"Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, Charles Darwin, 1876. New York. D.Appleton and Company. Second edition, revised. With illustrations. Originally appearing as an essay in the Journal of the Linnaean Society, thus this edition in book form was come to be labeled as the second revised edition. This text continues Darwin's search for evidence to support his theories of natural selection he laid out in Origin of Species. Good+ copy with 12 illustrations. Worn red cloth boards decorated with black emboss. Gilt on spine rubbed. Cloth from back joint has 2" tear, joint exposed. Boards dark. I... View More...
"On The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, Sixth Edition, Charles Darwin, 1873. D.Appleton and Company, New York. Even though the sixth edition was published by Murray on 19 February 1872 as The Origin of Species, with ""On"" dropped from the title, this American edition still retains the "On." Title page also states: new edition, from the sixth English edition, with additions and corrections. Page 90 fold out present in good condition, printed recto unlike the English edition. Darwin had told Murray of working men in clubbing together to buy the fifth edition at 15 shillings and... View More...
"The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Charles Darwin, 1871. Volume II. D.Appleton and Company, New York. First American edition. Volume II of Darwin's application of evolutionary theory to human evolution and sexual selection as distinct from natural selection. Numerous illustrations. Vg condition. Brick red cloth bound with ornate black emboss on board. Gilt title bright. Small ink stain on spine cloth. Slight edge wear. Bumped. Hinges sound. Text aged but tight and clean. Nice collectible copy. 436pp With pages of advertisements." View More...
"The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits, Charles Darwin, 1882. New York. D.Appleton and Company. First American edition of Darwin's last scientific publication during his lifetime. Given his voracious need to work and write, at the end of his life, Darwin feeling his work still unfinished, stated he needed to write on earthworms before joining them? This work would sell thousands of copies before his death a year later. This copy is in VG- condition, there appears to be a kind of ink stain affecting the lower portion of the spine, abou... View More...
"Waves of the Sea, and Other Water Waves, Vaughan Cornish, T.Fisher Unwin, London, 1910. 50 photographs taken by author. Scientific study of movement of water, first edition. VG. Lacking jacket if issued. TEG. Some internal foxing, toning. " View More...
