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Charles Darwin

One of the most influential people in human history, Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.  His proposition that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors is now widely accepted, and considered a foundational concept in science. 

Darwin published his theory of evolution in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species. This went through numerous editions which he revised, making all early editions highly collectible. Other notable works by him include: Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of … The Beagle (1839); The Descent of Man, in relation to Sex (1871) - Darwin here uses the word ‘evolution’ for the first time; and The Expression of the Emotions (1872). 

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  • First edition, first issue, of Fertilisation of Orchids, an important contribution to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, published in 1862.
    First edition, first issue, of Fertilisation of Orchids, an important contribution to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, published in 1862.

    DARWIN, Charles.
    On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, 1862.
    $4,427.00

  • The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.
    The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. 1868.
    $2,520.00

  • Second edition of one of Charles Darwin's earliest books, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, uncommon in the original binding.
    Second edition of one of Charles Darwin's earliest books, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, uncommon in the original binding.

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. 1874.
    $1,022.00

  • An attractive set of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, the fifth thousand with revisions and errata corrected
    An attractive set of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, the fifth thousand with revisions and errata corrected

    DARWIN, Charles & DARWIN, Francis (editor).
    The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, 1887.
    $1,294.00

  • An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used
    An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1897.
    $1,703.00

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