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Darwin, Charles
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- Darwin, Charles
- Über die Entstehung der arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung... [On the Origin of Species... translated by H.G. Bronn]. Stuttgart: E. Schwiezerbart, 1860
- Darwin, Charles
- Printed Book
8vo, FIRST GERMAN EDITION, half-title, 4pp. "Prospectus" and 2pp. "Ankündigung" at front, with the historical sketch in its earliest (shorter) form, one plate, brown straight-grain cloth over green marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, edges stained, some spotting and browning, occasional pencil underlining, some rubbing to edges of binding
Provenance
Dr C---- Folder, ownership inscription on endpaper
Literature
Freeman 672
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Heinrich Georg Bronn, professor of natural and technical sciences and director of the zoological collection at Heidelberg University, wrote to Darwin in early 1860 offering to supervise a translation of The Origin.
Working from the second English edition, he, as requested by Darwin, "append[ed] notes of refutation or confirmation" (letter to Bronn, 4 February 1860) as a fifteenth chapter. However, Darwin was ultimately "not happy" since (according to Freeman), Bronn "had also excised bits of which he did not approve".