Lot 291
Darwin, Charles
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 10 September 2014 at 12:00 BST
Description
The formation of vegetable mould. 1881. Second thousand, library stamps, soiled and stained, hinges weak, [Idem] The effects of cross and self-fertilisation. 1876. First edition, library stamps, slightly soiled; [Idem] The movements and habits of climbing plants. 1875. Second edition, publisher's advertisements, somewhat rubbed and soiled; [Idem] The expression of the emotions in man and animals. 1872. First edition, 6 (of 7) plates, lacking plate 1, library stamps, plates dampstained, one with small hole, title spotted, cloth dampstained and rubbed; [Idem] Insectivorous plants. 1875. First edition?, library stamps, soiled and slightly rubbed; Bree, C.R. An exposition of fallacies in the hypothesis of Mr Darwin. 1872, original cloth, library stamps, all slightly dust-soiled (6)
Footnote
Provenance: From the library of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland