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Item 376128The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex.

Darwin, Charles.

Price: $9,000

London: John Murray, 1871. First edition, first issue (with errata on verso of vol. II title-leaf). Darwin's Descent of Man created an uproar second only to his Origin of the Species; however, “contrary to popular error, prevalent now as well as then, Darwin never said that man was descended from..... Read More Item Details for The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Add to Wish List

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Item 59401Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle.

Darwin, Charles.

Price: $200

New York: HaFiner Press, 1952. Number 55 of 250 copies of a facsimile reprint of the First edition done for the Book Collectors Society. Read More Item Details for Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle Add to Wish List

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Item 371065Journal of Researches into the Natural History & Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of...

Darwin, Charles.

Price: $2,500

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First American edition. First American edition of Darwin's important first published book, containing the observations and field work that form the basis for On the Origin of Species. "The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and..... Read More Item Details for Journal of Researches into the Natural History & Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle, under the Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N Add to Wish List

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Item 365957On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for...

Darwin, Charles.

Price: $1,500

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1878. New Edition, from the Sixth English Edition, with Additions and Corrections. “Certainly the most important biological book every written … The sixth edition, which is usually regarded as the last, appeared in [London in] February 1872 ... It is again extensively revised and..... Read More Item Details for On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life Add to Wish List

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Item 372885On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for...

Darwin, Charles.

Price: $127,500

London: John Murray, 1859. First Edition, one of only 1250 copies. "[T]he most important single work in science, brought man to his true place in nature” (Heralds of Science 199). Darwin “revolutionized our methods of thinking and our outlook on the natural order of things. The recognition that constant change..... Read More Item Details for On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life Add to Wish List

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Item 304831Autograph Letter Signed, in the Third person. To the Editor of the Nineteenth Century and quoting a letter from James...

Gladstone, William E. (1805-1894).

Price: $250

Hawarden Castle, Chester: July 11, 1881. An answer to an attack on him by Thomas Huxley. Gladstone was Prime Minister four different times. WITH: Signature of Palmerton laid in. Read More Item Details for Autograph Letter Signed, in the Third person. To the Editor of the Nineteenth Century and quoting a letter from James D. Dana of New Haven Add to Wish List

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Item 261826ALS. To Joseph Fayrer (1824-1907), refusing to sponsor his paper for Royal Society as Dr. (T.L.) Brunton is now among...

Huxley, Thomas (1825-1895).

Price: $500

Jany 18, 1875. Huxley and Fayrer met in 1844 at the University of London. "Fayrer became a firm friend. The two often worked through the night..." (Desmond). Indeed, it was Fayrer, who suggested Huxley take to the sea and thus he joined the Rattlesnake under the command of Owen Stanley..... Read More Item Details for ALS. To Joseph Fayrer (1824-1907), refusing to sponsor his paper for Royal Society as Dr. (T.L.) Brunton is now among us Add to Wish List

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