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$3750.00
2i48b/3

On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life


DARWIN, CHARLES

Third edition (seventh thousand). Post 8vo, pp. xix + 538 + [2 (advts)]; green buck bds paneled in blind; spine lettered & decorated in gilt; top & fore edge deckled; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front hinge, detatched from text block, ffep & ht loose, tape repair attempt; prev ownership inscriptions in pencil to ffep verso & in black ink to ht; heavy cracking to central & rear gutters, final pg loose; moderate cracking to rear hinge with tape repair attempt; binder's sticker to rear pastedown (Edmonds & Remnants)).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1861

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology evolution natural selection animals wildlife

$1650.00
2s29/44

The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom


DARWIN, CHARLES

First edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind rule to boards, brown coated eps, viii + 482pp, VG (moderate fraying to cloth of board edges & corners, some bruising & fraying to spine extrems, 2cm tear to cloth of spine side, some staining to boards, moderately heavy browning to page edges, some foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1876

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin science botany natural history vegetables fertilisation

$995.00
2i48b/1

The Power of Movement in Plants


DARWIN, CHARLES; DARWIN, FRANCIS (ed)

FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, pp. x + 592 + 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sticker to front pastedown; heavy cracking to hinges). Publisher's advt. to rear dated 1878.

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1880

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin first edition biology biologist 19th century science wildlife plants

$975.00
w1a/33

The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, During the Years 1832-1836 (1980 Facsimile Reprint) 3 Vol Set


DARWIN, CHARLES (Ed) & OWEN, RICHARD et al

3 VOLUME SET, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#247/750), very heavy set- extra shipping req'd, lg quarto, quarter leather bound brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines, marbled eps, mixed pagination, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work, light soiling & moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ligt markings to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: nature zoology species animals Charles Darwin history HMS Beagle 19th nineteenth century voyages

$945.00
2i48b/7

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals


DARWIN, CHARLES

FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, pp. vi + 374 + 4 advts; green buckram bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge deckled, foldout illus., illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; light cracking to hinges; heavy cracking to front, central & rear gutters; moderate tearing to reps; light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1872

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology evolution man human animals emotion

$725.00
2i48b/5

Insectivorous Plants


DARWIN, CHARLES

Crown 8vo, pp. x + 462; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge sl deckled, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping, esp to spine extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; heavy cracking to front hinge; moderate cracking to rear hinge; prev bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown; moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1875

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology flowers flora plant plantlife

$675.00
2i48b/6

The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants


DARWIN, CHARLES

Crown 8vo, pp. ix + 208 + 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge sl deckled, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown, light cracking to front hinge).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1882

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology flowers flora plant plantlife

$575.00
2i48b/4

The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species


DARWIN, CHARLES

Crown 8vo, pp. xxiv + 352; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge deckled, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; light to moderate cracking to hinges; moderate to heavy cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1884

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology flowers flora plant plantlife

$480.00
1m37a/20

The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits


DARWIN, CHARLES

Crown 8vo, pp. vii + 326 + [1 (advts)]; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top edge deckled, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown, light cracking to hinges & front gutters; tp, contents & pp. v-vii unopened; errata tipped opposite p. 1; light foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1881

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th science century science biology vegetation vegetable mould

$460.00
1w37/1

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex


Second Edition (Twelth Thousand), Revised and Augmented. With Illustrations

DARWIN, CHARLES

Lacks f.e.p., early issue, twelth thousand second (revised) edition, octavo, half bound, marbled heavy card boards with ornate gilt tooling to leather spine, marbled eps, xvi + 693pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing with colour loss to boards, rubbing to board edges, some bruising to board corners, small tears with loss to front pastedown, lacks f.e.p., half-title page coming loose, v light foxing throughout, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1877

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin human evolution biology science sexual selection

$450.00
1u27a/24

A Naturalist's Voyage; Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle' Round The World.; Under the Command of Capt. FitzRoy, R.N.


DARWIN, CHARLES

EARLY EDITION; Sm. octavo, half bound in brown leather with marbled heavy card boards; gilt lettering, decorative tooling & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, marbled eps, x + 519pp, illus figures & tables, VG- (heavy cracking to hinges & gutters, with attempted tape repairs - but spine still almost entirely detached & moderately chipped, front board also slightly shaky, light scuffing & soiling to boards, fep partially detached, light foxing & tanning to pages)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1888

KEYWORDS: early editions science natural history evolution geology zoology naturalists nature naturalism exploration travel writing charles darwin voyage of hms beagle

$450.00
2s3a/22

The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects


DARWIN, CHARLES

Second edition revised, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 300pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1882

KEYWORDS: botany natural history Orchids plants flora insects

$425.00
2i48b/2

The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom


DARWIN, CHARLES

Crown 8vo, pp. viii + 487 + 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; edges sl deckled; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping, heavy to spine extrem at head, lg open tear; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; heavy cracking to front hinge, partially detatched from text block; moderate cracking to central gutters; light cracking to rear hinge; light foxing & moderate soiling throughout). Imprint dated 1878; publisher's advt. to rear dated 1883.

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1883

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology vegetable plants wildlife

$325.00
2s29/43

The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species


DARWIN, CHARLES

Early edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, dark brown coated eps, xxiv + 352pp, illus, VG (heavy browning to page edges and prelims, heavy dampstaining to upper half of rear board, slight bruising to spine extrems, sporadic foxing)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1884

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin natural history botany science flowers

$275.00
1m37a/18

The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits


DARWIN, CHARLES

FIRST US EDITION. Post 8vo, pp. vii + 326; brown buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, geometrically patterned border enclosing floral ornaments in black to front board & blind to rear board; illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; prev ownership inscription in black ink to front flyleaf).

PUBLISHER: D. Appleton & Company 1882

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th science century first edition biology vegetation vegetable mould

$185.00
2f28a/15

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Sixth Edition, with Additions and Corrections to 1872)


DARWIN, CHARLES

LACKS FFEP, PAGES 87-90, & FOLD-OUT DIAGRAM TO THE SAME, possibly due to binder's error; octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind rule to boards, xxi + 458pp, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising & scuffing to spine & board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ffep missing, minor cracking to front & rear gutters, light to moderate soiling & foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray, Albemarle Street 1886

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin natural selection origin of species history historical literature science biology

$130.00
2g16b/35

The History of Holden since 1917


DARWIN, NORM

Quarto, illus pink glossy heavy card boards with white lettering, illus eps, 223pp, illus, VG (ding to rear board lower corner, owner's name in ink to fep verso, light tanning to page edges, creasing to several pages lower corner)

PUBLISHER: EL Ford Publications 1983

KEYWORDS: Norm Darwin Australian car industry Holden cars history automotive industry engineering

$120.00
1m37a/14

The Variation of Animals & Plants Under Domestication (2 vols)


DARWIN, CHARLES; DARWIN, FRANCIS (ed)

2 VOL SET. Crown 8vo, pp. xv + 566 + [2 (advts)], xii + 605 + [6 (advts)]; green paneled buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, front board lettered & decorated in black; plates counted all present, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front gutters (vol. 1)).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1905

KEYWORDS: Charles Dawin biogology evolution animals plants wildlife domestic domestication natural selection

$120.00
1m37a/17

The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects


DARWIN, CHARLES

Crown 8vo, pp. xvi + 300 + [4 (advts)]; green paneled buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; front board lettered & decorated in green; illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription to ht in blue ink; moderate cracking to central gutters & rear hinge).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1904

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century biology biologist fertilisation insects orchid plantlife plants

$100.00
1e16a/1

Harley Davidson: The Complete History


HOLMSTROM, DARWIN (Ed)

Quarto, black faux leather boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 3x illus plates to front board, illus eps & prelims, double-sided fold-out poster loosely enclosed at front, 240pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & bruising/rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks 2016

KEYWORDS: classic motorbikes motorcycles Harley Davidson history design evolution

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