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Langford Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Peterborough, UK: Langford Press. Exact facsimile of 1862 1st edition in limited ed. of 1000 copies. 372pp. b/w illus. As new. . As New. Hardcover. Limited Edition of 1000 copies. 2012.

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Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1862 to support Darwin's claims about the evolutionary importance of 'intercrossing', this study argues that orchids benefit from cross-pollination and that the intricate shape of their flowers evolved so as to facilitate this. It includes a brief explanation of botanical terms and is illustrated with 34 woodcuts.

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Cambridge University Press, 2011-05-19. 1. Paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. 5x0x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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Stanfordvilly NY: Earl M. Coleman, 1979. Hardcover. pp. xi, vi, 365. 12mo. Butter-yellow cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. B&w illustrations. Light shelfwear, previous owner's bookplate, text clean and unmarked. Dustjacket scuffed with some short tears and chips at edges. Part of the series "Orchid Library". Facsimile reprint: "A faithful reproduction of the 1862 classic with an appreciative foreword by Norris H. Williams

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Earl M. Coleman., 1979. Rep.. pp. xi, vi, 365. Scattered, light foxing to top-edge. With repaired dw. Overall vg. in good to vg. dw. When this work was first published in 1862, the furor over �The Origin of Species� was in full swing. Darwin wrote this work to further elaborate on his theory of evolution. This is a faithful reproduction of the 1862 first edition.

Langford Press, 15/08/2012 00:00:01. hardcover. Like New. 2.8978 in x 19.4852 in x 13.2899 in.

London: John Murray, 1862. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi 365 pages, indexed, illustrated, plus 32 pages of other John Murray publications. Brown cloth with gilt flower on front panel. The boards: The spine strip is badly damaged, with loss along the edge and tail; the front board wears the remnants of a label, and the edges are chipped. Internally: there are two handwritten numbers on the head of the spine strip, the top one crossed out, the second repeated on the verso of the front end paper; the front end paper and the following blank page are partially detached; there are a series of ownership inscriptions - a stamp on the front end paper; three on the title page as well as two more interspersed along the page's blank edge and o, plus a handwritten one, again on the title page. One of the ownership stamps is superimposed on an association one (ECLECTIC ASSOCIATION of VICTORIA), the latter with its stamp also on the blank edge of the fold out… Read More

vi+365,+[1] pages with one folding plate and 33 woodcuts in text without the advertisements. Small octavo (7 1/2" 4 3/4") bound in full 19th-century calf, spine gilt stamped spine in five compartments divided by double gilt fillets with Rugby School coat of arms to cover. Marbled end pages. (Clark: 180-181); Freeman 800; Norman 595) First edition.
Fertilisation of Orchids is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin published on 15 May 1862 under the full explanatory title On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids Are Fertilized by Insects, and On the Good Effects of Intercrossing. Darwin's previous book, On the Origin of Species, had briefly mentioned evolutionary interactions between insects and the plants they fertilized, and this new idea was explored in detail. Field studies and practical scientific investigations that were initially a recreation for Darwin—a relief from the drudgery of writing—developed into enjoyable and challenging experiments. Aided in his work by… Read More

London: John Murray, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 20.5cm x 14.5cm. vi, 366 pages, 32 advertisements, 1 folding plate, black and white illustrations in text. Aged reback with original spine laid down, original maroon cloth, gilt lettering with blind and gilt-stamped decoration. First edition, first issue, of Darwin's first published work after the Origin of Species, providing evidence supporting his theory of evolution through natural selection. Darwin believed this volume tackled the question of design in nature. He maintained that the complex internal arrangements and ornate ridges of orchids were not created for the sake of beauty, but for the functional purpose of facilitating reproduction. Includes a folding wood-engraved plate, 33 wood-engraved illustrations, as well as the gold-blocked orchid illustration on the cover. This copy with the advertisements dated December, 1861. Aged reback with the original spineback laid down with some loss. Minor foxing.… Read More

London: John Murray. Original maroon cloth with a gilt orchid on the front cover. First Edition. This volume followed Darwin's On the Origin of Species and further supported his theory of natural selection. Woodcuts and the woodcut folding plate. Repair to spine, some letters missing. Internals nice. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1862.