Feb 19, 2004 - Sale 1997

Sale 1997 - Lot 71

Price Realized: $ 1,265
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DARWIN, CHARLES. Selected Works . . . Westminster Edition. Half-titles. 15 volumes. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 russet morocco gilt, few spine ends rubbed. Bookplates of Meyer Friedman, M.D. one of 1000 numbered sets. References to Freeman given in square brackets. New York & London, circa 1900

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Journal of Researches . . . during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World. Portrait. [96] Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. Portrait; 3 folding maps. [295] Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America. 5 folding plates; 2 folding maps. [296] On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. 2 frontispieces; folding table. 2 volumes. [471] The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. 2 frontispieces. 2 volumes. [901] The Descent of Man. Portrait. [1000] Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. 8 plates. [1155] Insectivorous Plants. Frontispiece. [1232] The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species. Frontispiece. [1291] The Power of Movement in Plants. Frontispiece. [1337] The Formation of Vegetable Mould. Frontispiece. [1387] The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin. Edited by his Son. 5 plates. 2 volumes. Volume 1 rear cover detached. [1469.]