NY, D. Appleton, 1893-1904. The Authorized Edition and first collected edition of his works. Fifteen volumes: Life and Letters, with photographic frontispiece; Habits of Climbing Plants; Geological Observations; Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms; Movement in Plants; Insectivorous Plants; Animals and Plants (2 volumes); Coral Reefs; Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom; The Origin of the Species; The Voyage of the Beagle; The Descent of Man; Fertilisation of Orchids by Insects; Forms of Flowers on Plants. Darwin's writings had had tremendous impact on both the scientific world and popular thought ever since the publication of On the Origins of Species in 1859, but it was more than a decade after his death before a publisher thought to produce a uniform edition of his collected work. Three quarter leather and marbled boards; gilt top edge. The drying of the leather has resulted in rubbing to the spine bands; corners, joints and foredges; in all, still a very good set. [#027880] SOLD

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