Clark Seward (7 results)

Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. Very good, boards bumped and bruised, 1/8" tears at bottom corners, rubbed and worn edges Hardcover quarto 12 3/8" x 12 1/2", in pictorial boards (no dust jacket), 282 pp.

Text unmarked. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustwrapper. ~Rear endpaper uncracked at gutter, front endpaper just starting. 10 plates + map. Original quarter ivory parchment, slightly sunned on spine. Front board lettered in gilt with red gilt crest. Library stamp of 'Anat Dept. Library Univ. Cambridge.' With shelf number to front end-page. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. First edition. Text unmarked. Size: 23pp.

1st Edition. 1st Edition. First and Only Edition commemorated the celebration held at Cambridge from June 22 to June 24, 1909, marked the centenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 50th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species." This event was a significant gathering of scientists and scholars from around the world to honour Darwin's contributions to science.The Darwin Celebration of 1909 was a landmark event commemorating the profound impact of Charles Darwin's work on the scientific community and the broader understanding of the natural world. The proceedings reflected both the historical significance and the ongoing influence of Darwin's ideas in various scientific disciplines. This particular edition was owned by E.M.Forster as well as Laura Mary Forster. Charles Darwin stayed at her house in Surrey in 1879 and Laura was a lifelong friend of Darwin's eldest daughter Henrietta. Size: 8.1/2" x 10 1/2" in the original quarter beige buckram, dark brown paper sides. The cover has Gold and Red stamping as well as blind embossing around the University of Cambridge emblem. The spine has browning and on the back cover a small layer of the paper has been rubbed off. All binding tight and no markings. This is a unique and very good copy of a scarce limited edition publication.

Condition: Good. [4] The official four page 'Programme' sent to delegates attending the Darwin commemoration held in Cambridge between 22 and 24 June, 1909 when the University hosted scientists, scholars and public figures from 167 different countries to celebrate the centenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the ?ftieth anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. The large quarto-sized printed bifolium has a single horizontal fold which is torn about 4cm along from the foreedge, withe old folds near the foreedge. The text offers a detailed programme of events which begins with the Reception of Delegates in an evening reception at the Fitzwilliam Museum, through a Garden Party in the Fellows Garden at Trinity College, hosted by 'Mr William Erasums Darwin' and numerous other members of the Darwin family to the Rede Lecture delivered by Sir Archibald Geikie. There are additional notes about the Darwin Exhibition and the availability of 'most interesting volumes' from Charles Darwin's Library. The programme is dated May 31, 1909 when it would have been finalised and sent to delegates. Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

First edition, first impression, of this souvenir guide to the extensive celebrations commemorating the centenary of Darwin's birth and fiftieth anniversary of the Origin of Species; over 400 scientists and dignitaries from 167 countries were involved. This work includes a timetable of the events and an outline of Darwin's life extracted from Francis Darwin's (1848-1925) Life and Letters (1887) and More Letters of Charles Darwin (1903), which was co-edited by Seward. Freeman notes that this edition is also encountered bound in quarter parchment; no priority has been established. Freeman 1481. Quarto. Photogravure portrait frontispiece, 3 photogravure portrait plates, 7 half-tone plates, map of Cambridge. Original quarter buckram, dark greyish-brown paper sides, front cover lettered in gilt and with University of Cambridge crest in red and gilt inside circle stamped in blind. Corners and spine ends worn, spine toned, covers marked, gilt lettering a little faded but crest bright, light internal foxing, cords occasionally visible: a very good copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1979 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 212 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 212.

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