Darwin, Charles
Collection of works
£2,016
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
all published by John Murray, 8vo, in contemporary half calf by Mudie, twin morocco labels to spines, gilt tooling to compartments, arms of the University Club, Edinburgh gilt to front boards, stylised zig-zag roll gilt to backstrips, bindings variably rubbed, contents slightly toned, Freeman numbers given in square brackets:
1) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 1872. First edition, first issue, vi 374 pp., 7 heliotype plates (numbered in roman; 3 folding), advertisements (2C2-3) discarded, with an initial binder's blank (possibly the original blank, signature b1), front joint restored, toning, intermittent damp-staining at foot, C5-6 nicked along top edges, a few marks [1141];
2) The Power of Movement in Plants, 1880. First edition, second thousand, iii-x 592 pp., half-title and advertisements discarded, very shallow tide-mark to lower margins never touching text [1326];
3) Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle', 1876. Second edition, 5 folding plates (first plate with short split to one fold) [276];
4) The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, 1888. [Second edition], fourth thousand, half-title [843];
5) The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, 1888. Second edition, revised, fourth thousand, half-title [808];
6) The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom, 1888. Second edition [1254];
7) The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species, 1888. [Second edition], third thousand, [1283];
8) The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 1888. Second edition, revised, sixth thousand, 2 volumes [889];
9) 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, 1888. Seventeenth thousand, front joint repaired [46];
10) Insectivorous Plants, 1888. Second edition, revised by Francis Darwin [1225];
11) The Formation of Vegetable Mould, 1888. First edition, tenth thousand [1372]
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