The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. In two volumes with illustrations.
DARWIN (Charles).
Published by London, John Murray, 1871.
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2 volumes in-12. VIII. 423pp. et VIII. 475pp. Plein maroquin noir, encadrement doré au centre des plats avec fleurons dans les angles, toutes tranches dorées, dos à nerfs ornés avec pièces de titre et de tomaison en veau rouge (reliure de l'époque, charnières frottées et sommairement reteintées). Edition Originale (second tirage, avec la page 297 du premier volume commençant par "When", la liste d'ouvrages de l'auteur imprimée au verso de la page de titre du second volume et les fautes du premier tirage corrigées). Première application de la théorie de l'évolution au développement humain, que Darwin avait soigneusement évité de traiter jusqu'alors, l'ouvrage établit une généalogie claire pour l'humanité, soulignant son lien avec les primates, et expose les idées de Darwin sur les origines évolutives de la morale et de la religion. L'ouvrage introduisit de manière particulièrement marquante les propositions évolutionnistes au c ur de la société victorienne, provoquant une controverse presque aussi grande que celle suscitée par "L'Origine des espèces". Il s'agit du premier ouvrage de Darwin à contenir le mot "évolution", l'année précédant son apparition dans la sixième édition de "L'Origine des Espèces". Exemplaire relié à l'époque en plein maroquin, condition très rare pour cet ouvrage qui se trouve la plupart du temps en cartonnage toilé de l'éditeur ou en silmple demi-reliure. Bon exemplaire pratiquement dépourvu de rousseurs. Garrison-Morton, 170. Norman, 599 (indiquant qu'il y eut 2500 exemplaires du premier tirage, et 2000 du second). Seller Inventory # 116930
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Title: The Descent of Man, and Selection in ...
Publisher: London, John Murray, 1871.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. TWO VOLUMES. Second edition, Revised and Augmented. (23rd Thousand.) In Two Volumes with Illustrations.
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John Murray London, 1891
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John Murray, London. 1891. Second edition, revised and augmented. Hardbacks NO DWs. TWO VOLUMES. Pale blue cloth boards are rubbed along edges. Head and tail of spines are crumpled and corners are rubbed. Ownership signature in pen to both title pages, over the title. Inner hinge of volume one is cracked. Page edges slightly rough cut and browned. Overall two nice clean copies. Seller Inventory # 104451
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The Descent Of Man, And Selection In Relation To Sex. With Illustrations. In Two Volumes.
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New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1871
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Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Two volumes. Date on title pages. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Postscript iat the beginning of volume II. Both volumes very good plus, if not near fine hardbacks. No dust jackets. Age-toning and minor, if not trivial spotting to leaves. Two leaves of volume I have 3/4 inch by 3/8 inch chips to lower fore-edge corners; and one leaf of volume II has a 5/8 inch by 1/2 inch dog-ear to lower fore-edge corner. Minor, if not trivial bumps and fraying to fore-edge corners of both volumes. Minor fraying/wear to head of spine of volume II; minor, if not trivial fraying/wear to heel of spine of volume II and to head and heel of spine of volume I. Volume I has a faint, delicate signature of previous owner on title page just below top edge and a faint, delicate 'New Orleans' on title page above publication information. Only minor, if not trivial additional signs of age/wear/previous use to book volumes, primarily to the fore-edges of both blocks . Seller Inventory # 105607
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The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. In two volumes. With illustrations, London, John Murray, 1871.
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Seller: Victor Aizenman (SLAM / ILAB), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. Gr. in-8o (182 x 125 mm). I : viii-423 (1) pp. II : viii-475 (1) pp. Nombreuses illustrations gravées sur bois in-texte. Demi veau glacé à coins sertis de filets dorés ; dos à nerfs ornés et dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison de maroquin vert et rouge, tranches marbrées. (reliure de l époque). Dorure des dos affaiblie ; petit accroc réparé en tête des dos ; texte en parfaite condition, sans traces de rousseurs. Première édition, second tirage, avec le mot « transmitted » au début de la page 297 du volume I mais sans l Errata au verso de la page de titre ni le cahier de publicité de l éditeur. FREEMAN 937. GARRISON AND MORTON 170. NORMAN 599. Seller Inventory # ABE-1581890489858
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. In Two Volumes. With Illustrations.
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London: John Murray, 1871, 1871
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Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
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First edition, second issue, of the first of Darwin's works to contain the word "evolution", preceding the term's appearance in the sixth edition of the Origin of Species the following year. The word appears on several occasions in the text, firstly on page 2: "Of the older and honoured chiefs in natural science, many unfortunately are still opposed to evolution in every form". This copy is from the library of Seymour Thorne George (1851-1922), with his signature on both half-titles. In December 1872 Thorne George married Annie Maria Matthews (1853-1938), the adopted daughter of Sir George Grey (1812-1898), Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. Grey was an acquaintance and correspondent of Darwin; he used the naturalist's cabin aboard the Beagle in 1837, one year after Darwin's five-year voyage had concluded, and temporarily returned to England in 1859. Grey was also a close friend of David Livingstone, and one of the strongest supporters of Livingstone's journey across Southern Africa. Grey's library, housed at the family estate on Kawau Island, which Annie managed, contained some 15,000 volumes. A journalist visiting the island in 1878 "reported it to be the finest private collection in the colony" (Yarwood). Much of the library is now part of Auckland City Library's George Grey Collection. Little is known of the subsequent owner, Esther J. Levin, whose signature follows that of Thorne George, except that she purchased a large number of books at the estate auction of Mrs Thorne George (Annie Matthews), mostly of New Zealand interest. Those books of hers that have circulated in commerce typically bear markings from the Grey-Thorne George Library too. Prior to writing The Descent of Man, 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). "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 extinct ancestors of Homo sapiens would have to be classified among the primates; however, this statement, as misinterpreted by the popular press, caused a furore second only to that raised by the Origin" (Norman). The first issue can be distinguished from the second by a number of textual differences. The first issue of volume one is identified through the appearance of "transmitted" as the first word of page 297; volume two has the printer's note on the half-title leaf verso, the errata on the title leaf verso, and a tipped-in "Postscript" (pp. [ix-x]) referring to errors which were entirely reset for the second issue. The second issue begins page 297 with "When" and lists works by the same author on the title leaf verso of volume 2. Norman states that there were 2,500 copies of the first issue and 2,000 copies of the second issue printed. Freeman 938; Garrison & Morton 170; Norman 599 (first issue). Vaughan Yarwood, "The Governor's Island", New Zealand Geographic, issue 39, July-September 1998. 2 vols, octavo. With black and white wood-engraved illustrations in text; 16 pp. advertisements in each dated January 1871. Original green cloth, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, covers blocked with blind panels, brown coated endpapers. Two ownership signatures on half-titles: the contemporary "Seymour Thorne George Auckland N.Z. 14 Feb[ruar]y 1872" and the later "Esther J. Levin 1938". Extremities lightly worn, spine ends bumped and frayed with subsequent discreet repair, expertly recased, bar a few faint marks the cloth and gilt clean and bright; endleaves foxed, occasional foxing, a few pencil annotations, vol. 1 front free endpaper chipped at upper corner and pp. iv-v toned from small sheet of paper sometime laid in: a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 156463
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