‎Evolution by Natural Selection.‎

‎1958 viii, 288 p., cloth (dust jacket). Very good copy in very good dust jacket.‎

‎A concordance of Darwin's Origin of species.‎

‎1981 xv, 834 p., cloth.‎

‎I movimenti e le abitudini delle piante rampicanti. Traduzione italiana col consenso dell'autore per cura di Giovanni Canestrini.‎

‎Torino, Unione Tipografico-Editrice, 1878. Large8vo. In recent cardboard wrappers. Occassional light brownspotting, especially to the first and last few leaves. Otherwise fine. 127 pp.‎

‎First Italian translation of Darwin's ""On the movement and habits of climbing plants"". The paper was first published in 1865 in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London (Freeman 833), later same year it was corrected and published in book form (from which the present translation is made) (Freeman 1834) Darwin described the origins and writing of this book in his autobiography: ""In the autumn of 1864 I finished a long paper on Climbing Plants, and sent it to the Linnean Society. The writing of this paper cost me four months: but I was so unwell when I received the proof-sheets that I was forced to leave them very badly and often obscurely expressed. The paper was little noticed, but when in 1875 it was corrected and published as aseparate book it sold well. I was led to take up this subject by reading a short paper by Asa Gray, published in 1858, on the movements of the tendrils of a Cucurbitacean plant. He sent me seeds, and on raising some plants I was so much fascinated and perplexed by the revolving movements of the tendrils and stems, which movements are really very simple, though appearing at first very complex, that I procured various other kinds of Climbing Plants, and studied the whole subject. I was all the more attracted to it, from not being at all satisfied with the explanation which Henslow gave us in his Lectures, about Twining plants, namely, that they had a natural tendency to grow up in a spire. This explanation proved quite erroneous. Some of the adaptations displayed by climbing plants are as beautiful as those by Orchids for ensuring cross-fertilisation.""The first edition did not appear in America, nor was it translated in Darwin's lifetime, but has a recent facsimile. The second appeared in French, German and Italian and in America from English stereos.Freeman 863.‎

‎The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Volumes 1-10 (1821-1862).‎

‎1985-1997 xxix, 702, xxxiii, 603, xxix, 523, xxxiii, 711, xxix, 705, xxix, 637, xxxv, 671, xxxvii, 766, xxxiii, 609, xxxvii, 936 p., several figs & pls, num. portraits, cloth (dust jacket). Four volumes with the signature of Dr. A. Brouwer in first end-papers, else clean and spotless.Good set of the cloth-bound edition (in good dust jackets) of the first 10 volumes, which includes the very interesting years just before, during and after the first appearance of ''The Origin of Species".‎

‎A Calendar of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821-1882.‎

‎1985 [6], 690 p., portrait, 4to, cloth. Added is: Supplement to the Calendar, 1994 (iii, 46 p.).‎

‎La descendance de l'Homme et la sélection sexuelle‎

‎Reinwald et Cie.1872.2 vols.in-8 en percaline verte.Traduit par Moulinié.E.O.76 figures In-T.24 pages de catalogue.Intérieur très frais.Couvertures décolorées.‎

‎2 volumes/Voyage d'un naturaliste autour du monde Tome I: Des îles du Cap-Vert à la Terre de Feu+ Tome II: Les Andes, les Galapagos et l'Australie‎

‎La découverte. 1985. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 251+299 pages. Quelques rousseurs.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.41-Tours du monde‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 910.41-Tours du monde‎

‎A fajok eredete a természeti kiválás útján vagyis az elonyös válfajok fenmaradása a létérti küzdelemben. [Hungarian - i.e. On the Origin of Species... Translated by Dapsy László and revised by Margó Tivadar]. 2 vols. - [THE FIRST HUNGARIAN ""ORIGIN OF SPECIES""]‎

‎Budapest, Kiadja a Természettudományi Társulat [Academy of Sciences], 1873 & 1874. 8vo. In two contemporary embossed full cloth bindings with gilt letter- and numbering to spine. Bindings with light wear, primarily affecting hindges. Previous owner's stamp to half title and title page in both volumes. Light occassional brownspotting, primarily affecting first and last leaves. An overall nice copy. XVI, (2), 303, (1)"" VII, (1), 361, (1) pp. + 1 leaf of Advertisement + 2 plates (A frontiespiece of Darwin and one listing the evolution of the different generations).‎

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‎The exceedingly rare first Hungarian translation of Darwin's ""Origin of Species"". Together with the Serbian and the Spanish, the first Hungarian translation of the ""Origin"" is arguably the scarcest of all the translations of the work and very few copies of it are known. The Hungarian public was introduced to Darwinism early on when Ferenc Jánosi reviewed The Origin of Species in the Budapesti Szemle (Budapest Review) half a year after it first appeared in English. Darwin's principal works were first published in Hungarian translation by the Royal Hungarian Natural Science Society (Királyi Magyar Természettudományi Társulat). Translator Dapsy László had been actively working to make Darwin and his idea known in Hungary. Through his articles, he consistently presented Darwinism as a possible model for the type of progressive society that Hungary should attempt to achieve, thus being one of the very earliest to apply Darwin's theories to human society and politics in general. ""Dapsy's translation, inspired by liberal ideals of progress, increasingly became part of the conservative discourse of Hungarian politics, reinterpreted and appropriated according to the nationalist agendas merging in Hungarian Society"". (Mund, The Reception of Charles Darwin in Nineteenth-Century Hungarian Society).Prior to his translation in 1872, Dapsy wrote Darwin: ""I am sorry to say that as yet, here such tendencies are received with a good deal of aversion, but I believe that by-and-by they will accept it, and it would be a great advancement for our political life too"". (Dapsy to Darwin, 12 June 1872). Darwin's response is not known. ""It is characteristic of the enlightened spirit of the country in this period that Darwin received academic recognition earlier in Hungary than in England. Although Cambridge did not honor Darwin until 1879, he was elected an honorary member of The Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1872, the same year on this occasion the renowned Hungarian zoologist Tivadar Margó visited him at Down.Historical circumstances played a major role in this quick appearance of Darwinism and its popularity in Hungary. The failure of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence seemingly put an end to progressive political discourse, signaling an ideological crisis among the intelligentsia. In this context, the natural sciences with their 'eternal truths' promised a way out, inasmuch as science's promised objectivity might well serve as a politically neutral expression of progressive values"" (Mund, The Reception of Charles Darwin in Nineteenth-Century Hungarian Society).The present book was one of four scientific works published between 1872 and 1874 by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the others being Bernhard von Cotta's Geologie der Gegenwart (1865), Huxley's Lectures on the Elements of Comparative Anatomy (1864), and Tyndall's Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion (1863). An advertisement for these books occurs on the final leaf of vol. II.During Darwin's lifetime, 'Origin' was published in eleven different languages, some of them in more than one edition: The first foreign translation was the German (1860), followed by a Dutch (1860), French (1862), French (1862), Italian (1864), Russian (1864), Swedish (1869), Danish (1872), Hungarian (1873), Spanish (1877) and Serbian (1878), the last three by far being the rarest. OCLC locates only three complete copies: Paris Mazarin Library, University Library of Szeged and The Huntington Library, CA. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin only hold volume 1. Freeman 703.‎

‎"Autobiography. With two appendices, comprising a chapter of reminiscences and a statement of Charles Darwin's religious views (Collection ""Thinker's library"", n°7)"‎

‎Watts & Co. 1931. In-12. Relié toilé. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 154 pages. Texte en anglais. Rousseurs. Nombreuses annotations au crayon dans le texte. Jaquette en état d'usage.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎

‎"Collection ""Thinker's library"", n°7 Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon"‎

‎Az Ember Származàsa és az Ivari Kiválás [i.e. Hungarian: ""The Descent of Man.""]. [Translated by:] Török Aurei és Entz Géza. 2 vols. - [FIRST HUNGARIAN TRANSLATION OF DARWIN'S ""THE DESCENT OF MAN""]‎

‎Budapest, Kiadja A. K. M., 1884. 8vo. In the publisher's original two embossed full red cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Small vague stamp to both half-titles. Hindges loose on volume i. A fine fine and clean copy. LXXI, (1), 542 pp."" VII, 5, 436 pp.‎

‎The exceedingly rare first Hungarian translation of Darwin's The Descent of Man. ""Compared with the original and with a biography by Margó Tivador"" (Freeman). The Hungarian public was introduced to Darwinism early on when Ferenc Jánosi reviewed The Origin of Species in the Budapesti Szemle (Budapest Review) a half year after it first appeared in English. Darwin's principal works were first published in Hungarian translation by the Royal Hungarian Natural Science Society (Királyi Magyar Természettudományi Társulat). The Origin of Species, translated by László Dapsy, was published in 1873"" The present work in 1884 and a few years later, in 1897, the latter work was translated anew and published by László Seress. ""It is characteristic of the enlightened spirit of the country in this period that Darwin received academic recognition earlier in Hungary than in England. Although Cambridge did not honor Darwin until 1879, he was elected an honorary member of The Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1872, the same year on this occasion the renowned Hungarian zoologist Tivadar Margó visited him at Down.Historical circumstances played a major role in this quick appearance of Darwinism and its popularity in Hungary. The failure of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence seemingly put an end to progressive political discourse, signaling an ideological crisis among the intelligentsia. In this context, the natural sciences with their 'eternal truths' promised a way out, inasmuch as science's promised objectivity might well serve as a politically neutral expression of progressive values"" (Mund, The Reception of Charles Darwin in Nineteenth-Century Hungarian Society).""Darwin wrote, in the preface to the second edition, of 'the fiery ordeal through which this book has passed'. He had avoided the logical outcome of the general theory of evolution, bringing man into the scheme, for twelve years, and in fact it had, by that time, been so much accepted that the clamour of the opposition was not strident. He had also been preceded in 1863 by Huxley's Man's place in nature. The book, in its first edition, contains two parts, the descent of man itself, and selection in relation to sex. 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, that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of The origin of species in the following year."" (Freeman).Freeman no. 1084.‎

‎Brief Descriptions of several Terrestrial Planariae, and of some remarkable Marine Species, with an Account of their Habits. - [DARWIN’S FIRST PUBLICATION ON TAXONOMY]‎

‎London, Taylor and Francis, 1844. 8vo. In a nice later half morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Blind stamped to upper outer corner of first leaf of table of contents. In ""The Annals and Magazine of Natural History"", volume 14. A very fine and clean copy. [Darwin's paper] pp. pp. 241-251.. [Entire volume:] vii, [1] - 472 + 12 plates.‎

‎First edition of Darwin's paper on flatworms collected by him during the Beagle voyage, one of the important early papers by Darwin on invertebrates originally intended for publication in The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle. This is Darwin's first publication on taxonomy: illustrated with a plate drawn by Darwin, it describes a new genus and 15 new species of flatworm. Extremely rare on the market.""The paper on flatworms [...] was Darwin's first venture into taxonomy. In it, he described a new genus and 15 new species"" most of the latter are still recognised as valid. He took a great deal of interest in these animals, making extensive notes on their morphology and behaviour"" (Porter, Darwin's Sciences).Previously familiar only with marine species, Darwin was astounded to discover two new species of flatworm living on dry land in Brazil. He was intrigued by their close resemblance to snails, and evolutionary questions may well lie behind his strong interest in them. PROVENANCE: From the collection William Pickett Harris, Jr. (1897 - 1972) (pencil note on p. iii). American investment banker and biologist. Following a career in banking, Harris was appointed Associate Curator of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan in 1928. ""[Harris] played a highly important role in developing mammalogy and systematic collections of mammals at the University of Michigan"" (Hooper p. 923).Freeman 1669‎

‎Briefe von Darwin. Mit Erinnerungen und Erlaeuterungen. (i.e. English ""Letters on Geology""). - [RARE FIRST TRANSLATION OF DARWIN'S FIRST PUBLISHED WORK]‎

‎Berlin, Gebrüder Paetel, 1891. Large8vo. In a nice contemporary half calf binding with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. In ""Deutsche Rundschau"", Band 67, 1891. Green leather title-label and red leather tome-label to spine, Small paper label pasted on to top left corner of front board. Two stamps to first leaf and one stamp to P. 476. Light wear to extremities, internally very fine and clean. Pp. 357-390. [Entire volume: IV, 480 pp.]‎

‎The Exceedingly rare first (and only 19th century) translation of Darwin's first published work ""Letters on Geology"" from 1835. The pamphlet was initially published without Darwin's consent and he was ""a good deal horrified"" when he learned about the publication, which explains the posthumous translation. The work contains extracts from ten letters written by Darwin to John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) during his five-year voyage on the Beagle. Henslow, the charismatic and well-connected Regis Professor of Botany at Cambridge, was Darwin's close friend and first mentor in natural history and responsible for obtaining for Darwin his position as ship's naturalist aboard the Beagle. Henslow had this pamphlet printed without Darwin's knowledge for distribution amongst the members of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ""in consequence of the interest which has been excited by some of the Geological notices which they contain, and which were read at a Meeting of the Society on the 16th of November 1835"" an act which secured Darwin's reputation with the scientific community even before his return to England in October, 1836. ""It has always been assumed that it was issued, to members of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, in December 1835 and this is probably so , but I have not seen a copy with a dated ownership inscription, or accession stamp, for that year"" (Freeman).The original pamphlet was reprinted in facsimile in 1960, again for private circulation in the Cambridge Philosophical Society and for friends of that Society. Only two translations has been made: The present first and a Russian from 1959 (Freeman 7).Freeman No. 6.‎

‎CHARLES DARWIN: His Life Told in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of his Published Letters ‎

‎London, John Murray, 1908, in-8 hardcover, VI + 348 pp, frontispice. Inscription from Francis Darwin (dedicated to Mrs Dowdall), with a manuscript letter by Francis Darwin. Cover in good condition, inside good.‎

‎Das Variiren der Thiere und Pflanzen im Zustande der Domestication. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von J. Victor Carus.‎

‎2 Bände. Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1868. 8°. VIII, 530 S.; VIII, 639 S. Mit 43 Textholzst. Halblederbände der Zeit mit verg. Rückentitel und dreis. Goldschnitt.‎

‎Einbände berieben, die Rücken stärker verblichen.‎

‎De la fécondation croisée des Orchidées, par les insectes et des bons résultats du croisement‎

‎Sens 1999 In-8 broché, 332 pp. Préface Pascal Acot. Publié avec le concours du Centre National des Lettres. Illustration Marcel Lecoufle‎

‎La neutralité de ce livre n’est qu’apparente. Il s’agit de mettre en évidence, de manière plus détaillée et approfondie que précédemment, l’apparition constante des variations sur lesquelles peut agir la sélection. La démarche est claire : Darwin s’attache désormais à développer et renforcer ce qui dans l’origine est jugé insuffisant ou sujet à caution...un livre “pour faire du bien à l’Origine”. Bon état d’occasion ‎

‎De la fécondation des orchidées par les insectes et des bons résultats du croisement‎

‎Paris, C. Reinwald, 1870, in-8, [4]-III-352 pp, 20 pp. de cat. éd, Percaline verte de l'éditeur [A. Lenègre], Première édition française de cet essai sur la co-évolution de la structure sexuelle des orchidées et des insectes qui les fécondent. Cet ouvrage a été conçu par Darwin comme une étude de cas détaillée de sa théorie de l'évolution. La première édition du texte fut publiée le 15 mai 1862. Charles Darwin, qui faisait l'analogie entre les règnes végétal et animal, a consacré aux plantes plusieurs grandes monographies. L'observation du végétal lui a permis de déduire des phénomènes de changement et donc de développer la théorie transformiste. Quelques rousseurs claires, une charnière extérieure légèrement fendillée. Charnière intérieure fragile. Couverture rigide‎

‎Bon [4]-III-352 pp., 20 pp. de‎

‎De la fécondation des orchidées par les insectes et des bons résultats du croisement‎

‎Paris, C. Reinwald & Cie, 1891, in-8, III pp; 352 pp; 34 fig, Percaline verte de l'éditeur, DARWIN, Charles De la fécondation des orchidées par les insectes et des bons résultats du croisement Paris, C. Reinwald, 1870, in-8, [4]-III-352 pp, 20 pp. de cat. éd, Percaline verte de l'éditeur [A. Lenègre]. Première édition française de cet essai sur la co-évolution de la structure sexuelle des orchidées et des insectes qui les fécondent. Cet ouvrage a été conçu par Darwin comme une étude de cas détaillée de sa théorie de l'évolution. La première édition du texte fut publiée le 15 mai 1862. Charles Darwin, qui faisait l'analogie entre les règnes végétal et animal, a consacré aux plantes plusieurs grandes monographies. L'observation du végétal lui a permis de déduire des phénomènes de changement et donc de développer la théorie transformiste. Quelques rousseurs claires, une charnière extérieure légèrement fendillée. Charnière intérieure fragile. (Réf. 94476) / 250.00 ? TTC Couverture rigide‎

‎Bon III pp; 352 pp; 34 fig‎

‎De La Variation des animaux et des plantes sous l' action de la domestication. 2 vols. [i.e. French: ""The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication""].‎

‎Paris, C. Reinwald, 1868 8vo. 2 volumes, both uncut (and volume 2 unopened) in publisher's green embossed full cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Light wear to capitals. Previous owner's name to half titles in both volumes. Light occassional brownspotting throughtout. A fine copy. XVI, 444, (1), 17 pp" (4), 531, (6) pp.‎

‎De la variation des animaux et des plantes sous l'action de la domestication. Tome I seul.‎

‎Paris C. Reinwald 1868 1 vol. relié in-8, cartonnage percaline verte de l'éditeur, titre doré aux dos et ornements aux coiffes (Lenegre rel.), XVI + 444 pp., 1 f. d'errata et 17 pp. de catalogue de l'éditeur (mars 1868), 43 gravures in-texte. Edition originale française. Envoi autographe signé de l'éditeur sur la page de faux-titre. Traduit de l'anglais par J.-J. Moulinié. Préface de Carl Vogt. Tome premier seul. Quelques rousseurs éparses, sinon exemplaire en belle condition.‎

‎De la variation des animaux et des plantes sous l'action de la domestication‎

‎Paris, C. Reinwald, 1868, in-8, 2 vol, XVI-444-[1] pp, 17 pp. de cat. éd. ; [4]-532-[1] pp, [6] pp. de cat. éd, Percaline verte de l'éditeur [Lenègre], Première édition française, parue la même année que l'édition originale anglaise. Traduction de Jean-Jacques Moulinié (1830-1872) et préface de Carl Vogt. Figures sur bois dans le texte. Darwin applique ici ses théories évolutionnistes aux plantes et animaux domestiques : origines et variations des plantes et animaux domestiques, action de l'hérédité, avantages du croisement, lois de la variation, pangenèse, etc. C'est le plus long ouvrage de synthèse jusqu'alors publié par le naturaliste; Darwin y développe des deux premiers chapitres de l'Origine des espèces et y rapporte un très grand nombre d'observations personnelles. Il utilise par ailleurs sa propre expérience d'éleveur de pigeons, auxquels il consacre tout un chapitre. Accrocs sur les coupes, légers frottements sur les charnières. Rares rousseurs claires. Couverture rigide‎

‎Bon 2 vol., XVI-444-[1] pp., 17‎

‎De l'origine des espèces ou des lois du progrès chez les êtres organisés. Traduit en français sur la troisième édition avec l'autorisation de l'auteur par Mlle Clémence-Auguste Royer avec une préface et des notes du traducteur. ‎

‎Paris Guillaumin et Cie - Victor Masson et Fils 1862 In-12 (h. 18 cm.) lxiv-xxiii-712 pp. une planche dépliante, demi-reliure chagrin brun clair, nerfs, filets dorés. Reliure de l'époque. ‎

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‎Première édition française. Quelques rousseurs, un nom de propriétaire à l'encre rouge sur le faux-titre. Libraire membre du S.L.A.M. (Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne) et de la L.I.L.A. (Ligue Internationale de la Librairie Ancienne). N'hésitez pas à prendre contact par mail pour des photographies et des détails supplémentaires, pour des recherches ou des estimations de livres anciens et rares.‎

‎DE L'ORIGINE DES ESPÈCES par sélection naturelle, ou des lois de transformation des races des êtres organisés. Traduction de Mme Clémence royer avec préface et notes du traducteur ‎

‎Paris Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, sans date, début XXe 1908 in 12 (18,5x11,5) 1 volume reliure demi chagrin maroquiné marron, dos à nerfs, couverture conservée, L et 650 pages. Reliure de fin du XXe. Charles Robert Darwin, Shrewsbury 1809 - Downe 1882, naturaliste anglais. Traduction de Mme Clémence Royer avec préface et notes du traducteur. Nouvelle édition revue d'après l'édition stéréotype anglaise, avec les additions de l'auteur. Bel exemplaire, bien relié ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request ) ‎

‎Très bon Couverture rigide ‎

‎Der Ausdruck der Gemüthsbewegung bei den Menschen und den Thieren. Mit 21 Holzschnitten und 7 heliographischen Tafeln. (Übs. v. J. Victor Carus.)‎

‎ 1872 Stuttgart, E. Schweizbart'sche., 1872, 8°, VIII + 384 S., Orig.Leinen, 7 Tafeln heliograv. - Gbrsp., leicht berieben.‎

‎Erste deutschsprachige Ausgabe im Jahre der EA. ‎

‎DES DIFFERENTES FORMES DE FLEURS dans les plantes de la même espèce par Charles Darwin. Ouvrage traduit de l'anglais avec autorisation de l'auteur et annoté par le Dr. Edouard Heckel. Précédé d'une préface analytique du Prof. Coutance. Avec quinze gravures dans le texte. ‎

‎ 1878 Paris C. Reinwald et Cie Libraires-Editeurs 1878 Un volume in°8 reliure éditeur pleine percaline verte titres dorés.361 pages plus errata. Avec 15 figures dans le texte. Première édition française.‎

‎ Très bon état quelques rousseurs éparses N'hésitez pas à nous mettre dans vos favoris. Vous serez ainsi tenu au courant de nos nouveautés ‎

‎Des différentes formes de fleurs dans les plantes de la même espèce.‎

‎Paris, C. Reinwald et Cie, 1878, 15 X 24 cm., relié, VII-361-20 pages. Traduit de l'anglais avec autorisation de l'auteur et annoté par le docteur Édouard HECKEL. Préface analytique du professeur Amédée COUTANCE. Avec quinze gravures dans le texte. Première édition française. Ex-libris manuscrit de Paul Chastaing, pharmacien en chef de l'Hôpital des Cliniques. Pleine percaline éditeur verte ayant subi quelques frottements. En fin d'ouvrage, 20 pages de catalogue des livres de fonds de l'éditeur. Des rousseurs éparses.‎