The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Darwin Charles, First Edition (54 results)

Condition: New. This is the first complete edition containing all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original paginations with Darwin's indexes retained Series: The Works of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354. . 2010. Volume 21. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. This is the first complete edition containing all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original paginations with Darwin's indexes retained Series: The Works of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 753. . 2010. Paperback. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st thus edition; dj w//unclipped price, in mylar; soslid grey c w/gilt spine tittles; Rockwell Kent end papers;6 89 clean, unmarked pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First paperback edition. Book is clean and tight without inside markings, front outside top corner slightly bumped, back outside top corner bumped with a couple of pages. In the current resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain fresh and insightful.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Limited edition, Slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. Black Leather, Gilt, Moire Endpapers, All Edges Gilt, Silk Bookmarks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. Xvii, 362 Pp. #139 Of 1500 Copies Of This Limited Edition, Signed By The Artist. Quarter Lavender Morocco, Gilt, Over Wood Grained Paper Covered Boards. No Wear But Damp Staining To Top And Bottom Of Spine And Adjacent Areas Of Boards. Slipcase With Damp Staining To Spine And Entire Surface Of All Panels Except Front Panel, Wear And Splits But Intact. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large octavo hardcover, no dust-jacket as issued. 1137 pages. Full concordance followed by four appendices: 1. List of suppressed words and their frequencies; 2. List of keywords and their frequencies; 3. List of Darwin's errata from volume II; 4. List of typographic errors in text, silently corrected. First American edition. An invaluable aid to the student, researcher or scholar investigating Darwin's writings. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unused copy, like new. Fine. Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition thus. Tall octavo. 659pp. Binding very slightly cocked, near fine. Great Books of the Western World, edited by Robert Maynard Hutchins, Number 49.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Thus. pp XLV1I, 727. 1st printing. An unread book in an as new condition slipcase. Shipping to North America £25.00, Europe £15.00, Rest of the World £30.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE 1936 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET The Origin Of Species AND The Descent Of Man by Charles Darwin. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY 1936 STATED. This is a Modern Library Giant edition, number G27. The book is bound in red cloth type G3 binding with plain end papers and a great pictorial dust jacket. Book is VERY GOOD+ binding solid and tight with slight discoloration to spine, bright red top stain perfect, gilt bright and nice, no writing or marks, contents are clean and bright. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD+ with chipping at spine extremities and some spine darkening. Front board is extremely bright and clean with an amazing graphic on the cover. 242 titles listed on the back panel indicating a 1936 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY printing. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. VERY HARD TO FIND FIRST MODERN LIBARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET IN THIS CONDITION **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st U.S. Edition. Red cloth with gilt titling to spines and black ruling and decoration to both boards of both volumes. Volume I: vi, 409pp, 2pp publishers ads; Volume II: v, (iii), 436pp, (xiipp publishers ads). 76 illustrations in total. A bit of fraying to head and heel of the spines. Both volumes are clean with no marking; the text block is tight and complete. In his Origin of Species, Darwin deliberately excluded discussion of man's place in nature from his argument. In this, his following work, he juxtaposes material from anthropology, primate studies and sociology. All in all a very presentable set.

Brown Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Drawings (illustrator). First American Edition, First Printing. Vi, 409; V, "Postscript", 436. First Edition, Later Issue, Still Dated 1871 On Title Page, No Indication Of Later Printing, But Later Issue As The First Issue Identifies 16 Errata In Volume I. Two Volumes In Original Brown Cloth, Gilt Lettering On Spine, Black Border And Design On Covers, Light Yellow Endpapers. Two Page Catalog [ Origin Of Species, And A Book By T H Huxley] At End Of First Volume; 12 Pp Catalog, Mostly Works By Spencer But Again Including Origin Of Species, At End Of Second Volume. A Very Clean, Unmarked Set, Possibly Unread. Edges Of Page Block Still Show Original Polish. Gilt Bright, Cloth Evenly Colored, Endpapers Immaculate, Hinges Strong And Without Cracking, Attractive. Points Of Fraying At Corners And Tips [Tips With Minute Professional Repairs To Cloth And Color; Faint Dampstain In Parts Of Lower Covers Of Vol. Ii [Also Professionally Refurbished And Almost Invisible], With No Trace Of Dampstaining Inside.

True First Edition, First Printing of Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man (1871) - A Landmark in Scientific History Own a Piece of Evolutionary History - Verified First Printing This is an exceedingly rare and highly sought-after First Edition, First Printing of The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871) by Charles Darwin, one of the most influential scientific books ever published. This first printing is where Darwin first introduced the term "evolution" in print, a foundational concept in modern biology. A cornerstone of scientific thought, The Descent of Man extends the principles of natural selection to humans and lays the groundwork for modern evolutionary theory. Why This Copy is So Special True First Printing - Verified with All Key Issue Points: Page 297, Volume I: First word "Transmitted" - Proven first printing issue (later editions changed this). Errata Page, Volume II: 17 errata lines in Volume I, 8 in Volume II - A hallmark of the first printing, corrected in later editions. Page 126, Volume II: Features the infamous "when if man" printing error, present only in first issues. January 1871 Publisher's Ads: The rear of each volume contains the original John Murray advertisements, further confirming its first printing status. Authentic Period Binding & Preservation: Original 1871 green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, as issued by John Murray. Black endpapers intact, proving its originality (later rebindings often replaced these). No restoration, no modern alterations - A rare survivor in its purest form. Condition - A True Collector's Dream: Pages: Clean, bright, and well-preserved, with minimal foxing. Binding: Structurally sound, no cocking or leaning. Spine & Covers: Some minor rubbing, but overall fine condition for a 153-year-old book. No markings, bookplates, or previous ownership stamps. Investment-Grade Collectible - Market Value & Pricing This is an incredible opportunity to own one of the most important scientific books ever written. Worldwide Shipping: Secure, fully insured shipping via professional courier. Serious collectors, investors, and institutions - this is your chance to acquire a true first printing of Darwin's The Descent of Man in museum-worthy condition. Darwin changed the way we understand human origins. Will you be the next to own this scientific masterpiece?

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes of The Descent of Man with wood engraved illustrations. Volume 1 is one of only 2000 printed of the second state, Volume 2 is one of only 2500 printed of the first state. Including use of the word "evolution" for the first time, preceding its appearance in the 6th edition of the Origin of Species. Bound without half titles or advertisements. Volume 1 with the first word on p297 is "When". With errata to the title verso. Half roan boards with wear and loss. Previous owners ink stamp and signature to front free pages. W. H. Smith subscription library sticker in Vol 2 on paste down, similar sticker is removed in Vol 1 with residue. Light soiling. (Freeman 937). 8vo.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 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.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. b/w Illustration (illustrator). First Thus. Volume II only. In original rust/red cloth with gilt spine titling, black bordering to boards, 8vo, 436pp + ads. Illustrated. (light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, tips and spine, browning and staining to upper page edge and corner, bookplate to inside cover, name to endpaper). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Easton Press Leather. Leather Bound. Black leather accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Endsheets with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Collector's Edition. Bookplate affixed to half title page. Book appears unread! Gift quality! Selling quality books for 35 years.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Introduction by Richard Dawkins. Attractive green and gilt pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. Top edge green. xlvii and 727 pages including index. Couple of minor corner creases to contents else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Half leather. 1st thus. The 'New' edition, based on the second edition of 1874. Contemporary binding in green half-leather by 'Bumpus of Oxford Street London' with the bookbinder's stamp in gilt to lower leather turn-in front paste-down, title and decorations in gilt to spine, raised bands spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers with some tanning, b&w illus, index, pp xix, 1031. Later ex-library, with markings and a library number stamped in gilt to foot of spine. An ink gift inscription second blank endpaper to Mary Desiree Waller, dated 'Oct 21st, 1907' from her cousins Edward, Hilda and Margaret Poulton (the children of evolutionary biologist, Edward B. Poulton). This book would have been a twenty-first birthday gift to Mary Desiree Waller (b. October 21,1886 - 1956), daughter of the famous physiologist, August Desiree Waller, who recorded the first ECG. She was later to become Professor of Physics at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School in London. Her book "Chladni Figures - a Study in Symmetry" was published posthumously in January 1961. Considerations on the origins of man, covering evolutionary development, races of man, and the role of sexual selection in species differentiation.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in gilt-stamped heavy red-brown cloth, 1st American Ed with postscript to vol 1 and 1871 date to title page, yellow endpapers, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, edge wear & soil to boards, corners & spine ends slightly rounded with the beginnings of fraying, pages clean & without foxing, hinges tight, nice copy of the first issue of Volume Two; 8vo; 436pp indexed & illus; 12pp ads.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Rear pastedown edges lightly faded. Notes from editors neatly laid in. ; First Franklin Library Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American Edition. 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.".

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; Great Books of the Western World.

Edition : Second edition , Full original green cloth boards. Double blind framing on boards. Spine with gilt lettering, decorative gilt fillet and stamp. Patterned paste-in and free endpapers. Front edges uncut., A fine example of Darwin?s key work, which applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. Charles Robert Darwin (1809 ? 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist renown for his contributions to the understanding of evolutionary biology, and he has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. The Descent of Man discusses many related issues as perceived by Darwin, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, evolutionary musicology, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in mate choice, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. The first edition was published by John Murray in 1871., Size : 8vo.(190x125 mm), With a profusion of in-text illustrations and plates. Many signatures still uncut.Second edition revised and augmented. Thirty-third thousand., Blank (2). Half title. Blank. Title. Advertisement. Preface (v-vi). Table (vii-ix). Blank. Contents (xi-xvi). P. 1 ? 693. Blank. Interior with slight toning, otherwise clean and crisp.

Cloth Boards. 1st US Edition. 1st US Ed., second issue, 2 Volumes (complete), original cloth boards decorated in black, gilt spine titles. b&w illus, pp vi, 409; v, 436 plus publisher's ads (including ads for On the Origin of Species). Professionally recased in original boards. Very good condition. Ground-breaking considerations on the origins of man, covering evolutionary development, races of man, and the role of sexual selection in species differentiation. First use of the word 'evolution' by Darwin (page 2, last line, of Vol. I) preceeding its appearance in the 6th ed of 'Origin of Species'. Freeman 942.

Original cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 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.

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. This is the first edition, first impression of Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex in the publisher's original green cloth bindings. Herein, on page 2 of Volume I, is his first use of the term "evolution."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 "Mr. Murray's List of Popular Works" are present in each volume following the text (following the lengthy Index in Volume II). Of note, the tipped-in "Postscript" reoccurs between pages 14 and 15 of the advertisements in Volume I.Condition is very good. We note that the bindings have been skillfully and unobtrusively reinforced at the gutters, leaving the original black endpapers intact. Consequently the bindings are not only unusually bright and clean, but also square and tight. Shelf presentation is noteworthy; while the spines show a little wrinkling and light wear to the ends, the gilt remains vividly bright, the green hue uniform with no appreciable color shift between the covers and spine. The covers show only light, superficial scuffing and blemishes and minor shelf wear to extremities. The contents are bright with only modest age-toning to the text block edges. Spotting is mild, primarily confined in Volume I to the front free endpaper, the publisher's rear catalogue following the text, and the text block edges. In Volume II, spotting is primarily confined to the front free endpaper and half title, the text block edges, the final page of the Index, and the publisher's catalogue. A few of the Volume II index signatures remain unopened. The sole previous ownership name is an armorial bookplate affixed to the Volume I front pastedown.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 Darwin's conceptions continue to fuel both 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.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. A handsome, well-preserved example of the 1871 1st American edition, 1st issue (Freeman, pg. 130, with a list of 16 errata for Vol. I on the verso of the title leaf of Vol. II). Complete in 2 vols. A bright and fresh set, with minimal wear (very light scuffing at the panels of Vol. I) and texts clean throughout. Uniform octavos, brick red cloth, bright gilt-titling to the spines, arabesque flourishes at the corners. The book in which Darwin at last explicitly ascribes the principle of evoluton to mankind's shadowy past.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. The first edition, fourth issue of The Descent of Man and Selection In Relation To Sex by Charles Darwin, published in 1871. The first appearance of the word "evolution" in works by Darwin. (illustrator). First Edition, Fourth Issue. Octavo, [two volumes], viii, 423pp, [1], 16pp ads; viii, [2], 475pp, [1], 16pp ads. Publisher's green blind stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "Seventh Thousand" on title page of both volumes. Wood engraved illustrations throughout. Includes half-titles in both volumes, advertisement for "Popular Works" dated January 1871 in Volume I, and "Standard Works" dated January 1871 in Volume II. Volume I rebacked with green cloth, publisher's original binding laid down. Blue coated endpapers, solid text blocks, hinges of Volume I reinforced with archival repair. Light foxing to endpapers, internally clean. (Freeman 938) (Garrison & Morton 170) (Norman 599) A handsome set. The Descent of Man first appeared in February of 1871 and quickly sold out. A second run of 4500 copies was in print by March 1871. Numerous revised editions appeared, starting in 1873, with edits by Darwin and his son, George.