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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
Insectivorous Plants.
London: John Murray, 1888..
8vo. pp. xiv, 377, [1] + 32 (publisher's catalogue dated September 1888). with half-title. several text illus. original cloth (light foxing to outer leaves). Second Edition Revised By Francis Darwin. "These meticulous studies form a minor contribution to the evolutionary series by the study of the adaptations of such plants to impoverished conditions. Darwin was helped by various physiologists and chemists in the experimental work, particularly by Professor Edward Frankland of the Royal College of Chemistry. His sons helped with the illustrations.". (Freeman) Freeman 1225.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species.
New York: D.Appleton And Company, 1877..
12mo. pp. [1 leaf]ads, viii, 352, [10]ads. several text illus. original black & gilt-stamped cloth (extremities bit frayed, inner hinges cracked). First American Edition. "It is here shown that each different form [of flower], although possessing both kinds of sexual organs, is specially adapted to be fertilized by the pollen of another form, and that when artificially fertilized by its own pollen less vigorous offspring, bearing some resemblance to hybrids, are produced. He says, "no little discovery of mine ever gave me so much pleasure as the making out of the meaning of heterostyled flowers"." (Encyc. Brit., 11th Edn.) Freeman 1278.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species.Third Thousand
London: John Murray, 1888..
8vo. pp. xxiv, 352 + 32 (publisher's catalogue dated September 1888). several text illus. original cloth (extremities bit frayed). "It is here shown that each different form [of flower], although possessing both kinds of sexual organs, is specially adapted to be fertilized by the pollen of another form, and that when artificially fertilized by its own pollen less vigorous offspring, bearing some resemblance to hybrids, are produced. He says, "no little discovery of mine ever gave me so much pleasure as the making out of the meaning of heterostyled flowers"." (Encyc. Brit., 11th Edn.) Freeman 1283.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals.
New York: D.Appleton And Company, 1873..
12mo. pp. vi, [1 leaf], 374 + [14]ads. 7 heliotype plates (3 foldinng). 21 wood-engraved text illus. (6 full-page). A nice tight copy in original cloth. First American Edition of the foundation work for the sciences of animal behaviour and communication theory. ".The Expression Of The Emotions In Man And Animals.contains studies of facial muscles and means of expression in man and mammals, emission of sounds, erection of hair, and so forth, and their correlation with suffering, sobbing, anxiety, grief, despair, joy, love, devotion, reflection, meditation, sulking, hatred, anger, pride, disdain, shame, surprise, fear, horror, acceptance (affirmation), and rejection (negation). With this book, Darwin founded the study of ethology (animal behaviour) and conveyance of information (communication theory) and made a major contribution to psychology." (DSB) Freeman 1143. cfGarrison & Morton 4975.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Life And Letters Of Charles Darwin, Including An Autobiographical Chapter Edited By His Son, Francis Darwin.Seventh Thousand Revised.
London: John Murray, 1888..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. ix, [1], 395, [1], [1]ads; 2 p.l., 393, [1], [1]ads; 2 p.l., 418, [1]ads. 3 frontis. portraits, 1 plate, 1 facsimile, & 2 text illus. original cloth (covers scuffed, some spine ends & corners frayed). Third Edition, Second Issue of the first and basic version of Darwin's autobiography. The work was edited to avoid giving offence to his widow and the full text was not published until 1958. Freeman 1457.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Movements And Habits Of Climbing Plants.Third Thousand.
London: John Murray, 1888..
8vo. pp. ix, [1]errata, 208 +32 (publisher's catalogue dated February 1888. with half-title. several text illus. original cloth (light wear to extremities). First published as a paper in the Journal of the Linnean Society in 1865. "Darwin's interest in climbing plants was not that of a systematic botanist but an attempt to discover what adaptive value the habit of climbing has." (DSB) The illustrations were drawn by the author's son, Charles Darwin. Freeman 843.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection, Or The Preservation Of Favored Races In The Struggle For Life.With Additions And Corrections From The Sixth And Last English Edition.
New York: D.Appleton And Company, 1899..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxvi, 365; vii, 338. with half-titles. folding diagram. contemporary half morocco, t.e.g. (spines & corners worn). "Prepared under the advice of Lyell and Hooker, this was Darwin's greatest work and one of the most important books ever published.The evidence for the existence of evolution and that it resulted from the survival of the fittest by natural selection is marshaled and set out as never before. Garrison considered this "the most wonderful piece of synthesis in the history of science". Darwin's influence on biology was fundamental, its full implications being by no means yet exhausted." (Garrison & Morton) Freeman 458a. cfGarrison & Morton 220. cfGrolier/Horblit 23b. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 344b.
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DARWIN, Charles [Robert] [1809-1882].
The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection, Or The Preservation Of Favoured Races In The Struggle For Life.
London: John Murray, 1872..
8vo. pp. xxi, 458. folding diagram. original cloth (spine ends frayed, inner hinges partly cracked). Sixth Edition (Twelfth Thousand). Generally regarded as the last edition, the sixth was extensively revised and included a new chapter, VII, inserted to refute the views of the Roman Catholic biologist St. George Mivart, and a glossary compiled by W.S.Dallas. The title was changed to The Origin of Species, and the word 'evolution' appears in this text for the first time. "Prepared under the advice of Lyell and Hooker, this was Darwin's greatest work and one of the most important books ever published.The evidence for the existence of evolution and that it resulted from the survival of the fittest by natural selection is marshaled and set out as never before. Garrison considered this "the most wonderful piece of synthesis in the history of science". Darwin's influence on biology was fundamental, its full implications being by no means yet exhausted." (Garrison & Morton) Freeman 392. cfGarrison & Morton 220. cfGrolier/Horblit 23b. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 344b.
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DAY, Dr. F[rancis].
On The Food Of Fishes. [At Head of Titles: International Fisheries Exhibition London, 1883].
London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1883..
8vo. pp. 36. original cloth (spine ends chipped). [BOUND WITH:] DAY, Francis. Fish Culture. 8vo. pp. 105, [7]. 4 plates. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1883. [BOUND WITH:] KENT. W.Saville. Handbook Of The Marine And Freshwater Fishes Of The British Islands (Including An Enumeration Of Every Species). 8vo. pp. viii, 126, [4]. text illus. index. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1883. [BOUND WITH:] ANSELL, ALFRED W. On Trawling. 8vo. pp. 29, [1 leaf]. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1883.[BOUND WITH:] TEMPLE, Captain. Seal Fisheries. 8vo. pp. 22, [1 leaf]. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1883. [BOUND WITH:] HOWES, George Bond. Zoology And Food Fishes. 8vo. pp. 70, [1 leaf]. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1883. [BOUND WITH:] CHAMBERS, W. Oldham. The Introduction And Acclimatisation Of Foreign Fish. 8vo. pp. 11, [1]. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1884. [BOUND WITH:] SMITH, W. Anderson. The Best Appliances And Methods Of Breaking The Force Of The Sea At The Entrance To Harbours And Elsewhere. 8vo. pp. 20, [blank leaf]. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1884. [BOUND WITH:] SIM, G. The Food Of Fishes, Both In Fresh And Salt Water, Accompanied By Illustrations And Preparations. 8vo. pp. 50. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1884. [BOUND WITH:] MITCHELL, W. Stephen. On The Place Of Fish In A Hard-Working Diet With Notes On The Use Of Fish In Former Times. 8vo. pp. vi, 132. London: William Clowes And Sons, Limited, 1884.
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DE CORDOVA, Rudolf.
Royalties of the World: Being a series of portraits in colour of reigning families of the civilized world with monographs by.
London: George Newnes Limited, n.d..
folio. pp. 96. 48 colour plates. original gilt-stamped cloth (sunned with some stains, corners worn, some fraying, title-page spotted with tape repair along hinge, shaken, previous owner's inscriptions to front paste-down).
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DUBKIN, Leonard.
The Murmur of Wings.Illustrations by Susanne Suba.
London & New York: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Co., [1944]..
8vo. pp. viii, 167. some illus. cloth (signature of writer Richard Saunders). First Edition.
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DUHAMEL DE MONCEAU, [Henri Louis] [1700-1782].
Traité Des Arbres Et Arbustes Qui Se Cultivent En France En Pleine Terre.
Paris: H.L.Guerin L.F.Delatour, 1755.
2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., lxii, 368 [i.e. 370: cancellans, numbered *179-180 bound in after errata]; 2 p.l., 387. with half-titles. 250 woodcut plates & 4 folding engraved plates. numerous engraved headpieces. woodcut tailpieces & title vignettes. contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, corners renewed. First Edition. Duhamel de Monceau, polymath and member of the Académie des Sciences, is best known for his contributions to the literature of agronomy and arboriculture. Much of his knowledge in these areas derived from practical experience gained on his estates at Vrigny and Monceau and on his brother's at Denainvilliers. This, his second publication, describes more than a thousand trees in alphabetical order, following Tournefort's classification and nomenclature. Of the 250 woodcut plates, 154 are printed from the blocks made in the sixteenth century by Giorgio Liberale and Wolfgang Mayerpeck for the large illustrations to Mattioli's herbal. "These designs by Liberale and Meyerpeck, delicately cut, are among the most outstanding examples of woodcut botanical illustration, filling the full area of the large blocks, on which they might have been drawn directly." (Raphael) Some incorporate slight alterations made by Duhamel de Monceau. The remaining woodcuts illustrate plants unknown to Mattioli and are of lesser quality; they include depictions of the Magnolia grandiflora, the tulip tree, several maples, and others from North America. The folding engraved plates illustrate charcoal burning, olive presses, soap boiling, and furnaces used to make pitch, directions for which are also included in the text. N.Ozanne [1728-1811) was responsible for the elegant engraved vignettes, all but one of which depict detailed dissections of flowers or fruits. Hunt 552. Nissen BBI 547. Pritzel 2466. Raphael, Silva, 2. Stafleu TL2 1544.
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DUHAMEL DE MONCEAU, [Henri Louis] [1700-1782].
Traité Des Arbres Fruitiers, Contenant Leur Figure, Leur Description, Leur Culture, &c.
Paris: Desaint, 1782..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 320; 176 (of 181?) engraved plates plus 4 duplicate plates. contemporary sprinkled calf (front cover of Vol. I detached). First Octavo Edition. Originally published in 1768 in two quarto volumes. The plates are reduced versions of the originals after Aubriet, Le Berriays and Basseporte. Duhamel de Monceau, polymath and member of the Académie des Sciences, is best known for his contributions to the literature of agronomy and arboriculture. Much of his knowledge in these areas derived from practical experience gained on his estates at Vrigny and Monceau and on his brother's at Denainvilliers. His treatise provides general directions on grafting and pruning, and detailed descriptions of particular varieties of fruit trees. Most copies of the book offered on the market have between 175 and 178 plates. This has 180, but has 4 duplicates and is lacking 4 apricot plates. Nissen BBI 118 (181 plates). Pritzel 2466. Raphael, Pomona, 29 (176 plates). Stafleu TL2 1546 (180 plates).
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EDE, Basil.
Wild Birds Of America The Art of Basil Ede.
Tuscaloosa & New York: The Warner Collection & Harry N. Abrams, [1991]..
folio. pp. 125. profusely illus. (most colour, some full-page). cloth. dw. First Edition.
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EIGANMANN, C.H.
The Freshwater Fishes Of British Guyana [Memoirs Of The Carnegie Museum Vol. V.Serial No. 67).
Amsterdam: Linnaeus Press, 1977..
4to. pp. 1 p.l., xxii, 578. 53 plates (frontis., 51 double-sided). extensive biblio. (25pp). index. cloth (stain on first few leaves caused by 4"x5" piece of acidic paper; frontis. only faintly affected). Originally published by the Carnegie Institute in 1912.
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