Darvin, Ch. (Darwin, Charles)

Izmenenie Zhivotnykh I Rastenii V Domashnem Sostoianii (the Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication)

S.-Peterburg (St. Petersburg), Tipografiia A. A. Porokhovshchikova, 1896. Late 19th-century Edition. Late 19th-century edition; 8 1/2 x 6; pp. [3], 6-232, [2], I-XXIV; rebound in 1/4 cloth and marbled paper over boards; small rubbed spots to corners; thin strip from remnants of original wraps along hinge on title page and a few scattered spots; illustrated with 24 wood-engraved plates; very good condition. A beautifully-illustrated edition of Darwin's work on the domestication of animals and plants, it was first published in Russian in November of 1867, two months before the actual English-language edition, as the translator - philosopher and paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevskii - had personally corresponded with Darwin and had translated and prepared the text for the Russian publication well in advance. No copies in OCLC or in the trade (as of December 2018). Very good .

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Book number: 002387

Catalogue: Evolution

Keywords: Darwin, Domestication

Jordan, David Starr

Factors in Organic Evolution. Sylabus of a Course of Elementary Lectures Delivered in Leland Stanford Junior University

S. l. (Palo Alto), University Press, Leland Stanford Junior University, 1895. First Edition. First edition, n. d. (1895); 8 x 5 1/2; pp. [9], iv-v, [6], 2-149, [5]; plain beige wraps, printed in black; partially unopened; slight age-toning to spine cover; a few minor spots and light wear to edges; title page with a short cut to bottom edge; several small, penciled-in notes; signatures of Maude Shoemaker (one of the first few hundred female students at Stanford University, who graduated in 1898) to ffep and first free leaf; overall in very good condition. David Starr Jordan (1851 - 1931) was one of the most influential of all American ichthyologists, former President of Indiana University, and the founding President of Stanford University. He was also a staunch supporter of eugenics and a great opponent of pseudoscience and was credited with coining the term "sciosophy" - a false knowledge of science. His current book contained chapters on "The Physical Basis of Heredity," "The Cell Theory," "Natural Selection," etc. Very good .

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Book number: 002628

Catalogue: Evolution

Keywords: Stanford, Evolution