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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Keynes, Richard Darwin (editor)

The Beagle Record: Selections from the original pictorial records and written accounts of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979. First edition. Pp. xiv, 409, numerous color and black and white illustrations. Publisher’s brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the front cover and spine, pictorial dustjacket, 4to. This book details the voyage of the H. M. S. Beagle from primary sources including Darwin’s diary, letters, and watercolors made by Conrad Martens. Embossed stamp of Jack A. Ward on the dedication page. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. A fine copy in a near fine dustjacket..

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Book number: 9122

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Krause, Ernst

Erasmus Darwin. With a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin

Westmead, UK: Gregg International Publishers, 1971. Reprint Pp. iv, 216, frontis portrait, 1 woodcut plate. Publisher's forest green cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine, sm 8vo. This is the only reprint of the rare 1879 first English edition published by John Murray in London. This work was first published in a journal format in Germany in February 1879. It presents a biography of the life of Erasmus Darwin. Fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 2640

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Keywords: Darwin evolutionary biology biography Erasmus Darwin Natural Sciences ISBN: 0576292109 / 0-576-29210-9