Charles Darwin Et Al (16 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Folio Society, 1977. Slip case has edge splits and wear. Text unmarked, pages clean and bright, good solid binding. Ships Next Business Day.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. [LITERATURE]. Eds. George Iles, Thomas L. Masson, Bliss Perry. Contributors: Ambrose Bierce, Andrew Carnegie, Charles Darwin, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Washington Irving, Charles Lamb, James Russell Lowell, Mark Twain, et al. "5 Volumes of Little Masterpieces: 8, De Quincey; 10, Lamb; 13, Humor; 14, Humor; 33, Autobiography [Portrait Plates of De Quincey, Edison, Harte, Lamb, Twain]." New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1909. 5 volumes. English language. Uniform hardcovers in red cloth boards with insignia in blind on front and lettering in gilt on spine. Five volumes of selected literature, two of specific authors: De Quincey and Lamb, and three of anthologies, two dedicated to humor and one to autobiography. All volumes with a frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, and red and black printed titles. 18mos. 6 x 4 inches. 32 total oz. Each volume between 150 and 200 pp. Minor shelf-wear. Toning. Text clean. Near Fine. No ISBN. No ASIN.…

Condition: Fine. pp.xxxv, 671 with b/w. frontis. and illus. 8vo. Some spotting and light marks to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. plus dw. 'The letters in this volume cover two of the most momentous years in Darwin's life. Begun in 1856 and the fruit of twenty years of study and reflection, Darwin's manuscript on the species question was a little more than half finished, and at least two years from publication, when in June 1858 Darwin unexpectedly received a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace indicating that he too had independently formulated a theory of natural selection. 'So all my originality, whatever it may amount to, will be smashed', Darwin wrote to his friend and mentor Charles Lyell. All of the extant correpondence surrounding Darwin's receipt of Wallace's letter and the eventual publication of the 'abstract' of Darwin's theory a year later are gathered together in this volume.'.…

Condition: leido. 1. ed. edición. 533 p, 3 h. Muy buen estado de conservación. Pleno cartoné editorial plenamente decorada. Títulos en plano y lomo. gran formato 544.

Hardcover, in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by David Kohn (editor) on the title page. Fine in fine, lightly rubbed and spine-sunned dust jacket, in mylar cover. Signed.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. xv, 834 pp. Blue cloth. Fine.

hardback, large 8vo, xlii,705pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 052185931X.

hardback, large 8vo, xl,655pp, light foxing on page edges, otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0521844592.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Specifically containing 'On the Character and Hybrid-like Nature of the offspring from the illegitimate unions of Dimorphic and Trimorphic Plants' by Charles Darwin. With many other papers by George Bentham, Rev. George Henslow, William Mitten, Charles Wright, et al. Half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title to spine. All edges yellow. Wear to exterior as shown with rear board detached, front board nearly detached, general marks and scuffs, small loss to top of spine. Title with blind stamp of Wigan Free Public Library to bottom outer corner. Pages with a total of 8 plates, plus illustrations in the text. Mostly marginal age toning and the odd little mark here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Size: 21cm by 13.5cm. Pages: v, [1], 510pp, 8 plates. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Specifically containing 'On the Existence of Two Forms, and on their reciprocal sexual relation, in several species of the genus Linum' by Charles Darwin. With many other papers by George Bentham, Arthur Church, J. D. Hooker, Gustav Mann, William Mitten, et al. Two volumes bound in one. Half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title to spine. All edges yellow. Wear to exterior as shown with slight cracking to joints, general marks and scuffs, small loss to bottom of spine. Title with blind stamp of Wigan Free Public Library to bottom outer corner. Pages with a total of 19 plates, plus illustrations in the text. Mostly marginal age toning and the odd little mark here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Size: 21cm by 13.5cm. Pages: Vol. VII - iv, [1], 254pp, 2 plates, Vol. VIII - iv, 279pp, 17 plates. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nobleman author's vanity binding of his ant-Darwin treatise with complimentary ALS from Darwin's publisher John Murray, PM Gladstone, Napoleon III, Times publisher John Walter, and 37 others bound-in. 8vo, custom, contemporary binding (likely commissioned by the Baron himself) in polished, grey, full leather, gilt ruled covers, front hinge recently repaired, 137 pages of text followed by 41 ALS bound-in, and, in the rear, 6 pages (one-sided) of a pasted-in newspaper review of the book from an unidentified publication. The review observes that Sir Walsh "found it necessary in drawing a parallel between astronomy and geology to allude to Darwin and Buckle, Lord Ornathwaite makes their theories the subject of severe criticism." The ALS's bound-in are from peers and public figures variously complimenting Sir Walsh on his work, many agreeing with the intellectual aspersions that Sir Walsh heaps on Darwin. Gladstone admits to not being particularly familiar with Darwin's work but posits nevertheless that evolutionary theory tears away at the "fabric of belief". But it is John Murray, Darwin's own publisher, who is shameless in criticizing the most famous author he will have published: "Although I happen to publish the works both of Buckle & Darwin, I do not hesitate to myself a sceptic in the theories of both & I hope one day to see these fallacies exploded & should not be sorry to aid in this result." Most of the letters are on baronial, estate, or residential letterhead, and bound-in chronologically from the end of 1871 through July 1872.…

3 VOLUME SET, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#247/750), very heavy set- extra shipping req'd, lg quarto, quarter leather bound brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines, marbled eps, mixed pagination, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work, light soiling & moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ligt markings to prelims).…

1st edn. 17 vols. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6½ ins). Original uniform gilt lettered black cloth (faint marks on page edges of some vols - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (some vols with light wear at edges - otherwise VG; vol 13 in publisher's unopened shrinkwrap). Pp. various, illus with b&w plates and in text (previous owner's armorial bookplate on front paste-downs of vols 1-14 and 6; no inscriptions). Volume 1 1821-1836 (1985 2nd printing with corrections), Volume 2 1837-1843 (1986), Volume 3 1844-1846 (1987), Volume 4 1847-1850 (1988), Volume 5 1851-1855 (1989), Volume 6 1856-1857 (1990), Volume 7 1858-1859 [&] Supplement 1821-1857 (1991), Volume 8 1860 (1993), Volume 9 1861 (1994), Volume 10 1862 (pub 1997), Volume 11 1863 (1999), Volume 12 1864 (2001), Volume 13 1865 (2003), Volume 14 1866 (2004), Volume 15 1867 (2005), Volume 16 Part I January-June 1868 (2008), Volume 16 Part II July-December 1868 (2008).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. London, octavo, [xiv], [1]-647, [1] p., plus 40 woodcut text illustrations, 2 folding maps and 5 engraved folding plates (one colored). Advertisement for Darwin's other works on the verso of the half-title page. ***CONTENT: The results of Darwin's geological studies on his extraordinary Beagle voyage were originally published as three separate volumes issued in 1842-46: Coral Reefs, Volcanic Islands and South America. This volume, called a "second edition", contains the latter two parts, and records Darwin's astute observations in the Cape Verde Islands, Ascension, St. Helena, the Galapagos and other islands, as well as in Brazil, Argentina (especially Patagonia), and the Chilean Andes. An appendix contains descriptions of fossil shells by G.B. Sowerby and Prof. Edward Forbes. ***CONDITION: This is a complete, bright, VG+ copy in a contemporary full-calf prize binding. The front cover bears the bold gilt insignia of the Bristol Grammar School, Bristol, England, founded in 1532. The backstrip has five raised bands, five ornate, gilt-decorated panels, and a black calf title label. Save for light rubbing to the extremities and mild cover sunning, the covers are very well preserved. Contemporary marbled endpapers and matching marbled page edges. Joints and hinges solid, binding firm. The text pages and illustrations are immaculate: fresh, crisp, clean and bright. No indications of previous ownership, internally or externally. This is a sound, very attractive copy of an important treatise. BMNH 422. Freeman 276. International shipping will be extra, but only at my cost.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Published with the approval of the lords commissioners of her majesty?s treasury. Edited and Superintended by Charles Darwin, Esq. M.A. F.R.S. Sec. G.S. Naturalist to the expedition. Published by Smith, Elder and Co. London. MDCCCXL, MDCCCXXXIX, MDCCCXLI, MDCCCXLII, MDCCCXLIII [1840, 1839, 1841, 1842, 1843]. Royal Geographical Society. London. 1994. 5 Volumes encadernados em 4 de 31x25 cm. Com [vi], iv, iv, 111, [lxv]; [iv], ix, [iii], 97, [lxxi]; [iv], [viii], ii, 3-156, [viii], [c]; xv, [i], 172; [ii], vi, 51, [lix], [xl] págs. Encadernações editoriais com lombadas e cantos em pele, com nervos e ferros a ouro. As folhas de guarda e as pastas reproduzem o belo papel de fantasia característico das encadernações do século XIX. Ilustrado em extratexto, sobre papel encorpado, com detalhadas gravuras, incluindo desdobráveis de grandes dimensões, nas últimas folhas de cada volume. Exemplar de uma tiragem de 1000, com fac-símile da assinatura de John Hemming no primeiro volume. Obra em 5 partes, publicada inicialmente em dezanove fascículos entre fevereiro de 1838 e outubro de 1843. Fundamental por documentar, de forma detalhada e ilustrada, as diversas espécies animais colecionadas durante a expedição do H.M.S. Beagle. Teve a colaboração de vários autores, sob a direcção de Charles Darwin, que realizou notas ao longo de todos os volumes. Consta das folhas de rosto a seguinte informação relativa a cada parte: - Part I. Fossil Mammalia: by Richard Owen, Esq. F.R.S. Professor of anatomy and physiology to the Royal College of Surgeons in London; corresponding member of the Institute of France, etc. etc. - Part II. Mammalia, by George R. Waterhouse, Esq. Curator of the Zoological Society of London, etc. etc. - Part III. Birds, by John Gould, Esq. F.L.S. - Part IV. Fish, by the Rev. Leonard Jenyns, M.A., F.L.S., &c. - Part V. Reptiles, by Thomas Bell, Esq., F.R.S. F.L.S., &c. Professor of zoology in King?s College. A viagem realizou-se de 27 de dezembro de 1831 a 2 de outubro de 1836. Foi a segunda expedição científica da embarcação H.M.S. Beagle , sob o comando do capitão Robert FitzRoy, que convidou o recentemente licenciado Charles Darwin ? com 22 anos e desejoso de conhecer os trópicos antes de se tornar pastor. A expedição atravessou o Oceano Atlântico em rumo às costas do sul da América do Sul, onde se realizaram pormenorizados levantamentos hidrográficos, regressando pelo Taiti e pela Austrália, completando uma circum-navegação à Terra. Era previsto que durasse apenas dois anos, mas arrastou-se ao longo de cinco. Com esta viagem, Darwin consagrou-se como geólogo e colecionador de fósseis de prestígio. Dela resultou a publicação da presente obra e do seu conhecido diário The Voyage of the Beagle . Ambas contribuíram largamente para o seu reconhecimento dentro da comunidade científica. As experiências e descobertas que realizou durante a expedição forneceram a base para as ideias que o levaram à elaboração da sua teoria da evolução por selecção natural. Charles Robert Darwin (Shrewsbury, 1809 ? Downe, 1882) foi um naturalista inglês famoso pela sua teoria da evolução através da seleção natural. Desde cedo demonstrou interesse pela história natural. Depois de se formar em Teologia na Universidade de Cambridge, embarcou numa jornada épica a bordo do HMS Beagle, onde recolheu uma vasta gama de espécimes e observações que influenciaram profundamente o seu pensamento. Publicou a sua obra muito popular, «A Origem das Espécies», em 1859, onde propôs que todas as espécies de seres vivos descendem de ancestrais comuns e que a seleção natural é o mecanismo primário responsável pela evolução das espécies ao longo do tempo. A teoria de Darwin teve um impacto revolucionário não só no campo da biologia, mas também nas ciências humanas, desafiando conceções prevalecentes sobre a origem e a diversidade da vida na Terra. Além das suas contribuições científicas, Darwin era também um escritor e correspondente prolífico. O seu trabalho continua a ser estudado e debatido até aos dias de hoje, estabelecendo o seu lugar como um dos pensadores mais influentes da história da ciência. Obs.: Esta obra pesa mais de 5 kg. Está sujeita a portes extra. [EN] 5 Volumes bound in 4. 31x25 cm. [vi], iv, iv, 111, [lxv]; [iv], ix, [iii], 97, [lxxi]; [iv], [viii], ii, 3-156, [viii], [c]; xv, [i], 172; [ii], vi, 51, [lix], [xl] pp. Binding with leather spines and corners, with raised bands and gilt tooled. Illustrated hors-texte on very thick paper, with detailed engravings, including large fold out ones, on the last pages of each volume. Copy of a print run of 1,000, with a facsimile of John Hemming's signature in the first volume. The cover pages contain the following information on each part: - Part I. Fossil Mammalia: by Richard Owen, Esq. F.R.S. Professor of anatomy and physiology to the Royal College of Surgeons in London; corresponding member of the Institute of France, etc. etc. - Part II. Mammalia, by George R. Waterhouse, Esq. Curator of the Zoological Society of London, etc. etc. - Part III. Birds, by John Gould, Esq. F.L.S. - Part IV. Fish, by the Rev. Leonard Jenyns, M.A., F.L.S., &c. - Part V. Reptiles, by Thomas Bell, Esq., F.R.S. F.L.S., &c. Professor of zoology in King?s College. Work in five parts, initially published in nineteen fascicles between February 1838 and October 1843. It had the collaboration of several authors, under the direction of Charles Darwin, who in turn contributed specialised descriptions of the collections he had acquired during the journey of the H.M.S. Beagle and with notes throughout the volumes. The voyage took place from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836. It was the second scientific expedition of the H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, who invited the recently graduated Charles Darwin - aged 22 and keen to get to know the tropics before becoming a pastor. The expedition crossed the Atlantic Ocean towards the southern coasts of South America, where detailed hydrogr. …