Bracken, H. Farriery Improved: or, a Complete Treatise upon the Art of Farriery. Wherein is fully explain’d the Nature, Structure, and Mechanism of that Noble and Useful Creature, A Horse; the Diseases and Accidents he is liable to, and the methods of cure.
Pub. A. Miller. 1788 Volume one only. pp. 303 plus index. Scattered foxing to contents. Front board held in place by two of the original five cords. Rear hinge cracked. Bound in full calf leather, rubbed to board in places. Binding sound meaning the book can be read. With the inscription of William Guest dated April 17th 1793 to ffep. and rfep.
£75.00 [ref: 46805]

Brookes, Samuel. An Introduction to the Study of Conchology. Including Observations on the Linnaean Genera, and on the Arrangement of M. Lamarck; A Glossary, and a Table of English Names.
1st. Ed. Pub. J. Arch. 1815 pp.vii, 164 with 11 copper engraved plates of which 9 are hand-coloured. Folio. Hardback. The magnificent plates are in nr. fine condition as are the rest of the contents. More recently, very handsomely bound in brown half calf leather over marbled boards with 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and blind tooling. Sewn headbands. Binding in fine condition. Overall a near fine copy of this sought after work.
£1,000.00 [ref: 46023]

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Darwin, C. On the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Ward, Lock & Co. [1891] pp.xx, 549 with fold-out plates. Original peacock blue boards in vg. condition. Contents vg. to fine. Freeman 284.
£100.00 [ref: 43009]

Darwin, Charles. A Naturalist’s Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle’ Round the World.
15th. Thou. Pub. John Murray. 1882 pp.x, 519, 32 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Light coloured Prison lib. stamp on ffep. Scattered foxing to first few pages. Some numbers written in pencil to rear paste-down, o/w. contents very clean and in thor. vg. condition. Original green cloth boards gently marked and rubbed in places o/w. vg. A vg. hdbk. Freeman 38.
£150.00 [ref: 53303]

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Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous Plants.
1st. Ed. 3rd. Thou. Pub. John Murray, London. 1875 pp.x, 462 with some figs. in text. Scattered light foxing at ends o/w. contents in fine condition. Original boards in thoroughly vg. condition. Freeman No. 1219. A nice, early copy.
£700.00 [ref: 42994]

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Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. By means of Natural Selection.
6th. Ed. Pub John Murray, London. 1902 pp.xxi, 703. 8vo. Original binding in fine condition, just a minor mark to front edge of rear board. Minor age-marking to fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents in fine condition. Neat private Blind-stamp to ffep and neat ownership inscription dated May 1937 to 2nd ffep. A very pleasing copy. Freeman 484.
£195.00 [ref: 50465]

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. And selection in relation to sex.
1st. Ed. 2nd. Issue. Pub. John Murray. 1871 Two volumes. Original green John Murray binding which has benefitted from professional repairs to the spine ends of both volumes, and repairs to the internal hinges. With bookplate of Nils Fries to the front paste-down of both volumes and his neat signature to ffep of both volumes also. Contents beautifully clean and seemingly unread. Boards very bright and with one minor scuff to the spine of volume 1; o/w. in thoroughly vg. condition. Board height 195mm. A nice set, hard to find in original bindings which are much preferred by Darwin collectors. Scarce. (Freeman 938).
The first issue of ‘The Descent of Man’ had a print-run of just 2,500 copies. It was published in February 1871, closely followed in March 1871 by the second issue printing of a further 2,000 copies. Controversially received like ‘Origin of Species’ before it, the word ‘evolution’ occurs here for the first time in any of Darwin’s works. It can be found on page 2 of the first volume.
£1,850.00 [ref: 46420]

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Darwin, Charles. The Origin of Species. By means of Natural Selection.
6th. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1890 pp.xxi, 458, with fold-out plate, plus 32 page John Murray catalogue dated April 1889. 8vo. Very light foxing to end-papers, fore-edges of text block and the margins of a couple of leaves of the catalogue , o/w. contents in fine condition. Original green cloth boards superbly bright with just the faintest shelf-rubbing. A super copy. Freeman 436.
A very pleasing copy of the most complete edition of Darwin’s masterpiece.
£800.00 [ref: 52996]

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Darwin, Charles. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Smith, Elder and Co., London. 1874 pp.xi, 278 with 3 fold-out plates; small closed tears to 2 plates and the edge of plate 3 is a little grubby and chipped. Otherwise contents in vg. condition. Original boards lightly shelf rubbed and some light wear to spine, overall good to vg. Freeman No. 275.
£400.00 [ref: 43002]

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Darwin, Charles. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects.
2nd. Ed. [1st. Thou.] Pub. John Murray. 1877 pp.xvi, 300 with 38 text woodcuts, plus 32 page John Murray catalogue dated January 1876. 8vo. Short closed tear to two pages, o/w. contents very clean and in fine condition. Original green cloth in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy. Freeman 801.
This book is ‘the first of the volumes of supporting evidence [for natural selection]’, (Freeman). The first edition (Freeman 800) was published on May 15th 1862, selling up to 2,000 copies.
£950.00 [ref: 52999]

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