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Verlag: Folio Society, 1979
Anbieter: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
3rd Impression. 1979 3rd impression with colour illustrations; a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG slip case.
Verlag: Folio Society, London, 1977
Anbieter: Roger Lucas Booksellers, Horncastle, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. 1st edition thus this Folio Society edition, large 8vo, 360pp, colour illustrations, illustrated boards; a little faded and rubbed at spine o/w VG Copy, no Slipcase Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Verlag: The Folio Society 1977., 1977
Anbieter: Rönnells Antikvariat AB, Stockholm, Schweden
359 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's decorated cloth, in original slipcase. Book-plate. A very good copy.
Verlag: Folio Society,, London:, 1977
Anbieter: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine slipcase.
Verlag: The Folio Society, 1977
Anbieter: Jenhams Books, Dundee, Vereinigtes Königreich
hardcover. Zustand: Good. No slipcase. An attractive hardback Folio Society volume, 1977 printing, in Good condition, covers slightly grubby, a little fading to spine, interior clean and bright. No slipcase. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel.
Verlag: Folio Society, London, 1977
Anbieter: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. 360, col frontis, 11 col illus. . HB + Slipcase. Vg in slipcase (minor wear to corners). being passages from the Narrative written by Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., together with extracts from his logs, reports and letters; additional material from the diary and letters of Charles Darwin, notes from Midshipman Philip King and letters from Second Lieutenant Bartholemew Sulivan.
Verlag: The Folio Society, London, 1977
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Conrad Martens; Various (illustrator). The first thus of this collection of diary entries, letters and reports to share the history of the H. M. S. Beagle. First thus of A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle edited by David Stanbury in the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase.Being passages from the 'Narrative' written by Captain Robert FitzRoy with extracts from his logs, reports and letters.Also includes material from the diary and letters of Charles Darwin, notes from Midshipman Phillip King and letters from Batholomew Sulivan.Illustrated with twelve colour plates based from drawings by Conrad Martens. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase. The slipcase is very good indeed with some slight wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine. book.
Verlag: The Folio Society, London, 1977
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Conrad Martens; Various (illustrator). The first thus of this collection of diary entries, letters and reports to share the history of the H. M. S. Beagle. First thus of A Narrative of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle edited by David Stanbury in the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase.Being passages from the 'Narrative' written by Captain Robert FitzRoy with extracts from his logs, reports and letters.Also includes material from the diary and letters of Charles Darwin, notes from Midshipman Phillip King and letters from Batholomew Sulivan.Illustrated with twelve colour plates based from drawings by Conrad Martens. Collated, complete.Prior owner's small doodle to the bottom corner of the front pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding and slipcase. The slipcase is very good, the rear board is slightly loose and there is some slight wear to the extremities. To the binding, there is some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's small doodle to the bottom corner of the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. book.
Verlag: The Folio Society, 1977
Anbieter: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australien
Verbandsmitglied: ABA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. A copy of the 1977 Folio Society edition. Near fine book in a VG+ slipcase.
Verlag: The Folio Society, London, 1979
Anbieter: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 6 1/4 X 10 Inches. 359 PP. Illustrated deluxe edition of the exploratory journey of Charles Darwin along the South American coastline. Deluxe edition housed in original issue slipcase. Early Folio Society edition. A sharp copy.
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 1108083153ISBN 13: 9781108083157
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ISBN 10: 1108083145ISBN 13: 9781108083140
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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 766 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.
Verlag: 1968.], 1968
Anbieter: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Presentation photocopy. 12mo. Green buckram, spine gilt. 19, [1]pp. [London, c. A charming gift from explorer, writer, book collector and, of course, great-grandson of Charles Darwin, Quentin Keynes (1921-2003) to R.B. Freeman (1915-1986), who compiled Darwin's bibliography. Inscribed on the front pastedown, Keyne's writes: ?for R.B. Freeman as a small token of appreciation for his frequent bibliographical advice Quentin Keynes London June 1968.? The photocopied article is Darwin's first published piece, ?A Letter Containing Remarks on the Moral State of Tahiti, New Zealand, &c.? which appeared in the South African Christian Recorder, No. 4, Vol. 2, (September, 1836), pp.221-238. Freeman himself notes that the Recorder was ?an unexpected repository for the first contribution to current periodical literature bearing Darwin's signature.? While signed first by FitzRoy, Darwin's contributions are easily spotted being the paragraphs commencing with a ?D.? In his obituary of Freeman, W.A. Smeaton wrote that his ?principal historical interest was in Charles Darwin?his life, work and family. The Works of Charles Darwin: An Annotated Bibliographical Handlist (1965; 2nd edn, 1977) is an indispensable reference book for Darwin scholars, in which he established new standards for scientific bibliography.? Freeman, R.B. ed, The Works of Charles Darwin Vol 1. (New York, 1987) p.xxvi; Smeaton, W.A., ?Obituary. Richard Broke Freeman: 1 April - 1 September 1986? in BJHS, Vol. 21, p 101.
Verlag: John Murray for the Royal Geographical Society of London, London, 1836
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Soft cover. 1st Edition. Volume VI, Part 1. Single issue. First edition. Original wraps. Cover and spine rubbed and moderately soiled, though still very well preserved for wraps from the period. Contains Robert Fitzroy's preliminary account of the voyage of the Beagle, describing Charles Darwin as "a zealous volunteer. He will make known the results of his five years' voluntary seclusion and disinterested exertions in the cause of science." Encompassing pages 311-343. Also includes John Helder Wedge's "On the Country Around Port Philip, South Australia" and Thomas Mitchell's "Latest Accounts from Australia".
Verlag: John Murray for the Royal Geographical Society of London, London, 1837
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Soft cover. 1st Edition. Volume VII, Part 1. Single issue. First edition. Original wraps. Partially uncut. Includes two articles by R. Wellsted of his expeditions in Arabia, pp. 21-34 & 102-113, with 17" x 17" black and white folding map of Oman (including margins) and a 8.75" x 6" map of the Ruins of Nakab al Hajar, both at rear. Also includes Captain Robert FitzRoy's attempt to ascend the Santa Cruz River in Patagonia with members of the Beagle, including Charles Darwin, pp. 114-126, with 11" x 5" map at rear.
Verlag: Henry Colburn, London, 1839
Anbieter: Tinakori Books, Lower Hutt, Neuseeland
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Full-Leather. Zustand: Good. First Edition. The first two volumes of the four volume set. Volume I - Proceedings of the First Expedition. 1826-1830 under command of Captain P. Parker King. xxviii, 2 l., 597pp; Vol. II. - Proceedings of the Second Expedition, 1831-1836 under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy. xiv, 1 l., 694p, addenda, 41 plates including 2 frontispieces, lacking the four loose folding maps (2 maps in each volume) and the "Chart of a part of South America" in volume I. Volume II is lacking the title page but has the half-title page. Browning mostly front portions of both books and plates, some old marginal damp stains, both books in full tree calf bindings, recased with new marbled endpapers, using original spine strips, lower half of Vol. II spine strip sympathetically replaced. Gilt monogram of General Assembly library on both volumes. Please enquire if you are interested in purchasing volumes separately.
Verlag: Published by Henry Colburn, London, 1839
Anbieter: Keoghs Books, Skipton, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
, Volume I xxviii, [4], 597 pp +errata. Volume II xiv [2], 694 pp. Appendix Volume,viii, 352 pp., 54 black and white plates which include 7 loose folding maps. The loose maps are all facsimiles and not originals. First Edition , rebound, all three books in similar condition, externally clean and sound, a few small repairs to preliminary pages, a little scattered foxing to plates, vol 2 has water stains to early plates, overall in very good condition , quarter cream and pale blue paper over boards, black titles to spine labels, new endpapers , Octavo, 23.5 cm x 15 cm Hardback ISBN:
Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition, with second issue of volume 3. 4 volumes (comprising volumes 1-3 and appendix to volume 2), half-titles, 56 engraved maps and plates, including 8 folding maps, one with repairs to verson, 6 of which are in sleeves, two of which are bound in. Volume 1, 2 and appendix in original blue cloth, volume 3 in brown cloth, with pages v-vi not found in, and 16pp. publisher's catalogue dated August 1839, followed by tipped in slip (consistent with copies of the separate issue of Darwin's volume). Boards moderately rubbed, spotted, modest discoloration. Rebacked preserving original spines and with endpages renewed. The Streeter copy, with his sticker bookplate to front pastedowns, sold at the Frank S. Streeter Library, Christie's New York, Monday 16 April 2007, lot 140. Freeman 10; Borba de Moraes p.247; Sabin 37826. Further details and images available on request.
Verlag: Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough Street., London, 1839
Anbieter: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, Vereinigtes Königreich
FOUR VOLUMES (with Appendix to Vol. II). FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. Vol. I, xxviii + [iv] + 597 pp.; Vol. II, xiv + [ii] + 694 + [i] pp. Addenda; Appendix to Volume II, vii + 352 pp.; Volume III, xiv + 615 pp. Rebound in later full calf; spines in compartments with raised bands and contrasting maroon morocco title labels, gilt. Some browning of edges, occasional foxing; otherwise a very good copy. Despite the loss of one plate and the small loss on one or two maps this is a fine opportunity to acquire a very good example of the first edition of one of the most famous books in the world. Illustrated by 48 engraved plates with tissue guards, including 2 frontispieces, one folding chart (lacks the small chart of Santa Cruz, Vol. II, p. 339 which has been replaced by a facsimile). The 7 folding maps in front pockets and by one folded on linen in rear pocket of Vol. I, and by text figures and tables (in Appendix vol.). The Maps have all been neatly repaired along the folds and some have a little loss. The maps were printed on poor paper and are frequently fragile. I can supply photos of these to anyone considering purchase. First edition of the reports of the Admiralty Survey expedition to the Southern Coasts of South America by HMS Adventure and HMS Beagle, which also includes Darwin's own journal, his first published book. Volume I of the Narrative describes the voyage under the command of Phillip Parker King of the Adventure, Commander and Surveyor and Senior Officer of the Expedition, 1826-30. In 1828 Pringle Stokes of the Beagle, Commander and Surveyor, was succeeded as Captain by Robert Fitzroy. Vol. II describes Fitzroy's voyage in the Beagle alone, during which he completed the survey, with Charles Darwin aboard as naturalist. Fitzroy acted as editor for both Vols. I and II. Vol. III consists of Darwin's Journal and Remarks. His voyage in the Beagle transformed the intellectual career of Charles Darwin and hence in the history of biology. As a result he was able to prepare for his life's work, involving his gradual realisation that species were not fixed and immutable since the creation but could change and evolve. (Freeman,10). NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE DARWIN NATURAL HISTORY TRAVEL TOPOGRAPHY AMERICAS 19TH CENTURY FIRST EDITION NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE.
Verlag: London: Henry Colburn, 1839, 1839
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition, association copy, with the inscription "Wedgwood, Maer" faintly pencilled on the half-title of Darwin's volume,itself the first issue of his first published book. The prominent Wedgwood family were relatives of his; he frequently visited their Staffordshire home, Maer Hall, and consulted them about the publication of his account of the Beagle's voyage. The Darwin and Wedgwood families became closely intertwined in the 18th century, linked by friendships, business dealings, and a number of first and second cousin marriages. Charles's grandfathers were the renowned pottery entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and the physician Erasmus Darwin, and Charles himself married his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1839. He corresponded with several members of the Wedgwood family about the publication of his volume, the Journal and Remarks (now popularly known as The Voyage of the Beagle), and invited them to read the manuscript notebook of his travels upon which the work was based. Fanny and Hensleigh Wedgwood were specifically asked to provide feedback, which the latter gave in a letter dated 20 December 1836, describing it as a "very interesting journal" (Darwin Correspondence Project). Darwin also discussed the possibility of his account being accompanied by that of Fitzroy with his sister Caroline Wedgwood (ibid.). At the time of publication, Maer Hall was owned by Josiah Wedgwood II and the rector of Maer parish church was John Allen Wedgwood. We have been unable to attribute the inscription to any one individual member of the family; Maer Hall was sold in 1843, suggesting that this copy was incorporated into the Wedgwood library before this date. These four volumes on the voyages of HMS Adventure and Beagle, including Darwin's Journal and Remarks, are "famous as the genesis of his theory of evolutionary biology" (Hill). Darwin's volume is an outstanding account of natural history exploration, describing the fieldwork that ultimately led to the publication of On the Origin of Species (1859). As Freeman notes, of Darwin's books this "is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to On the Origin of Species as the most often printed" (p. 31). Darwin himself would state that "the voyage of the 'Beagle' has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career. I have always felt that I owe to the voyage the first real training or education of my mind; I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history, and thus my powers of observation were improved" (Life and Letters I, p. 61). The Journal and Remarks was printed before the end of January 1839, the month Darwin was elected to the Royal Society, and so his name appears without the letters F.R.S. on the second title. Volume I contains Philip Parker King's account of the expedition on the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, surveying the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. In Volume II (and its appendix bound separately as issued), Captain Fitzroy describes the Beagle's second voyage between 1831 and 1836, to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia, and other countries. Volume III is Darwin's account of his time aboard the Beagle. The popularity of the latter exceeded its companion volumes, leading to Colburn bringing out a separate edition in the same year. Freeman 10; Hill I, pp. 104-5; Norman 584; Sabin 37826. Francis Darwin, ed., The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, 1887; Darwin Correspondence Project, letter 7 December 1836, to Caroline Darwin, ref. DCP-LETT-325; 20 December 1836, from Hensleigh Wedgwood, ref. DCP-LETT-332. Three volumes in four (vols I-III and appendix to vol. II), octavo (225 x 142 mm). Rebound to style in brown half calf, twin red morocco spine labels, compartments and raised bands elaborately blind-tooled and gilt-tooled respectively, marbled sides and edges, brown endpapers. With 47 engraved plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy, and others by T. Landseer, S. Bull, T. Prior, and others, 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. and C. Walker (8 bound in and 1 loose in pocket at rear pastedown of vol. II), numerous diagrams and tables within text. Vol. I bound without half-title. Binding presenting smartly; contents generally fresh and clean, occasional neat pencil marginal annotations and small ink "90" to half-titles, upper margin of vol. I sig. 2D8 creased and nicked at edge; plates and maps foxed, closed tears to latter repaired (with no loss and in most cases discreetly), faint damp stain along top edge of first map in vol. I, second map of same sometime reattached with cloth tape. Overall, a handsome set in very good condition.
Verlag: London Henry Colburn, 1839
Anbieter: Shapero Rare Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition, early issue, 3 vols in 4, 8vo, ownership signature to half-title vol. I, title vol. II, half-title vol. III; 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. & C. Walker; 47 etched plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy and others, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, glazed yellow endpapers, vols I-III neatly recased preserving majority of original spines, inner hinges of vols I-III neatly strengthened. This set with the following early issue points: the half-title to vol. III does not contain the initials F.R.S. after Darwin's name thus denoting an early printing of the preliminaries prior to Darwin becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society on 24th January 1839, all spines imprinted Colburn / London rather than London / Colburn, each volume bears the author's name, lacking from later issues, this set without advertisements as sometimes and as noted by Freeman, light foxing and stains to frontispiece and plates vol. II, overall a good clean set. Darwin's first published, and his most widely read book: the account of the most important 19th-century voyage. On this voyage Darwin prepare for his life's work, ultimately leading to The Origin of the Species. From the library of Charles Joseph LaTrobe, Superintendent of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales from 1839 to 1851, and from 1st July 1851 (until his departure three years later) the first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria; with his distinctive signature to all three volumes. An evangelical Christian (his father was a leader of the Moravian Church), LaTrobe spent fifteen years in the Australian colonies, leaving in 1854 a disillusioned and dispirited man. His time in office coincided with a period of tremendous expansion, with major infrastructure projects (roads and sanitation being a priority) however much of central Melbourne's green landscape can be put down to LaTrobe's foresight in preserving this land as open space. On his arrival in Port Phillip LaTrobe's first speech put him at odds with the settlers of the District. These pioneers were looking to better their lot, expecting grants of land which would lead to the dispossession of the aboriginal peoples, yet LaTrobe spoke of different priorities: 'It is not by individual aggrandisement, by the possession of numerous flocks or herds, or by costly acres, that the people shall secure for the country enduring prosperity and happiness, but by the acquisition and maintenance of sound religious and moral institutions without which no country can become truly great'. This clash of ideas was highlighted by Darwin in his Journal of The Voyages of HMS Beagle, published a few months before LaTrobe made his speech. In it Darwin observed that in 'the wide extent of the Americas, Polynesia, the Cape of Good Hope, and Australia' the native populations were being suppressed. 'The varieties of man', he noted, 'seem to act on each other in the same way as different species of animals the stronger always extirpating the weaker.' This theory of the survival of the fittest became the justification for many colonists in the removal of indigenous peoples from their native land. Darwin was given the third volume The Voyages of HMS Beagle, writing 'I am to have the third volume, in which I intend giving a kind of journal of a naturalist, not following however always the order of time, but rather the order of position ' The first volume contains King's account of the expedition in the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; and the second (and its appendix volume) describes the narrative of the Beagle's second voyage under Capt. Fitzroy made between 1831 and 1836 to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. 'The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science, knowing the importance of evidence, almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change. The experiences of his five years. and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought' (DSB). Freeman 11; Hill 1, pp104-105; Norman 584; Sabin 37826.
First edition. THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. First edition, first issue, in original cloth. The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career" (Charles Darwin, Life and Letters I, p. 61). "The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science, knowing the importance of evidence, almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change . The experiences of his five years in the Beagle, how he dealt with them, and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought" (DSB). The third volume comprises Darwin's own journal of his voyage in the Beagle, which is the first issue of his first published book. It is "is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to On the Origin of Species as the most often printed" (Freeman, 31). It is "one of the most interesting records of natural history exploration ever written and is one of the most important, for it was on this voyage that Darwin prepared for his lifework, ultimately leading to The Origin of Species" (Hill I: 104-105). Volume I of the Narrative concerns the initial surveying expedition, 1826-30, under Philip Parker King in the Adventure, during which FitzRoy succeeded Pringle Stokes as commander of the accompanying Beagle. Volume II describes FitzRoy's continuation and completion of the survey with the Beagle alone, ending in 1836. 'The surveys he carried out in South American waters established FitzRoy as a first-rate hydrographer and won for him the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society (1837). Because his marine surveys were accurate to such a high degree they are still used as the foundation for a number of charts of that area' (DSB). Provenance: Sir H. Townshend, 25 Boston Street, Piccadilly (contemporary ownership inscription to front pastedowns, shelf marks O-6-7 to O-6-10). "If it had not been for Robert FitzRoy, the name Charles Darwin would now be remembered, if at all, as that of a country parson with an interest in natural history, perhaps rather in the mould of Gilbert White, of Selborne. The theory of natural selection, which explains the fact of evolution, would be known from the work of Alfred Russel Wallace, who came up with the idea independently of Darwin, and whose work prompted Darwin to go public with his own ideas; we would be as familiar then with the term 'Wallacian evolution' as we are, in the real world where Robert FitzRoy lived, with the term 'Darwinian evolution'. In that real world, FitzRoy is known, so far as he is widely known at all, as Darwin's Captain on the voyage of HMS Beagle during which the young naturalist made the observations which pro- vided the inspiration for the further years of hard work on which his theory would be based. But if Charles Darwin had never lived, the name of Robert FitzRoy might be widely held in higher esteem than it is in our world, where it has remained forever in the shadow of Darwin" (Gribbin, FitzRoy, p. 11). This three-volume narrative, published in 1839, recounts the voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836. Volume I chronicles the ships' adventures while surveying the southern coast of South America from 1826 to 1830. The captain of the Beagle during that time, Pringle Stokes (1793-1828), committed suicide, partly due to the stress of battling some of the worst weather on Earth. Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), Captain of the Adventure, used Stokes' journal in preparing his official report of the voyage, but glossed over the suicide. Stokes' replacement, Captain Robert FitzRoy, requested the company of a naturalist-scientist as a companion and intellectual peer before undertaking a second voyage: "Anxious that no opportunity of collecting useful information, during the voyage, should be lost; I proposed to the Hydrographer [i.e., Francis Beaufort, Hydrographer to the British Admiralty] that some well-educated and scientific person should be sought for who would willingly share such accommodations as I had to offer, in order to profit by the opportunity of visiting distant countries yet little known. Captain Beaufort approved of the suggestion, and wrote to Professor Peacock, of Cambridge, who consulted with a friend, Professor Henslow [Darwin's former mentor and teacher], and he named Mr. Charles Darwin, grandson of Dr. Darwin the poet, as a young man of promising ability, extremely fond of geology, and indeed all branches of natural history. In consequence an offer was made to Mr. Darwin to be my guest on board, which he accepted conditionally; permission was obtained for his embarkation, and an order given by the Admiralty that he should be borne on the ship's books for provisions. The conditions asked by Mr. Darwin were, that he should be at liberty to leave the Beagle and retire from the Expedition when he thought proper, and that he should pay a fair share of the expenses of my table" (Vol. II, pp. 18-19). Volume II is FitzRoy's account of the expedition's second voyage during the years 1831-1836, when the Beagle explored Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America and the west coast of the continent. The ship then traveled to the Enchanted Islands, better known now as the Galapagos Islands. From there, the Beagle sailed to Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, around the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, Ascension Island, Bahia, Cape Verde Islands and the Azores, and then home to England. FitzRoy not only captained the Beagle, but also served as the ship's hydrographic surveyor, meteorologist, and amateur naturalist. "FitzRoy, who was more concerned with science than were many naval officers of his day, made it possible for Darwin to visit tropical lands and study their flora, fauna, and geology. The tw.
Verlag: Henry Colburn, London, 1839
Anbieter: B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
First edition. First issue. With 44 lithographed plates, most with tissue guards, 4 charts and maps inserted, 8 charts and maps loose in cover pockets, text woodcuts. Original cloth; upper back skillfully repaired, fore edge waterstain to vol. 2 frontispiece, plate unaffected, otherwise interiors especially clean. Overall an excellent set. First edition, first issue recording the historic voyage of the Beagle, including Darwin's Journal which forms the third volume of the Narrative. This set is of great rarity; it contains Darwin's first published book, the beginning of a whole new conception of the origin and evolution of the various species of life on earth. Captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865) commanded the five-year expedition, during which time the Beagle visited Brazil, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Chili, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and other countries and islands on the way. Darwin's account of the voyage is one of the most important records of natural history exploration ever written, and provided a foundation for the entire structure of modern biology.