i) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. John Murray, 1872, 8vo, first edition, second issue (with 3 leaves of preliminaries and the last two signatures 2B¹ and 2A⁴), 7 heliotype plates, 3 of which folding, numerous illustrations, green cloth ruled in blind [Freeman 1142], occasional spotting to plates and title-page, some soiling to upper board; ii) Insectivorous Plants. John Murray, 1875, 8vo, first edition (only issue), 30 woodcut illustrations, original green cloth ruled in blind [Freeman 1217], head and foot of spine bumped, bookplate to front paste down endpaper; iii) The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom. John Murray, 1876, 8vo, first edition (only issue, with three line errata slip facing p.viii), original green cloth ruled in blind [Freeman 1249], head and foot of spine bumped; iv) The Power of Movements in Plants. John Murray, 1880, 8vo, first edition, first issue (with 2 lines of errata on p.x and 32pp. adverts dated "May, 1878" at end), 196 woodcut illustrations, original green cloth ruled in blind [Freeman 1325] (4)

This lot is being sold by the Charles Darwin Trust to fund the gift of Quentin Keynes’ remaining collection of important Darwin and Wallace books and manuscripts to the Linnean Society, for use in their educational programmes.