ID 1236309
Lot 79 | On the Origin of Species
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$ 70 000 – 90 000
First edition of "the most important single work in science" (Dibner). A bright copy. "A turning point, not only in the history of science, but in the history of ideas in general" (DSB). Although some key observations and findings from the voyage of the Beagle acted as his initial inspiration, Darwin’s ideas about the beneficial mutation of species did not cohere into the theory of evolution until his reading of Thomas Malthus’s Essay on the Principle of Population in 1838. The gestation of the theory was slow, but in 1856, following a conversation with Sir Charles Lyell about his hypothesis, Darwin was determined to bring it to a conclusion. Two years later he had composed an extended treatise entitled "Natural Selection," two-thirds complete at 250,000 words. Then in June 1858 Darwin received a letter about evolution from Alfred Russel Wallace, who had independently arrived at similar conclusions. The two scientists issued a joint paper on the subject at the Linnean Society on 1 July. Darwin was now forced to publish and, urged on by Hooker, he condensed his big book into an "abstract" of some 155,000 words. "The book, stripped of references and academic paraphernalia, was aimed not at the specialists, but directly at the reading public." Finally published as On the Origin of Species on 24 November 1859 in a print run of 1250 copies, the work expounded a theory of evolution that was recognizably superior and of infinitely greater impact than all previous hypotheses explaining biological diversity. Dibner Heralds (1980) 199; Freeman 373; Garrison-Morton (1991) 220; Grolier English 193; Grolier Science 23b; Norman 593; PMM 344b; Sparrow Milestones 49; Waller 10786.
Octavo (197 x 124 mm). Half-title, folding lithographic diagram; 32-page list of John Murray's books at end dated June 1859 (marginal inkspot to pp 216-217, a few occasional pale foxmarks near gutter or minor spots, first 4 leaves dog-eared, erased pencil ownership signature on half-title). Publisher's green cloth, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, brown coated endpapers, with the ticket of Edmonds & Remnants of London [Freeman binding variant a] (recased, light rubbing to spine, corners and coating of endpapers, very faint shadow of removed label on upper cover). Custom quarter morocco clamshell box.
| Artiste: | Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Angleterre |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Livres imprimés |
| Artiste: | Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882) |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Angleterre |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Livres imprimés |
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| Numéro de lot | 79 |
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| Date de l'enchère | 27.06.2024 |
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