DARWIN]. STEPHENS, James Francis Haustellata. Illustrations of British Entomology or, A Synopsis of Indigenous Insects . London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1828. 24 chromolithograph plates. Rebound. FIRST EDITION. Darwin's first appearance in print on p. 200, with the single word 'Cambridge'. "Whilst he was an undergraduate at Cambridge, Darwn had sent some records of insects that he had captured to James Francis Stephens, and some of these were published in Illustrations ... . He refers to the pleasure that he got from seeing his name in print against his records of beetles in his autobiography ... Darwin records the occurence of the common noctuid moth Graphiphora plecta at Cambridge." (Freeman, p.19). -- DARWIN, Charles. A Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae, or, Pedunculated Cirripedes of Great Britain . London: The Palaeontographical Society, 1851. 4 o. 5 engraved plates. Later wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Freeman, p.67. [ Bound with :] -- DARWIN. A Monograph on the Fossil Balanidae and Verrucidae of Great Britain . London: The Palaeontographical Society, 1854. 2 engraved plates. Uncut. FIRST EDITION. -- DARWIN. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication . 1875. 2 volumes. Provenance : Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), F.R.S., chemist, physicist and psychical researcher (armorial bookplates on front pastedowns). Second edition, fourth thousand. Freeman 880. -- DARWIN. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex . 1871. 2 volumes. (Recased, Vol. I rebacked, preserving original spine.) Provenance : The Conservative Club (gilt-stamped crest on front covers). FIRST EDITION, second issue. Freeman 940. -- DARWIN. The Expressions of Emotions in Man and Animals . 1872. 7 heliotype plates (3 folding). Uncut (recased). FIRST EDITION, second issue. Freeman 1142. -- DARWIN. Insectiverous Plants . 1875. Uncut (recased.) FIRST EDITION. Freeman 1217. -- DARWIN. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants . 1876. Uncut (rebound, preserving original spine). Second edition, second thousand; first edition in book form. Freeman 837. -- DARWIN. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects . 1877. Second edition. Freeman 801. -- DARWIN. The Power of Movement in Plants . 1880. Contemporary green half calf. FIRST EDITION. Freeman 1325. -- DARWIN. The Power of Movement in Plants . 1880. FIRST EDITION, second thousand. Freeman 1326. -- DARWIN. The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms . 1881. FIRST EDITION. Freeman 1357. -- DARWIN. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex . 1883. Second edition, seventeenth thousand. Freeman 975. -- DARWIN. The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms . New York, 1898. Freeman 1384. -- DARWIN. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are fertilized by Insects . 1904. Second edition, 7th impression. Freeman 816. All London: John Murray 8 o, original cloth, except as stated. [ With :] [ VANITY FAIR ]. 2 color lithographed plates by Spy from Vanity Fair, "Men of the Day", each with a page of editorial comment: Charles Darwin (No. 33), and Professor Thomas Huxley, "Darwin's Bulldog" (No. 19). Each 356 x 230 mm. (19)
DARWIN]. STEPHENS, James Francis Haustellata. Illustrations of British Entomology or, A Synopsis of Indigenous Insects . London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1828. 24 chromolithograph plates. Rebound. FIRST EDITION. Darwin's first appearance in print on p. 200, with the single word 'Cambridge'. "Whilst he was an undergraduate at Cambridge, Darwn had sent some records of insects that he had captured to James Francis Stephens, and some of these were published in Illustrations ... . He refers to the pleasure that he got from seeing his name in print against his records of beetles in his autobiography ... Darwin records the occurence of the common noctuid moth Graphiphora plecta at Cambridge." (Freeman, p.19). -- DARWIN, Charles. A Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae, or, Pedunculated Cirripedes of Great Britain . London: The Palaeontographical Society, 1851. 4 o. 5 engraved plates. Later wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Freeman, p.67. [ Bound with :] -- DARWIN. A Monograph on the Fossil Balanidae and Verrucidae of Great Britain . London: The Palaeontographical Society, 1854. 2 engraved plates. Uncut. FIRST EDITION. -- DARWIN. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication . 1875. 2 volumes. Provenance : Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), F.R.S., chemist, physicist and psychical researcher (armorial bookplates on front pastedowns). Second edition, fourth thousand. Freeman 880. -- DARWIN. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex . 1871. 2 volumes. (Recased, Vol. I rebacked, preserving original spine.) Provenance : The Conservative Club (gilt-stamped crest on front covers). FIRST EDITION, second issue. Freeman 940. -- DARWIN. The Expressions of Emotions in Man and Animals . 1872. 7 heliotype plates (3 folding). Uncut (recased). FIRST EDITION, second issue. Freeman 1142. -- DARWIN. Insectiverous Plants . 1875. Uncut (recased.) FIRST EDITION. Freeman 1217. -- DARWIN. The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants . 1876. Uncut (rebound, preserving original spine). Second edition, second thousand; first edition in book form. Freeman 837. -- DARWIN. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects . 1877. Second edition. Freeman 801. -- DARWIN. The Power of Movement in Plants . 1880. Contemporary green half calf. FIRST EDITION. Freeman 1325. -- DARWIN. The Power of Movement in Plants . 1880. FIRST EDITION, second thousand. Freeman 1326. -- DARWIN. The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms . 1881. FIRST EDITION. Freeman 1357. -- DARWIN. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex . 1883. Second edition, seventeenth thousand. Freeman 975. -- DARWIN. The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms . New York, 1898. Freeman 1384. -- DARWIN. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are fertilized by Insects . 1904. Second edition, 7th impression. Freeman 816. All London: John Murray 8 o, original cloth, except as stated. [ With :] [ VANITY FAIR ]. 2 color lithographed plates by Spy from Vanity Fair, "Men of the Day", each with a page of editorial comment: Charles Darwin (No. 33), and Professor Thomas Huxley, "Darwin's Bulldog" (No. 19). Each 356 x 230 mm. (19)
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