American Philosophical Society

Commemoration of the Centennial of the Publication of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1959. First edition. Pp. 159-319, frontispiece, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s printed tan wrappers, lettered in black on spine and cover, small bust on cover, 4to. From the series: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, volume 103, number 2, April 23, 1959, Annual General Meeting. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on front wrapper with two additional owner names. Small section (1/4 inch) missing from bottom corner of front wrapper, wear to spine with small missing material, the text is bright and clean, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9259

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Brent, Peter

Charles Darwin: A Man of Enlarged Curiosity

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981. First U. S. Edition. Pp. 536, 28 plates, 20 text-figures. Publisher’s quarter black cloth over yellow hardboards, lettered in gilt on spine, cream pictorial dustjacket with lettering in blue, black, and white on cover and black on spine, thick lg 8vo. This biography on Charles Darwin contains previously unpublished material from his diaries, letters, and autobiography. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the titlepage. Light sunning to top edge of cloth, small tear to top edge of dustjacket, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9294

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Castellanos, Telasco G.

Darwin: Homenje en el Centenario de la Primera Manifestestación Cientifica sobre el Orígen de las Especies.

Cordoba, Argentina: Academia Nacional de Ciencias, 1958. First edition. Pp. (16), 4 black-and-white photos. Original tan printed wrappers, lg 8vo. A tribute to Charles Darwin on 100th anniversary of the publication of the 'Origin of Species.' Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Miscelánea no. 36. Blind stamp of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on the front wrapper, no other ownership marks. Rare work. Vertical crease when the offprint was folded for shipping, otherwise a very good copy..

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Book number: 4986

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Keywords: Darwinina Charles Darwin evolution evolutionary biology Origin of Species Castellanos

Darwin, Charles

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (second edition)

London: John Murray, 1888. Second edition, 23rd thousand Pp. xvi, 693; 18 text-figures (woodcuts). Publisher’s original forest green cloth with spine lettered in gilt and with ornate gilt decorations at the top and bottom of the spine, the front and rear cloth-covered boards have blind-stamped border decorations, brown clay-coated endpapers, 8vo. This is Freeman 966, which is the second revised and augmented edition, the 23rd thousand. Darwin tackled the question of human evolution and natural selection in this work. It was a topic he avoided in previous works. There is a full-page annotation on the front free endpaper by John Macdonald, dated April 1889, that criticizes Darwin’s writings in favor of the account presented in Genesis. No other ownership marks. A few slight wrinkles to the outer corners of three pages in the frontis matter, the binding is bright and clean with no signs of wear, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9620

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Darwin, Charles

The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. Authorized edition. Pp. viii, 352; 15 text-figures illustrations in text. Publisher's original one-half red morocco-leather, lettered in gilt on the spine, over original marbled boards, 8vo. Freeman 1288. This is the Appleton Authorized Edition. No ownership marks. The leather on the front outer joint is cracked but strong, there are a few faint cracks to the leather on the spine, page 1 had some pencil annotation, the text and binding is bright and clean; a good solid copy..

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Book number: 6421

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Darwin, Charles

Extracts from Letters addressed to Professor Henslow by C. Darwin, Esq. read at a meeting of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 16 November, 1835

Cambridge: privately printed, 1960. Reprint. Pp. v, 31. Printed brown wrappers, bound with string through spine, lettered in black on cover, sm 8vo. This is a reprinted of Charles Darwin’s first published pamphlet that was originally dated Dec. 1, 1835. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front wrapper with additional ownership signature and date stamp. Wear to bottom corner of front wrapper with small missing section, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9282

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Darwin, Charles

Insectivorous Plants (First American Edition)

New York: D. Appleton, 1875. First American edition. Pp. x, 462, (8, ads). Publisher’s original brick red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, decorated with four black wheels and black panel lines on the front and rear boards, original yellow endpapers, sm 8vo. Freeman #1220. The American first edition was published from the stereos of the first English edition which also appeared in 1875. From the research collection of A. G. Brice of New Orleans with his bookplate on the front attached endpaper. Later from the collection of R. O. Rilett with his pencil signature dated Dec. 3, 1975, on the front free endpaper. Finally, from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown dated Sept. 7, 2000, with his ink signature also on the front free endpaper. Light edge wear to the cloth at the head and foot of the spine; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9449

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Darwin, Charles

On the Origin of Species by means of natural selection (from Sixth English edition)

New York: D. Appleton, 1889. New edition (from the sixth English edition). Pp. xxi, 456; one foldout chart. Publisher’s original brick red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, decorated in black designs and black border lines on the front board and stamped in blind on the rear board, original yellow endpapers, sm 8vo. This is a new edition based on the sixth and final edition with additions and corrections. From the research collection of Frank W. Mahin with his bookplate on the front attached endpaper. Later from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown, with his signature dated Sept. 7, 2000, on the front free endpaper. Not listed in Freeman. Slight edge wear to the outer cloth joints, a few faint mars to the rear cloth cover, the text is bright and clean, a very tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9450

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Darwin, Charles

On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, also Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle

London: Ward, Lock, Bowden, 1890. Later printing. Pp. xx, [2], 549, [7], 6 plain plates (3 folding), 40 text figures. Publisher’s original grey-green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and in black on the front cover, patterned endpapers, 8vo. Minerva Library No. 18. Presents all three parts of the first edition of Darwin's geological results of the Beagle voyage, with a critical introduction to each work by Prof. John W. Judd. The original editions appeared in 1842, 1844 and 1846 respectively. See Freeman 279. Some tanning to the endpapers and the first few pages of the text, a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 9655

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Darwin, Charles

The Power of Movement in Plants.

New York: D. Appleton, 1897. Authorized edition. Pp. x, 592; 196 text woodcuts. Publisher's one-half red morocco leather, spine lettered in gilt, over marbled boards, top page edge in gilt, 8vo. Freeman 1334. According to Freeman, this was one of the 'specialist books' published by Darwin - it is more technical than many of his other titles, thus fewer copies were printed. Bookplate of Reading Public Museum on the front endpaper and white call number on the spine, no other library marks and almost no signs of use. The spine is coated with a preservative which has left it very bright, faint scratch on the spine, small spot on rear cover, the text block is bright with no signs of use; a tight, near fine copy..

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Book number: 5743

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Keywords: Darwiniana Charles Darwin evolution evolutionary biology

Darwin, Charles

The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2 volumes.

London: John Murray, 1868. First edition. Pp. viii, 411; viii, 486, 43 text woodcuts. Publisher's original blind-stamped green cloth with gilt-lettered spine, 8vo. This is the first edition, second issue of 'Variation of Animal and Plants' (Freeman 878). Imprint at base of spine in two lines on both volumes, there is single two-lines erratum at the end of the index and no errata lines in volume 2. No ads are present at the end of either volume. There are no ownership marks in this set of any kind. There is a faint crease to the front cover of volume 1 and minor bumps to the top rear outer corner of volume 1 and to the bottom front and rear outer corners of volume 2 (these tiny bumps are barely noticeable); the text blocks and original bindings of both volume are very bright and clean; a tight, very good copy..

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Book number: 6087

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Darwin, Charles

The Variation of Animal and Plants under Domestication, in two volumes (second edition)

London: John Murray, 1875. Second edition, fourth thousand Pp. xiv, 473; x, 495, 43 woodcuts, 32 pages inserted advertisements at end dated November 1880. Publisher’s original forest green cloth with spine lettered in gilt and with ornate gilt decorations at the top and bottom of the spine, the front and rear cloth-covered boards have blind-stamped border decorations, brown clay-coated endpapers, 8vo. This is Freeman 880; it is the second edition, revised, fourth thousand. In this work, the first issue of the second edition, Darwin presents his theory of pangenesis for the first time. Armorial bookplate of Stacey Southerden Burn on the front attached endpaper of each volume. No other ownership marks and no signs of use. A touch of rubbing to two outer corners; a very bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 9621

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Darwin, Charles

The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects.

London: John Murray, 1899. Second edition, sixth impression. Pp. xvi, 300; 38 woodcuts in text. Publisher's original forest-green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, and stamped in blind along the outer borders of the front and rear covers, 8vo. This is Darwin's primary work on plant fertilization. Darwin was keenly interested in the morphology of orchids and how these structures enticed insects to fertilize them. This is Freeman 814; there are only eight John Murray entries in Freeman for ""Fertilisation of Orchids."" Far fewer copies of this Darwin title were printed by Murray compared with his other titles. No ownership marks. Top outer corner clipped front endpaper presumably to remove a previous owner’s name, gilt on spine a little dull but fully readable, rear endpaper only with faint foxing; the text is very bright and clean with no signs of use; a tight copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 6117

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Donohue, Kathleen (editor)

Darwin's Finches: Readings in the Evolution of a Scientific Paradigm

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011. First edition. Pp. xvi, 492; some text-figures. Original tan pictorial wrappers, lettered in red and black, lg 8vo. The author excerpts, collects, and discusses the most illuminating and scientifically significant writings on the finches of the Galapagos to teach the fundamental principles of evolutionary theory and provide a historical record of scientific debate. No ownership marks and no signs of work. A fine copy..

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Book number: 9090

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Herbert, Sandra

Charles Darwin, Geologist

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2005. First edition. Pp. xx, 485, 12 color plates, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s red cloth, small embossed “C” on cover, lettered in gilt on spine, pictorial dustjacket lettered in brown and black, lg 8vo. This biography of Charles Darwin examines the importance of geology in his research. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on front endpaper with an additional crossed out ownership signature. A near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket..

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Book number: 9247

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