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Darwin, Charles, M.A., F.R.S., Etc.. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex / In Two Volumes -- Vol. II (ONLY). D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1871.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Small octavo in russet boards with double rules and black designs in the corners; gilt titles bright to spine. Some modest rub to head and heel of spine, "very good." 436 pp. including Index, followed by 12 pp. publishers ads, most being for the works of Herbert Spencer, though also for the new American edition of Darwin's "Origin of Species."

Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. II. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover in gilt-stamped heavy red-brown cloth, 1st American Ed with postscript to vol 1 and 1871 date to title page, yellow endpapers, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, edge wear & soil to boards, corners & spine ends slightly rounded with the beginnings of fraying, pages clean & without foxing, hinges tight, nice copy of the first issue of Volume Two; 8vo; 436pp indexed & illus; 12pp ads

Seller: Nighttown Books, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent Of Man, And Selection In Relation To Sex. In Two Volumes (First American Edition, Corrected Issue). D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1871.

Price: US$575.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vi, 409; V, "Postscript", 436. First Edition, Later Issue, Still Dated 1871 On Title Page, No Indication Of Later Printing, But Later Issue As The First Issue Identifies 16 Errata In Volume I. Two Volumes In Original Brown Cloth, Gilt Lettering On Spine, Black Border And Design On Covers, Light Yellow Endpapers. Two Page Catalog [ Origin Of Species, And A Book By T H Huxley] At End Of First Volume; 12 Pp Catalog, Mostly Works By Spencer But Again Including Origin Of Species, At End Of Second Volume. A Very Clean, Unmarked Set, Possibly Unread. Edges Of Page Block Still Show Original Polish. Gilt Bright, Cloth Evenly Colored, Endpapers Immaculate, Hinges Strong And Without Cracking, Attractive. Points Of Fraying At Corners And Tips [Tips With Minute Professional Repairs To Cloth And Color; Faint Dampstain In Parts Of Lower Covers Of Vol. Ii [Also Professionally Refurbished And Almost Invisible], With No Trace Of Dampstaining Inside.

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man (Two Volume Set). D Appleton & Company, 1871.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1871 D Appleton and Company, First Edition, Second Printing, brown cloth hardcovers with black decoration and gilt lettering on spines, tops of spines frayed, 1 1/2" tear in cloth at top rear of spine of Volume II, bindings are tight, page edges tanned, owner's name and date, 409 and 436 pages + ads

Seller: Stone Soup Books, Camden, ME, U.S.A.

DARWIN, Charles.. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex - 2 Vols. D. Appleton, 1871.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1871 Appleton 2 volume set first American Edition, later issue no errata. Light loss of cloth to corners, tiny amount of bookseller marks endpapers, text unmarked lightly toned. In original brown cloth decorated bindings. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal

Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex - Volume I and II. D. Appleton, New York, 1871.

Price: US$638.30 + shipping

Description: 1st US Ed., second issue, 2 Volumes (complete), original cloth boards decorated in black, gilt spine titles. b&w illus, pp vi, 409; v, 436 plus publisher's ads (including ads for On the Origin of Species). Professionally recased in original boards. Very good condition. Ground-breaking considerations on the origins of man, covering evolutionary development, races of man, and the role of sexual selection in species differentiation. First use of the word 'evolution' by Darwin (page 2, last line, of Vol. I) preceeding its appearance in the 6th ed of 'Origin of Species'. Freeman 942.

Seller: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australia

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex in Two Volumes. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1871.

Price: US$649.77 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Brown boards , lined and decorated in black, their front corners professionally strengthened; the surfaces of vol 1scuffed each with thin vertical line parallel to spine; approx a dozen small abrasions in margin of its rear panel. The original spines, lettered in gilt. The spine of vol 1 has been laid down on maroon cloth.visible round its extremities. Internally the original yellow endpapers have been retained, those in vol 1 grubbier than in vol 2, each ffep with two signatures, one in pencil, Light foxing/browning to the two title pages. Contents' clean and tight. Vol 1: pp (4), vi, 409 + (1), 2 ads + (2). Vol 2: (2), v + (1), 1 (postscript) + (1), 436, (12 ads) +(2). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Darwin, Charles -. The Descent of Man, and selection in relation to sex. In two volumes - Vol. I. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871.

Price: US$668.23 + shipping

Description: VI, 409 S. (20,5 cm) Vol. I / Band 1 (von 2); Erstausgabe / First US-Edition; Außen gealtert und etwas fleckig, am oberen Rückenende bestoßen, am hinteren Außengelenk 6cm angeplatzt/offen; Papier etwas gebräunt und an wenigen Stellen gering fleckig, Vorsatzblatt mit 2 kleinen Löchern (von entfernter Lesenadel); sonst in gutem Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 700 brauner Leinenband / gebundene Ausgabe

Seller: Antiquariat Smock, Freiburg, Germany

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1871.

Price: US$715.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 2 vol. 8vo. [3], iv-vi, [1], 2-409, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) [2]; [3], iv-v, [4], 2-436, [6] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2] pp. Orange-red cloth with black decorations on the boards and gold lettering on the spines. Yellow coated endpapers and pastedowns. With several in-text illustrations. Freeman 129-131. Oxford DNB, Adrian Desmond, James Moore and Janet Browne, "Darwin, Charles Robert, (1809-1882)". With the postscript in volume two, both versos of our title pages are blank. Both title pages dated 1871. These volumes contain the first appearance of the word evolution, and a verbal description of humanity's ancient ancestors, which was no doubt distrubing to Victorian sensibilities. Darwin painted human ancestors as hairy tree dwellers. The majority of the book however, focuses on sexual selection among other animal species. The first print run was very popular, selling 5000 copies right away. A landmark work in biological science, a paradigm shift in the way the animal kingdom's history was understood. Both volumes have been rebacked (within the past 40 years) with strips of the original spine cloth laid down, later endpapers placed before and after the originals in each volume. A few leaves reattached and realigned to the gutters with archival tape.

Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

DARWIN, Charles. The descent of man and selection in relation to sex. D. Appleton and Co, 1871.

Price: US$795.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1871 Charles Darwin 1ed Descent of Man Evolution Natural History Apes Science 2v it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man A very rare edition of Charles Darwin s Descent of Man. This is the work in which Darwin s theories of evolution by means of natural selection were realized. Before this book, Darwin applied his thoughts to animals and plants but had not yet decided they also could be realized in Homo sapiens. In fact, the world evolution had not appeared in any Darwinian work prior to Descent of Man. Many of Darwin s theories that were prevalent in Descent have been misconstrued and misinterpreted most notably that humans descended from apes. Darwin never said humans came from apes or monkeys. Darwin s said that human ancestors, if alive today, would have to be classified among the Primates. (De Beer). Item number: #30884 Price: $795 DARWIN, Charles The descent of man and selection in relation to sex New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1871. First American Edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes o Vol. I vi, 409, [3] o Vol. II v, [3], 436, [12] o 76 numbered in-text illustrations throughout References: Freeman 937; Glick; Garrison & Morton 170; PMM 169; De Beer, Charles Darwin, p.210; Provenance: Handwritten o W. E. Mathewson, 1901 o M. Madison Language: English Binding: Cloth; tight and secure Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 13.5cm) Very rare and desirable Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30884 Photos available upon request.

Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent Of Man, And Selection In Relation To Sex. With Illustrations. In Two Volumes.. New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1871.

Price: US$795.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Two volumes. Date on title pages. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Postscript iat the beginning of volume II. Both volumes very good plus, if not near fine hardbacks. No dust jackets. Age-toning and minor, if not trivial spotting to leaves. Two leaves of volume I have 3/4 inch by 3/8 inch chips to lower fore-edge corners; and one leaf of volume II has a 5/8 inch by 1/2 inch dog-ear to lower fore-edge corner. Minor, if not trivial bumps and fraying to fore-edge corners of both volumes. Minor fraying/wear to head of spine of volume II; minor, if not trivial fraying/wear to heel of spine of volume II and to head and heel of spine of volume I. Volume I has a faint, delicate signature of previous owner on title page just below top edge and a faint, delicate 'New Orleans' on title page above publication information. Only minor, if not trivial additional signs of age/wear/previous use to book volumes, primarily to the fore-edges of both blocks .

Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

Charles Darwin. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. In Two Volumes (2 volume set). D. Appleton & Co., 1871.

Price: US$825.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 2 volume set. 1st American edition, first printing, 2nd issue. With list of errors in Vol. I placed in Vol. II as in London edition. Publisher's orange cloth. Hardcover. Pencil corrections to volume I to errors, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. vi, 409; v, 436. + ad for the Origin of the Species in the rear and blank end pages. Blind stamp on fep. Good Hinges repaired. bindings. Vol. 1 spine edge has a restored frayed edge. Small chip missing from head of vol. 1 spine. "The book, in its first edition, contains two parts, the descent of man itself, and selection in relation to sex. The word 'evolution' occurs, for the first time in any of Darwin's works, on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition, that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition of The Origin of Species in the following year. The last chapter is about sexual selection in relation to man, and it ends with the famous peroration about man's lowly origin, the wording of which differs slightly in the first edition from that which is usually quoted" (Freeman, p. 129). Freeman 941. Garrison-Morton 170.

Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.

Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1871.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First American edition. Complete in two volumes, both dated 1871 on the title pages, with postscript at front of Volume II. Good. CLoth soiled and darkened, rubbed at extremities with chipping at spine ends. Pages toned. Pencil notations, staple punctures and remnants of newsclippings to preliminary and terminal pages, more so to volume I.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

DARWIN, Charles.. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex.. New York D. Appleton and Company, 1871.

Price: US$1512.50 + shipping

Description: First US edition, first issue (with errata to verso of title in vol II); 2 vols, 8vo, (20.2 x 13.5 cm); illustrated throughout, hinges slightly loose on vol I but holding, occasional marginal annotations in vol I, slight spotting to prelims, slight marginal discolouration of leaves to both vols, pale yellow endpapers; publisher's russet cloth stamped in black with frames and cornerpieces, gilt lettering to spine, black ink stain to upper cover of vol II, spines bumped, corners slightly rubbed, overall a very good set; [vi], 409, [2]ads; [vii], 436, [12]ads pp. In this work Darwin discussed the natural selection of mankind and his descent from a lower order. It is where the word 'evolution' first made its appearance on page two of the first volume - a year before the sixth and final edition of his Origin. 'The Descent, understood by Darwin as a sequel to the Origin, was written with a maturity and depth of learning that marked Darwin's status as an elite gentleman of science' (ODNB). Freeman 941.

Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom

DARWIN, CHARLES. THE DESCENT OF MAN. [with] ON THE ORIGINS OF SPECIES. D. Appleton and Co 1871, 1872, New York, 1871.

Price: US$3744.00 + shipping

Description: 203 x 121 mm. (8 x 5"). All volumes with ads at the end. Two separately published works in three volumes. Publisher's brown buckram, covers with black-stamped frames, flat spines with gilt titling, "Origin" with a leaves uncut in a couple of places. Descent with 76 illustrations in the text; "Origin" with folding diagram. Front free endpaper of all three volumes with pencilled signature of L. G. Andrews. Freeman 942, 394. ◆Tiny tear to head of one spine, one corner slightly bumped, extremities lightly rubbed, a little chafing to a couple of boards, one page with faint printing smudges, other trivial internal imperfections, but FINE COPIES, internally clean and fresh, in sound bindings with few signs of use. The first edition of "Descent of Man" is especially notable for Darwin's first use of the word now virtually synonymous with his name: "evolution" appears on p. 2 of volume I, noting the opposition of some older scholars of natural science to his theory of natural selection. Darwin considered "descent" a continuation of the other work here, his ground-breaking "Origin of Species," with special focus on man's descent from ape-like creatures. As DNB notes, "'Descent' of Man brought the full force of evolutionary proposals directly into the heart of ordinary Victorian life." Another area of controversy in "Descent" was Darwin's theory on sexual selection, which he used to explain physical characteristics more aesthetic than functional, such as the male peacock's splendid tail, the male hummingbird's iridescence, and the male human's beard--all features that might give the possessor advantage in the attraction of a mate. Widely considered the most important biological book ever written, "Origin" went through six revised editions following its first appearance in 1859, with our fifth edition marking Darwin's first use of Herbert Spencer's phrase "survival of the fittest" to describe natural selection. Our copy has never been read all the way through--a couple of leaves that remained uncut by the binder are still attached, and no one has attempted to open them. Copies of these editions appear on the market from time to time, but not often in the little-used condition seen here. First American Edition of "Descent" (with first use of the word "evolution" by Darwin), later issue without errata; Fifth Edition of "Origin.".

Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.