Title: On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and On the Good Effects of Intercrossing Author: Darwin, Charles Place: London Publisher: John Murray Date: 1862 Description: vi, 365, [1], + 32 ad pp. Woodcut illustrations in text. (8vo) 7¾x5, original brown cloth gilt orchid emblem on front, spine lettered in gilt, housed in a custom half green morocco slipcase. First edition. Advertisements dated December, 1861. Darwin's important work on the relations between flowers and insects, describing the means, developed over long periods of evolution, for insuring cross fertilization. Lot Amendments Condition: Light edge wear, corners lightly bumped, hinges cracking; else very good. Item number: 184466
Title: On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and On the Good Effects of Intercrossing Author: Darwin, Charles Place: London Publisher: John Murray Date: 1862 Description: vi, 365, [1], + 32 ad pp. Woodcut illustrations in text. (8vo) 7¾x5, original brown cloth gilt orchid emblem on front, spine lettered in gilt, housed in a custom half green morocco slipcase. First edition. Advertisements dated December, 1861. Darwin's important work on the relations between flowers and insects, describing the means, developed over long periods of evolution, for insuring cross fertilization. Lot Amendments Condition: Light edge wear, corners lightly bumped, hinges cracking; else very good. Item number: 184466
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