28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts

 
  Lot 50
 

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Darwin (Charles). [The Works]. Authorized Edition [statement on verso of each title-page], New...

Darwin (Charles). [The Works]. Authorized Edition [statement on verso of each title-page], New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1896-7. 15 volumes, 8vo (198 x 126 mm), original red half morocco, top edges gilt, wear to spine-ends and tips, bookplates (R. P. O'Gorman), unopened in places (qty: 15) The constituent volumes (with Freeman numbers in square brackets) are as follows: 1) Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle [82] 2) The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs [288], 3 folding maps, 3) Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South American visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle' [289], 2 folding maps, 5 folding plates, 4) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection [448], 2 volumes, folding table, volume 1 inner hinges cracked, 5) The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication [895], 2 volumes, 6) The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex [981], 7) The Express of the Emotions in Plants and Animals [1152], 7 photogravure plates, 8) Insectivorous Plants [1288], 9) The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species [1288], 10) The Power of Movements in Plants [1333], 11) The Formation of Vegetable Mould [1383], 12) The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin [1465], 2 volumes, 6 plates

Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

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