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Türlerin Kökeni. - [FIRST TURKISH TRANSLATION OF DARWIN'S 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES']
(Ankara, Sol yayinlari, 1970). 8vo. In the original blue printed wrappers. Light wear to extremities. Small white paper label pasted on to back wrapper. Internally fine and clean. 469, (3) pp. (with the genealogic tree included in the pagination).
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First Turkish translation of The Origin of Species, translated by Öner Ünalan from the sixth London edition. Ünalan, fluent in English and German, was assisted in this translation by an unspecified German edition. ""Ünalan was well known for his translations of Einstein, Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Fidel Castro. ""(Darwin-Online).Freeman F796.
Voyage d'un Naturaliste autour du monde (Des îles du Cap-Vert à la Patagonie)
LA FARANDOLE. Janv. 1959. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 281 pages. Quelques planches illustrées en couleurs. Quelques dessins en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors-texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Illustrations de Georges CUVIER. Traduit de l'anglais par Edmond BARBIER. Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
El origin de las especies.
Barcelona, Bruguera, 1980. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Light wear and browning to extremities, otherwise a nice and clean copy. 670, (2) pp.
Freeman F2493Blanco & Llorca 63
"DARWIN, CHARLES. - FIRST DANISH EDITION OF ""THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES"".
Reference : 47264
(1872)
Om Arternes Oprindelse ved Kvalitetsvalg eller ved de heldigst stillede Formers Sejr i Kampen for Tilværelsen. Efter Originalens femte Udgave oversat af J.P. Jacobsen.
Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendalske Boghandel (F. Hegel), 1872. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt and with gilt lettering. Spine slightly rubbed. Corners a bit bumped. (10),XIII,605,(1) pp. and 1 folded plate. A few faint brownspots to the first leaves.
Scarce first Danish edition of ""On the Origin of Species"" (1859).Freeman: 643.
De L'Origine des Espèces ou des Lois du Progrès chez les Étres organisés par Ch. Darwin. Traduit en francais sur le troisieme Édition avec l'autorisation de l'Auteur par Mlle Clémence-Auguste Royer. Avec une Preface et des Notes du Traducteur. - [FIRST FRENCH EDITION OF THE ""ORIGIN""]
Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, Victor Masson et Fils, 1862. 8vo. Bound uncut and with the original printed front wrapper (expertly restored) in a very fine later half morocco binding with four raised bands and gilt title to spine. Very light minor brownspotting to a few pages. An exceptionally nice, clean, and attractive copy. LXIV (incl. half-title), I-XXIII + (24-) 712. pp. and 1 folded plate (between pp.160 a. 161). Fully complete.
The scarce first French edition of Darwin's masterpiece, one of the most important books ever printed. The ""Origin"" started the greatest of all intellectual revolutions in the history of Mankind.There were some difficulties with the first French edition. Mlle Royer, who Darwin described as 'one of the cleverest and oddest women in Europe' and wished 'had known more of natural history', added her own footnotes. He was not really happy until the third translation by Éduard Barbier appeared in 1876. (Freeman). Freeman No 655 (Freeman does not mention the plate, which is present here).
De L'Origine des Espèces ou des Lois du Progrès chez les Étres organisés par Ch. Darwin. Traduit en francais sur le troisieme Édition avec l'autorisation de l'Auteur par Mlle Clémence-Auguste Royer. Avec une Preface et des Notes du Traducteur. - [FIRST FRENCH EDITION OF THE ""ORIGIN OF SPECIES""]
Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, Victor Masson et Fils, 1862. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt title to spine. Very light minor brownspotting to a few pages. Previous owner's name to half title. A fine copy. LXIV (incl. half-title), I-XXIII + (24-) 712. pp. and 1 folded plate (between pp.160 a. 161). Fully complete.
The scarce first French edition of Darwin's masterpiece, one of the most important books ever printed. The ""Origin"" started the greatest of all intellectual revolutions in the history of Mankind.There were some difficulties with the first French edition. Mlle Royer, who Darwin described as 'one of the cleverest and oddest women in Europe' and wished 'had known more of natural history', added her own footnotes. He was not really happy until the third translation by Éduard Barbier appeared in 1876. (Freeman). Freeman No 655 (Freeman does not mention the plate, which is present here).
De L'Origine des Espèces ou des Lois du Progrès chez les Étres organisés par Ch. Darwin. Traduit en francais sur le troisieme Édition avec l'autorisation de l'Auteur par Mlle Clémence-Auguste Royer. Avec une Preface et des Notes du Traducteur. - [FIRST FRENCH EDITION OF THE ""ORIGIN""]
Paris, Guillaumin et Cie, Victor Masson et Fils, 1862. 8vo. Bound partly uncut with the original wrappers in a very nice later full calf pastiche binding with four raised band and richly gilt spine. Gilt boarders to boards. Small repair to upper right corner of title-page, not affecting text. An exceptionally fine and clean copy. LXIV (incl. half-title), I-XXIII + (24-) 712. pp. and 1 folded plate (between pp.160 a. 161).
The scarce first edition of the controversial first French translation - bound partly uncut and with the original wrappers - of Darwin's masterpiece, one of the most important books ever printed. This famed translation - done by self-taught female scholar - ended up causing quite a stir and adding to the theory of evolution some for Darwin quite unforeseen interpretations. Because of this, the translator, Clémence Royer, gained notoriety as one of the leading eugenicists of the time. Darwin was very eager to have his work published in French. It is not known exactly how he happened on Royer as the translator, but as she was familiar with the works of Lamarck and Malthus, immediately realized the importance of Darwin's work and also had close connections to the French publisher Guillaumin, she must have seemed perfect for the job. She had a naturalist help her with the biologically technical parts and made an excellent job of the translation. There was one big problem, however - she went well beyond her role as a translator and added a 60-page preface and numerous explanatory footnotes that Darwin had not seen before publication. In the preface, she challenged the belief in religious revelation, she discussed the application of natural selection to the human race, and she presented a pure eugenic theory, explaining the negative consequences of protecting the weak and the infirm. She also promoted her concept of progressive evolution, which had more in common with the ideas of Lamarck than with those of Darwin. Right after having seen the translation, Darwin wrote in a letter to the American botanist, Asa Gray: ""I received 2 or 3 days ago a French translation of the Origin by a Madelle. Royer, who must be one of the cleverest & oddest women in Europe: is ardent deist & hates Christianity, & declares that natural selection & the struggle for life will explain all morality, nature of man, politicks &c &c!!!. She makes some very curious & good hits, & says she shall publish a book on these subjects, & a strange production it will be.""After some reflection, however, Darwin began having more serious doubts, and about a month later he wrote to the French zoologist Armand de Quatrefages: ""I wish the translator had known more of Natural History" she must be a clever, but singular lady" but I never heard of her, till she proposed to translate my book."" He had now also read the footnotes and wrote to Joseph Hooker: ""Almost everywhere in Origin, when I express great doubt, she appends a note explaining the difficulty or saying that there is none whatever!! It is really curious to know what conceited people there are in the world.""Freeman No 655 (Freeman does not mention the plate, which is present here).
A new view of Darwinism.
London and New York, Macmillan and Co., 1871. Royal8vo. In publisher's original red embossed cloth. In ""Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science"", Vol. 4, April-October 1871. Stamp to title-page and p. 1 and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Binding with wear and light soiling, spine partly detached with a 7 cm long tear to rear hindge. Internally fine and clean. Darwin's paper: Pp.180-181. [Entire volume: XII, 520 pp].
First appearance of Darwin’s short notice to Henry Hoyle Howorth (1842-1923), geologist and naturalist. F1754
Pangenesis. - [DARWIN'S FERENSE OF HIS PANGENESIS-THEORY.]
London and New York, Macmillan and Co., 1871. Royal8vo. In publisher's original red embossed cloth. In ""Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science"", Vol. 3, November 1870 - April 1871. Stamp to title-page and ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Binding with considerable wear"" spine partly disintegrated and front board bended vertically, but bookblock firmly attached. Internally fine and clean. Darwin's paper: Pp. 502-503. [Entire volume: XII, 520 pp].
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First appearance of Darwin’s defense of his Pangenesis-theory. The Pangenesis theory was hypothetical mechanism for heredity, in which he proposed that each part of the body continually emitted its own type of small organic particles called gemmules that aggregated in the gonads, contributing heritable information to the gametes. He presented this 'provisional hypothesis' in his 1868 work The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, intending it to fill what he perceived as a major gap in evolutionary theory at the time. Darwin's half-cousin Francis Galton spent much time conducting wide-ranging inquiries into heredity which led him to refute Charles Darwin's hypothetical theory of pangenesis. In consultation with Darwin, he set out to see if gemmules were transported in the blood. Galton was troubled because he began the work in good faith, intending to prove Darwin right, and having praised pangenesis in Hereditary Genius in 1869. Cautiously, he criticized his cousin's theory, although qualifying his remarks by saying that Darwin's gemmules, which he called ""pangenes"", might be temporary inhabitants of the blood that his experiments had failed to pick up. In the present paper Darwin challenged the validity of Galton's experiment, giving his reasons in an article published in Nature where he wrote. “Now, in the chapter on Pangenesis in my Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, I have not said one word about the blood, or about any fluid proper to any circulating system. It is, indeed, obvious that the presence of gemmules in the blood can form no necessary part of my hypothesis" for I refer in illustration of it to the lowest animals, such as the Protozoa, which do not possess blood or any vessels" and I refer to plants in which the fluid, when present in the vessels, cannot be considered as true blood."" He goes on to admit: ""Nevertheless, when I first heard of Mr. Galton's experiments, I did not sufficiently reflect on the subject, and saw not the difficulty of believing in the presence of gemmules in the blood.” (From the present paper) The hypothesis was finally refuted in the 1900ies after Gregor Mendel's theory of the particulate nature of inheritance was accepted. The Pangenesis-theory, however, may be considered an eclectic mix of DNA, RNA, proteins and prions, and can be regarded as being one of the earliest steps toward the modern mechanism for heredity, namely DNA and RNA. Freeman 1751
Extrait de l'instruction pour les bergers et les propriétaires de troupeaux.
Lisieux, Imprimerie nationale, Delaunay L'an 3e de la République (1795). 8°. VI p. (avertissement), 1 f. n. ch., 180 p. Pleine toile grise, titre manuscrit au dos. Couverture conservée.
Contrefaçon de l'édition chez Didot jeune de la même année. - Légère déchirure au bas de la 1ère page
Cuvier et Lamark : Les classes zoologiques et l'idée de série animale (1790-1830) Tome 1
Archives contemporaines. 1983. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos satisfaisant, Fortes mouillures. 460 pages. Fortes mouillures en tranches et en marges altérant fortement l'état des pages mais sans réelle incidence sur la lecture. Vendu en l'état.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
La vie sur la terre - Une histoire de la nature -
Albin Michel. 1979. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Mors arrachés, Intérieur frais. 319 pages. Nombreuses photographies en couleurs hors texte. Légers accrocs sur les plats.Trace d'étiquette sur le dos. Vendu en l'état.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Traduit de l'anglais par Caroline Rivolier et Dominique Le Bourg - Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
PAPILLONS de jour europeens
BORDAS. 1988. In-12. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 156 pages. Nombreuses photographies en couleur, dans le texte. Numéro de classement sur le dos. Tampon de l'institution sainte marie sur la page de titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Une photo guide d'identification. Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
LES ANIMAUX SAUVAGES.
EDITIONS LITO. NON DATE. In-4. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Environ 50 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
ELEMENTS DE BIOLOGIE ANIMALE TOME 2.
FLAMMARION .. 1969. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 528 pages. Nombreux schémas en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Histoires d'animaux - Tome 3.
Famot. 1977. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 251 pages - signet conservé - quelques illustratoins en noir et blanc hors texte - une illustratoin absente - mouillures sur les tranches en pied.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Histoires d'animaux - Tome 4.
Famot. 1977. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 251 pages - quelques illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte - signet conservé.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
MON PREMIER LIVRE DU MONDE ANIMAL
GRUND. 1978. In-4. Cartonné. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 159 Pages. Nombreuses photographies en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Les Fleurs. Plantes grasses. Dessinées par Arlette Davids. Préface par Henry de Montherlant
Hypérion 1939 In-folio pleine toile, 2 pp. & 40 planches couleurs. Bon exemplaire.
23 cactacées, 9 crassulacées, deux ficoïdées, quatre liliacées, une amaryllidacée et une euphorbiacée. Bon état d’occasion
Kruger Park guide
Fourth updated edition. 1974. In-12. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 128 pages, nombreuses photographies noir et blanc dans le texte, Reliure en spirale.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
4ème édition. Parc zoologique. Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Early Man in Britain and his Place in the Tertiary Period. Illustrated by Woodcuts.
London, Macmillan and Co., 1880. Orig. full cloth. Gilt covers. Spine with gilt lettering. Lower corners slightly bumped, otherwise fine. XXIII,(1),537 pp., 168 textillustr. First and last few leaves with mild foxing. Clean and fine. Old name on halftitle.
First edition.
The Fishes of India being a Natural History of the Fishes known to inhabit the Seas and Fresh Waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. 2 Vols. (Text a. Plates).
London, William Dawson & Sons Ltd., 1958. Large 4to. 2 orig. full cloth. XX,778 pp. and 198 plates. Fine and clean.
(Reproduced and printed photo-litho offset for Wm. Dawson & Sons, Ltd., London 1958).
Les animaux des fleuves et des étangs
Hachette. 1981. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 59 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
LES ANIMAUX D'OCEANIE - LA VIE PRIVEE DES ANIMAUX -
HACHETTE. Copyright 1970. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 62 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans et hors texte -. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie
LECONS SUR LES BACTERIES.
Paris Masson 1886. In-8 324pp. Demi basane blonde, dos lisse orné de filets à froid et de fleurons dorés, rel époque. Orné de 23 figures dans le texte.
Les bactéries en général et celles responsables de maladies graves chez l'homme et les animaux.
