Oct 18, 2005 - Sale 2052

Sale 2052 - Lot 88

Price Realized: $ 460
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
DARWIN, CHARLES. [Works.] "Authorized Edition." 15 volumes. 8vo, publisher's 1/2 red leather gilt, some spine ends scuffed or chipped; top edges gilt, others uncut, largely unopened. Contemporary stamps of Oliver W. Turner, M.D., of Augusta, Maine. References to Freeman given in square brackets. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896

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Journal of Researches . . . during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World. [82] Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. One folding map (of 3?). [286] Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America. 5 folding plates; 2 folding maps. [287] On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Folding table. 2 volumes. [448] The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. 2 volumes. [895] The Descent of Man. [891] Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. 7 plates. [1151] Insectivorous Plants. [1228] The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species. [1288] The Power of Movement in Plants. [1333] The Formation of Vegetable Mould. [1380] The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin. Edited by his Son. 5 plates. 2 volumes. [1465.]