London: Printed for E. Ballard, L. Hawes [et al], 1775. 12mo, (xii), 387, (9 index) pp. One leaf (L5) with a closed tear, contemporary manuscript to the paste downs, new free endpapers. Contemporary sheep, corners worn, rebacked retaining the original backstrip, further manuscript to the upper cover. More
London: Bernard Quaritch for the Royal Horticultural Society, [1931]. Large 8vo, (xxii), 398 (2) pp. 100 portraits with accompanying biographical text, inscribed from Cuthbertson on the fly leaf, later inscription also. Original gilt titled brown cloth, slight bumping to spine ends, a very good copy. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952. First edition. 8vo. viii, 220 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to the spine, dust jacket. Illustrations and diagrams in the text. Jacket spine tanned, general edge wear, else very good. More
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London: Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker, 1827. Five volumes. 8vo. Contemporary aubergine half morocco over marbled paper sides, spines with gilt tooled wide raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels, a prior owner's inscription to the front of volume I and their small label to the rear of the..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, 1900, 1897. Mixed impressions, third, "new" (i.e. second) and first printings respectively. Three volumes. Publisher's uniform dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, contemporary monogrammed bookplate of a Frederic Weston to all three front pastedowns plus another's ownership inscription to the first half..... More
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, 1882. Second edition, 15th thousand, 8vo, (iii)-xvi, 693, (1) pp, bound without the half title and advertisements. 78 illustrations in the text. Modern gilt titled red half morocco, a handsome copy. Freeman 955. More
London: John Murray, 1913. 8vo, xix, (i), 1031, (1, 2 advertisement) pp. Contemporary inscription to fly leaf. Original light green cloth, spine slightly sunned, a very good copy. Freeman 1018. More
London: John Murray, 1879. Second edition, 13th thousand, 8vo, xvi, 693, (1), pp. 78 illustrations in the text, mild cracking to the upper hinge. Original dark green cloth, small patch of rubbing to the upper cover otherwise a very good copy. Freeman, 951. More
London John Murray, 1899. Second edition, 35th thousand, 8vo, xvi, 693, (1) pp. 78 figures in text, small booklabel to paste down. Original green cloth, slight darkening of spine, ends rubbed with a small split to the lower joint. Freeman 985. 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, 1888. Second edition, second issue, 8vo, viii, 487, (1), 32 advertisement pp. Tables in the text, later signature to front blank, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Contemporary half calf, gilt spine, slightly darkened. Freeman 1254. First published in 1876, the second edition originally appeared in 1878... 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., 1889. Sixth edition thus, xix, (i), 381, (1) pp. Frontispiece portrait and 15 plates, marbled endpapers and sides, armorial bookplate. Contemporary dark green half morocco, t.e.g., spine slightly faded to brown, minor rubbing to extremities. Freeman 57. "The Minerva Library of Famous Books" - first..... 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, 32 advertisement pp. Folding table. Original gilt titled green cloth, subtly recased, spine ends with some light rubbing, mild discolouration to the upper cover, held in a recent green cloth folding box. Freeman 376, variant a. First..... More
London: Ward, Lock, and Co., [N.d., 1890s]. 8vo. xx, 549, (1), (6) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and upper cover, later gift inscription to the verso of the frontispiece. Frontispiece plus 6 plates including two folding maps and a folding chart. Tanning to the..... 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, 1882. Sixth edition, twenty-fourth thousand. 8vo. xxi, (1), 458. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, one early inscription to the head of the title page crossed with another slightly later inscription underneath. Folding table. Neatly recased, the fore edge of half title slightly proud..... More
London: John Murray, 1900. 8vo. (xxxii), 703, (1) pp. Publisher's leaf green cloth, gilt lettering to the spine, further lettering and decoration to the upper board, early ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Portrait frontispiece and a folding diagram. Slight darkening to the spine, mild rubbing to the extremities..... More
London: HarperCollins, 1992. First edition. 8vo. 192 pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. 4 pages of colour photographs plus illustrations in the text. Just very slight lightening to the jacket spine, an excellent copy overall. New Naturalist series no. 77. More
London: George G. Harrap, (1937). First edition, 4to, 287, (1) pp. Frontispiece and 12 plates plus illustrations in the text, some occasional light foxing, marbled endpapers. Later quarter morocco, t.e.g., slightly dusty otherwise very good. More
La Haye [The Hague]: Imprimé pour l'Auteur... et se vend... Chez Adrien Moetjens, 1734. First edition. Folio. (viii), 256, (8) pp. Contemporary tree sheep, spine flat with gilt tooled bands, gilt lettered to one panel, the 19th century armorial bookplate of the Pauncefoot Duncombe baronets to the front pastedown. Frontispiece..... More