Siebold C T E (4 results)

Condition: Very good. viii, 110, 1 engraved plate. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. title page slightly browned. Vg. Translated from the original German edition, 'Wahre Parthenogenesis bei Schmetterlingen und Bienen' (1856), by William S. Dallas (1824-1890). Siebold's ground breaking work, explored the fascinating subject of parthenogenesis, the development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg. On receiving from T.H. Huxley, a summary of the original German edition of this work, Charles Darwin wrote to Huxley, 9th December 1856, 'I am infinitely obliged for your note with Siebolds [sic] most wonderful facts, which stretch one's faith to the utmost in that admirable observer. Males always coming from unimpregnated eggs beats everything one ever heard!'. Darwin then requests 'Sometime when you can spare Siebold's Book for 2 or 3 weeks (for I am slow at German) I shd. Very much like to borrow it Will it not be translated?'.

2. Haarlem, Becht, 1990, in-8°, 70 pp, numerous bw + coloured ills, bibliography in the notes, sewn, orig.wrapper.

144 S. + 1 Tafel. Pappband der Zeit, Ecken bestoßen. Die Tafel ist stockfleckig, Stempel auf Titelrückseite (auf Titel durchscheinend), sonst in sehr guter Erhaltung. Ein Beitrag zur Fortpflanzungsgeschichte der Thiere.

vi, 144 p., 1 plate, paperbound (original printed front cover).According to DSB, "While in Münich, Siebold completed 'Ueber die Band- und Blasenwürmer nebst einer Einleitung über die Entstehung der Eingeweidewürmer' and actively participated in the research of his student Bilharz. Siebold's most important topic of research, however, was parthenogenesis. The plate of this work shows the adult animal, the larvae and the shells they occupy and modify. With a library stamp and signature of U. Studer on title. Text rather spotted (as usual), spine and rear wrapper expertly replaced, otherwise very good. DSB vol. 12, p. 421; Horn-Schenkling 20376.