London, John Murray, 1881 (fourth thousand)/ 1881. 'This last book is outside the main stream of Darwin's work, and reverts to his earlier geological interests. He had indeed published a paper on mould in 1838 in the "Proceedings of the Geological Society of London" (Vol. ii, pp. 5-74-76), which he..... More
London, John Murray, 1862 (first edition, first issue). The scarce first issue of Darwin's first major work after 'On the Origin of Species' (1859). Its exploration of the mechanisms of pollination offered a persuasive, observable demonstration of his theory of natural selection in operation, in particular through the coevolution of..... More
London, John Murray, 1875 ('Sixth edition, with additions and corrections | (Fifteenth Thousand)')/ 1872/ 1859. The sixth edition was the first to use the term 'evolution', and to drop the word 'On' from the title. It was also a cheaper popular edition, with smaller format and type. This copy is..... More
London, Lovell Reeve, [November] 1859 [first separate edition]. 'The first important botanical work by a supporter of the doctrine of evolution by natural selection' (Norman, often quoted, but not going nearly far enough in our opinion!). A singular rarity, of the utmost importance. In the concluding paragraph of the postscript..... More