surprisingly bright. John Murray hardcover books
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 books
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 books
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 books
1971rif. 022353Adelaide: Limited Editions Club 1971. Hardcover. Slight rubbing to the spine tips. Near Fine in worn glassine and 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 #751 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
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 books
1971rif. 017795Adelaide: Limited Editions Club 1971. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown; small scratch to leather at the rear. About Fine in a lightly soiled Near 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 #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1971rif. 005400Adelaide: Limited Editions Club 1971. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Fritz Kredel. Quarto 8" x 10-3/4" bound in tan 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. One of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page this copy not numbered. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1871rif. 006663London: John Murray 1871. First edition first printing. Quarter leather. This is the first edition first impression of Charles Darwins The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex his first book to apply the term evolution - in a striking contemporary fine binding. The binding features quarter calf over marbled paper-covered boards with blind tooled transitions between the boards and calf corners and spine. The spine features raised gilt-decorated bands framed by double gilt rules a black title panel and gilt devices adorning undecorated compartments. The boards endpapers and page edges are all marbled in a matching nonpareil combed pattern creating a compelling aesthetic consistency. First impression of the first edition is confirmed by issue points; in Volume I transmitted is the first word on p.297; Volume II has errata on the title page verso seventeen errata for Volume I and eight for Volume II and a tipped-in Postscript at unpaginated pp. ix-x referring to errors which were reset for the second issue. The sixteen pages of advertisements for Murrays standard works are not present removed when the book was rebound as were the half-title leaves. Condition is very good overall. Despite overall toning the calfs original red mostly settling to brown and scuffing the exceptional contemporary bindings are square clean tight and original with no sign of repair restoration or hinge failure. The first impression contents are bright with light spotting primarily confined to the first and final leaves. The sole previous ownership mark is the same name and date of January 1878 inked on the upper right corner of each blank leaf recto preceding the title page. Given that the subject blank leaves were added when the book was finely bound it follows that the binding was commissioned during or before January 1878. On the Origin of Species 1859 fomented a reorientation that would eventually supplant dogmatic creationist hierarchy with rationalistic naturalist biology. But in Origin Darwin had said little about how his ideas applied to human beings. In The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Darwin argued that all creatures are subject to the same natural laws. Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin. And in Descent the cause was finally given its enduring name. On page two of Volume I Darwin wrote these great classes of facts afford as it appears to me ample and conclusive evidence in favour of the principle of gradual evolution. This is the first time the word evolution is thus applied in his published work. Descent posited the theory Darwin called sexual selection and attempted to set forth a naturalistic explanation for the mind and for moral behavior. That Darwins conceptions continue to both fuel rational debate and fervid ire testifies to their fundamental impact. That many of his concepts are settled theory testifies to their empirical insight and veracity. This particular set is not only an artifact of landmark scientific thought but also testimony to Victorian era bibliophilic history craft and sensibilities. "BOUND BY MUDIE is printed on the lower front free-end paper versos. Charles Edward Mudie 1818-1890 founded a circulating library that served a wide middle-class audience who could not afford the exorbitant price of new books making literature significantly more accessible to the public. By 1852 he had over 25000 subscribers. Between 1853 and 1862 Mudie is said to have added almost 960000 volumes to his stock in hand thus becoming one of the major distributors of fiction in Britain at the time. His business also serviced readers overseas shipping tin trunks of books to India Cape Colony Egypt and other British colonies. The glee occasioned by the arrival of Mudie's shipments was playfully commented upon by W. S. Gilbert in Bab Ballads when he wrote: 'New boxes come from across the sea / from Mr. Mudie's Libraree'. ODNB. John Murray hardcover books
rif. 3336New York: D. Appleton and Company 1901. . 8vo terracotta cloth front stamped in black back cover blind. Immaculate copy in superb condition New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901. hardcover books
1889rif. RDARDES00drpD. Appleton and Company 1889. Very Good. Darwin Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. NY: D. Appleton and Company 1889. 688pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with bumping and fraying. Some penciling on some pages and rear pastedown without obstructing text. The illustrations are very well done and detailed showing even the minutest details of insect wings and other creatures. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
1900rif. 16961New York: A.L. Burt Publisher 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprinted from Second English Edition Revised and Augmented. Illustarted. Very Good. Red cloth faded at the spine lightly rubbed and bumped. Square and firmly bound though the rear hinge is starting clean internally. A.L. Burt, Publisher hardcover books
1900rif. 16960New York: A.L. Burt Publisher 1900. Hardcover. Good. Reprinted from Second English Edition Revised and Augmented. Illustarted. Published as part of Burt's Library of the World's Best Books. Good. Brown publisher's binding generally worn. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge hinges cracked but reglued stained at the fore-edge clean otherwise. A.L. Burt, Publisher hardcover books
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 books
1872rif. 55430New York: D. Appleton and Company 1872. Early American Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Octavo. vi 409 2 v 3 436 12pp. Original brown cloth with black decorative border on covers gilt lettering and ruling on spines. Yellow endpapers. With printed postscript in volume two correcting error relating to the sexual differences of animals on pp. 287-289 of the first volume. With two pages of advertisements for Herbert Spencer publications in volume one extensive index plus twelve pages of advertisements for Appleton publications at rear of volume two including title by Spencer Darwin and others. Binding with some light wear along edges and lightly rubbed. Spines sunned. Light smudging of front free endpaer of volume one. Inscriptions of R. D. Maxwell inked to free endpaper of both volumes. Block lightly age-toned. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1871rif. 376128London: John Murray 1871. First edition first issue with errata on verso of vol. II title-leaf. viii 423 1; viii ii 475 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth. Light wear to covers expertly recased. Bookplate. First edition first issue with errata on verso of vol. II title-leaf. viii 423 1; viii ii 475 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Darwin's Descent of Man created an uproar second only to his Origin of the Species; however "contrary to popular error prevalent now as well as then Darwin never said that man was descended from apes let alone monkeys; what he claimed was that man's ancestors if alive today would have to be classified among the Primates" De Beer Charles Darwin pp. 210-1. ODNB further clarifies "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" Freeman 937 John Murray unknown books
1871rif. 2980London: John Murray 1871. First edition. Original cloth. Very Good. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE one of only 2500 copies in original cloth of Darwin's seminal work on the evolution of man. "This is really two works. The first demolished the theory that the universe was created for Man while in the second Darwin presented a mass of evidence in support of his earlier hypothesis regarding sexual selection. 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 extent 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 599. "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" Freeman p.129. London: John Murray 1871. Octavo original green cloth; custom box. Two volumes. First issue with second volume with errata on verso of title and Postscript leaf tipped in after Contents. With 16-page publishers' catalog at end of each volume dated January 1871 first issue. Nearly invisible expert repair to upper hinge of volume 1; small blindstamp on front free endpapers; foxing to last few leaves of ads in both volumes as often; small hole likely paper flaw and line of soiling to volume 2 title page. A very good copy in original cloth. John Murray unknown books
1980rif. 102257Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1980. Hardcover. With the original illustrations. Limited edition. Octavo fully bound in green leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spine all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Near fine. . Franklin Library, hardcover books
1871rif. 10230London: John Murray 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First issue of Volume I second issue of Volume II. Complete in two volumes. Good. Green cloth generally rubbed and soiled at the surface and edges. Both volumes bound with forward leans hinges reinforced chipped half-title of Volume I restored with paper backing foxing throughout. Darwin's influential work that furthers his theories about evolution and natural selection. In fact the first issue of this book features Darwin's first use of "evolution. John Murray hardcover books
1879rif. 1379563London: John Murray 1879. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xvi 693 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have splitting to joints bumping to corners rubbing to corners exposing boards rubbing to edges and mild shelf wear. Binding shaken. Textblock has light age toning moderate foxing to pages bookplates on both pastedowns marking in pencil on many pages splitting between pages 192 and 193 and between pages 262 and 263 and rear hinge completely split. 1379563. Special Collections - Downstairs. John Murray hardcover books
1972rif. 195484New York: Heritage Press 1972. Hardcover. Good/Good Boards are lightly worn especially at the spine; interior is clean; binding is solid; Slipcase has light scuffing/smudging. Kredel Fritz. Red boards with black title block and gilt lettering and illustration on the spine; black slipcase; xvii 362 pp.; illustrations. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Heritage Press hardcover books
2008rif. 195482London England: The Folio Society 2008. Hardcover. VG light wear to board edges & corners; crinkling to spine top. slipcase scuffed & scratched. green cloth boards w/ gilt & black illustrations. 727 pgs w/ bw & color plates. black slipcase. Appears to be a lightly handled and read copy. The Folio Society hardcover books
1871rif. 6644London: John Murray 1871. First edition second issue of volume 1 seventh thousand of volume 2. Good. 2 volumes octavo 20 cm. Original green cloth. Spine cocked somewhat on volume 1. Both volumes well-read but quite good. Owner's name in pencil on title page of volume 1. References: Norman 599; Garrison-Morton 170; Corrections to the text in volume 1 mark this printing as the first edition second issue. Volume 2 is the first restriking. It is noted that the word "evolution" occurs on page 2 of volume 1 for the first time in any of Darwin's works. John Murray hardcover books
1871rif. 18750London: John Murray 1871. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. Numerous text illustrations. Original publisher's green cloth binding; an excellent set. First edition first issue of Darwin’s classic work in comparative anatomy his first inclusion of man in the general theory of natural selection and the first appearance of the term “evolution” in any of his works see Volume I page 2. In the twelve years since the publication of Origin the author had expanded his thinking as to man's inclusion with the other animals and this title which grew out of his Variations of Animals and Plants is based on his vast collection of data dating from 1837. Here by comparing the physiological and psychological aspects of man and ape he fills in what had been merely suggested in Origin that man's ancestor if still alive today would be classified among the primates and on a lower scale than the apes. The last chapter is an added essay on sexual selection that is the preferential chances of mating that some individuals of one sex have over their rivals. “Perhaps Darwin’s greatest contributions in this area was to show that secondary sexual characteristics had evolved in relation to a complex pattern of reproductive behavior which must itself be the product of natural selection” DSB III p. 575. This essay ends with the famous and often misquoted statement “Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.” Freeman 937; Garrison & Morton 170. John Murray unknown books
rif. MA01D-01222John Murray. Collectible - Acceptable. London: John Murray 1871. 1st edition. Volume 2. 12mo. viii475pp. Illus. Fair book. Binding copy. Crown chipped. Front joint broken. Boards rubbed and edgeworn. Corners frayed. Errata on verso of tiutle page. Binding broken at signature Q. Spine tail slightly dampstained. evolution natural selection heredity Inquire if you need further information. John Murray hardcover books
