London: John Murray, 1888. Second edition, "revised and augmented", 22nd thousand, two volumes, (xx), 507, (1); (x), 528, (2) pp. Contemporary booklabel to paste downs, later signature to front blanks. Original gilt titled grey-green cloth, spines darkened, some minor rubbing and marks, foot of the upper joint to volume I...... More
London: John Murray, 1906. 8vo, xix, (1), 1031, (5) pp. 78 illustrations in the text, endpapers browned. Original light green cloth, spine ends slightly bumped otherwise very good. Freeman, 1006. More
London: John Murray, 1888. Third thousand, 8vo, xxiv, 352 pp. Signature to front blank, front and rear blanks foxed, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Contemporary half calf, some mostly light marks and rubbing. Freeman 1283. More
London: John Murray, 1878. Second edition, 8vo, viii, 487, (1) pp, tables in the text, marbled endpapers and sides, mostly unopened, bound in later brown half morocco, gilt banded spines with gilt flowers, t.e.g., some very minor rubbing else near fine. Freeman 1251. More
London: John Murray, 1904. "Popular edition", 8vo, (viii), 397, (1 advertisement, 1) pp. 23 plates, endpapers browned, fly leaf with a small closed tear and a faint blind stamp. Original gilt titled light green cloth, minor rubbing to extremities. Freeman, 1157. More
London: John Murray, 1892. Twelfth thousand. 8vo. (viii), 328, (2) pp. Contemporary prize binding from Rossall School, full maroon calf, spine with raised bands, twin gilt lettered labels with gilt decoration to the other panels, the college crest in gilt to the upper board, "Floreat Rossallia" lettered to the lower..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1891. Third edition, 8vo, (xiv), 648 pp. 2 folding maps and 5 folding plates, including a hand coloured geological section, light staining to the top edge of the plates at the end as folded, hinges slightly cracked but sound. Original gilt titled green cloth, mild..... More
London: John Murray, 1909. 8vo, 16, 521, (1, 6 advertisement) pp. 16 plates plus a few illustrations in the text, printed Christmas presentation slip from Henry S. Wellcome, pharmaceutical entrepreneur and founder of the Wellcome Trust, tipped onto the half title, pencilled initials to the fly leaf. Original gilt titled..... More
London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1891. "New Edition". Large 8vo. 492, (20) pp. Publisher's aubergine cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine and in black to the upper board, early ownership inscription to the half title. Frontispiece portrait and 15 plates. Freeman, 67. Published in the "Macaulay Library of Great..... More
London: Ward, Lock and Co., [c.1907]. 8vo. 492 pp. Contemporary prize binding from The Grammar School, Ashton-in-Makerfield, tree calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, the school name and crest in gilt to the upper board and their prize label to the front pastedown dated 1907, endpapers and..... More
London: John Murray, 1887. Fifth thousand. Three volumes. 8vo. Publisher's grey-green cloth, gilt lettering to the spines, later bookplates to the front pastedowns. Frontispiece portraits, 2 plates and 2 illustrations in the text. Volume I neatly recased, some discolouration to the upper boards, a decent set overall. Freeman, 1453, almost..... More
London: John Murray, 1884. Sixteenth thousand, 8vo, x, 519, (1) pp. Top corner cut from the front blank. Original gilt titled dark green cloth, a little wear to extremities otherwise very good. "It is impossible to overrate the influence of the voyage on Darwin's career: it was both his education..... More
London: John Murray, 1860. Second edition, second issue, fifth thousand. 8vo. x, 502 pp. Contemporary tan half calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, endpapers and all edges marbled, early armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Folding table. Some mild rubbing to the extremities, very..... More
London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1890. 8vo. xx, 549, (1) pp. Contemporary dark red half calf over marbled boards, spine with bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel and decorated to the others, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 5 plates and a folding map plus illustrations in the text An..... More
London: John Murray, 1891. Sixth edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, xxvi, 365, (1, 1 advertisement, 1); (vi), 339, (1) pp. Portrait frontispiece and a folding plate. Original grey-green cloth, spines slightly dull, extremities a little rubbed. Freeman 437. Published the same year as the 41st thousand of the standard issue of..... More
London: John Murray, 1873. Sixth edition, thirteenth thousand. 8vo. xxi, 458 pp. Contemporary red full morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel, attractive gilt ruled decoration to the other compartments, gilt tooled inner dentelles with fleur-de-lys cornerpieces, marbled endpapers with the "Queen's Prize" bookplate of the..... More