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103 - DARWIN (Charles). A set of 16 volumes published in Paris by …
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DARWIN (Charles). A set of 16 volumes published in Paris by C. Reinwald, from 1870 to 1902. In-8, 14 x 22.5 cm, publisher’s green percaline cloth bindings. Good condition. Details: • On the fertilisation of orchids by insects and the successful results of cross-breeding. 1870. 2 ff., IV + 352 pp., 20 pp. Illustrations in the text. Slight foxing. • The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Struggle for Life in Nature… translated… by J.-J. Moulinié. 1873. XX + 612 pp., one plate, one folded table. Slight foxing. • The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. 1873–1874. 2 volumes, 2 folios, XVI + 466 pp., 1 folio, 22 pp. (out of 24) & 2 ff., IV + 508 pp. Sketches in the text. The last leaf of the publisher’s catalogue and the last endpaper (Volume I) are torn and missing. Foxing. • A Naturalist’s Voyage Round the World in the Beagle, 1831–1836. 1875. 2 ff., VIII + 552 pp., 22 pp., 1 f. Sketches in the text. Foxing. • On the Effects of Cross-Fertilisation and Direct Fertilisation in the Plant Kingdom. XVI + 496 pp., 20 pp. Waterstains. • The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. 1877. 2 ff., VI pp., 1 f., 404 pp., 18 pp., 1 f., 7 plates, one of which is folded. Illustrated with 7 plates of photographic reproductions and sketches in the text. Foxing. • The movements and habits of climbing plants. 1877. VIII + 270 pp., 1 f., 20 pp. Stains. • Insectivorous plants. 1877. XXIV + 540 pp., 1 f., 24 pp. Foxing. • On the Different Forms of Flowers in Plants of the Same Species. 1878. XXXVI + 362 pp., 1 f. Foxing. • Coral reefs. Their structure and distribution. Paris, Baillière, 1878. In-8, 2 ff., XX + 348 pp., 2 folded plates, 48 pp. Modern green cloth binding. Illustrated with 2 maps (Polynesia, New Caledonia). • On the variation of animals and plants in domestication. 1879–1880. 2 volumes, XIV pp., 1 f., 494 pp, 1 blank folio & 2 ff., 524 pp., 20 pp. Waterstains. • The Motor Faculty in Plants. 1882. XXVI + 600 pp., 20 pp. Significant old water damage. • The Role of Earthworms in Topsoil. 1882. XXVIII + 264 pp., 20 pp. • The Life and Correspondence of Charles Darwin, with an Autobiographical Chapter… 1888. 2 volumes, 1 f., X + 702 pp., 1 f., frontispiece and one plate & 2 ff., 794 pp., frontispiece. Portrait of Darwin on the frontispieces and one facsimile plate. Moisture stain on the title pages. Foxing. • The Descent of Man and Sexual Selection. 1891. XXVIII + 722 pp., 1 f. From the natural history library of Gilbert Dufaux (ex-libris). Water-stains. Spine rubbed. • Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands Explored by the Beagle Expedition and Notes on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. 1902. 1 blank folio, 2 folios, XXII + 218 pp., 1 blank folio, one folded map. Sent by the translator. Illustrated with a map of Ascension Island. - Appraisers: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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