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Darwin, Charles.. THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTS.. John Murray, 1888.
Price: US$177.14 + shipping
Description: Fourth Thousand. ix + 208pp. + 32pp. publ. list. 13 text woodcuts. Hinges sprung between 144-5, shaken, several leaves loose, ex.-Haberdashers Askes Hatcham Girls School with bookmark and remains of labels to front f.e.ps. front f.e.p. torn, occasional marginal ink stamps, gilt lettered green cloth, gilt lettered spine sl. chipped, large red lib. label to upper board. Freeman 844. US$175
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
DARWIN, Charles. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants. John Murray, London, 1888.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Freeman #844. Green cloth, with gilt lettering on spine. Fourth thousand.
Seller: Garrett Herman, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$257.65 + shipping
Description: pp. ix, (i) Errata, 208, 32 Catalogue (September 1888). 13 text figures. Green Murray cloth, spine ends bruised, joints intact and contents clean, a very good copy. *FREEMAN #844
Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United Kingdom
Price: US$280.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. pp. ix, [1]errata, 208 +32 (publishers catalogue dated February 1888. with half-title. several text illus. original cloth (light wear to extremities). First published as a paper in the Journal of the Linnean Society in 1865. "Darwins interest in climbing plants was not that of a systematic botanist but an attempt to discover what adaptive value the habit of climbing has." (DSB) The illustrations were drawn by the authors son, Charles Darwin. Freeman 843.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada