Lot 99
Darwin (Charles) On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, first edition, original cloth, 1862.
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Darwin (Charles) On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and on the Good Effects of Intercrossing, first edition, wood-engraved folding plate and illustrations, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated December 1861 at end, occasional light spotting, a few stains where specimens previously loosely inserted, bookplate of Edward Atkinson, original pictorial purple cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, boards lightly mottled, spine faded as usual, [Freeman 800, variant a], 8vo, 1862.
Description
Darwin (Charles) On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and on the Good Effects of Intercrossing, first edition, wood-engraved folding plate and illustrations, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated December 1861 at end, occasional light spotting, a few stains where specimens previously loosely inserted, bookplate of Edward Atkinson, original pictorial purple cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, boards lightly mottled, spine faded as usual, [Freeman 800, variant a], 8vo, 1862.
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