DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. 1860. Second edition, second issue. With 1859 (first thousand) on verso of half-title and advertisements dated January 1860. Freeman binding variant a. The largest printing of any edition or issue during Darwin's lifetime. In this edition Darwin abbreviated the whale-bear story on p. 184, a change which he later regretted, although he never restored the longer version found in the first edition. Freeman 376. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1860. First American Edition, first issue (text of English second edition). Freeman 377. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1860. First American edition, first or second issue. Freeman 377 or 378. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1869. Fifth edition, tenth thousand. FIRST USE OF THE PHRASE 'SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST', coined by Herbet Spencer in 1852, but generally associated with Darwin, on p.91 of this edition of two thousand copies. Freeman 387. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1872. Sixth edition, twelfth thousand. FIRST USE OF THE WORD 'EVOLUTION', which occurs twice on p. 201 and four times on p. 424. Freeman 392. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1872. Sixth edition, twelfth thousand (another copy). Freeman 392. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1875. Text of the sixth English edition. Freeman 399. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1876. (Recased.) Sixth edition, eighteenth thousand. THE FINAL TEXT with the last changes made by Darwin, published six years before his death in 1882. A small edition, of only 1,250 copies. "This number is as small as any, being equalled only by that of the first edition; and, whilst the latter has been carefully conserved in libraries, no attention seems to have been paid to this one. It does not seem to have been previously recognized as the first printing of the final text, and is remarkably hard to come by" (Freeman 401). -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1878. Sixth edition, twentieth thousand. Freeman 403. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1884. Sixth edition, twenty-sixth thousand. Freeman 412. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1890. (Recased.) Sixth edition, thirty-ninth thousand. Freeman 436. All London: John Murray, 8o, in original cloth, except as stated.An extensive collection of some of the numerous editions of On the Origin of Species published during Darwin's lifetime, and immediately after, showing the long evolution of Darwin's theory after it was first made public. By the time of his death the book had gone through six editions and thirty-seven printings. The term 'survival of the fittest' was first included ten years after the book's initial publication, and the keyword 'evolution' was added a full thirteen years later. The collection includes the rare first version printed of Darwin's final text. (11)

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. 1860. Second edition, second issue. With 1859 (first thousand) on verso of half-title and advertisements dated January 1860. Freeman binding variant a. The largest printing of any edition or issue during Darwin's lifetime. In this edition Darwin abbreviated the whale-bear story on p. 184, a change which he later regretted, although he never restored the longer version found in the first edition. Freeman 376. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1860. First American Edition, first issue (text of English second edition). Freeman 377. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1860. First American edition, first or second issue. Freeman 377 or 378. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1869. Fifth edition, tenth thousand. FIRST USE OF THE PHRASE 'SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST', coined by Herbet Spencer in 1852, but generally associated with Darwin, on p.91 of this edition of two thousand copies. Freeman 387. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1872. Sixth edition, twelfth thousand. FIRST USE OF THE WORD 'EVOLUTION', which occurs twice on p. 201 and four times on p. 424. Freeman 392. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1872. Sixth edition, twelfth thousand (another copy). Freeman 392. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1875. Text of the sixth English edition. Freeman 399. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1876. (Recased.) Sixth edition, eighteenth thousand. THE FINAL TEXT with the last changes made by Darwin, published six years before his death in 1882. A small edition, of only 1,250 copies. "This number is as small as any, being equalled only by that of the first edition; and, whilst the latter has been carefully conserved in libraries, no attention seems to have been paid to this one. It does not seem to have been previously recognized as the first printing of the final text, and is remarkably hard to come by" (Freeman 401). -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1878. Sixth edition, twentieth thousand. Freeman 403. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1884. Sixth edition, twenty-sixth thousand. Freeman 412. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1890. (Recased.) Sixth edition, thirty-ninth thousand. Freeman 436. All London: John Murray, 8o, in original cloth, except as stated. An extensive collection of some of the numerous editions of On the Origin of Species published during Darwin's lifetime, and immediately after, showing the long evolution of Darwin's theory after it was first made public. By the time of his death the book had gone through six editions and thirty-seven printings. The term 'survival of the fittest' was first included ten years after the book's initial publication, and the keyword 'evolution' was added a full thirteen years later. The collection includes the rare first version printed of Darwin's final text. (11)

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DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. 1860. Second edition, second issue. With 1859 (first thousand) on verso of half-title and advertisements dated January 1860. Freeman binding variant a. The largest printing of any edition or issue during Darwin's lifetime. In this edition Darwin abbreviated the whale-bear story on p. 184, a change which he later regretted, although he never restored the longer version found in the first edition. Freeman 376. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1860. First American Edition, first issue (text of English second edition). Freeman 377. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1860. First American edition, first or second issue. Freeman 377 or 378. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1869. Fifth edition, tenth thousand. FIRST USE OF THE PHRASE 'SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST', coined by Herbet Spencer in 1852, but generally associated with Darwin, on p.91 of this edition of two thousand copies. Freeman 387. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1872. Sixth edition, twelfth thousand. FIRST USE OF THE WORD 'EVOLUTION', which occurs twice on p. 201 and four times on p. 424. Freeman 392. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1872. Sixth edition, twelfth thousand (another copy). Freeman 392. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... New York, 1875. Text of the sixth English edition. Freeman 399. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1876. (Recased.) Sixth edition, eighteenth thousand. THE FINAL TEXT with the last changes made by Darwin, published six years before his death in 1882. A small edition, of only 1,250 copies. "This number is as small as any, being equalled only by that of the first edition; and, whilst the latter has been carefully conserved in libraries, no attention seems to have been paid to this one. It does not seem to have been previously recognized as the first printing of the final text, and is remarkably hard to come by" (Freeman 401). -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1878. Sixth edition, twentieth thousand. Freeman 403. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1884. Sixth edition, twenty-sixth thousand. Freeman 412. -- DARWIN. On the Origin of Species ... 1890. (Recased.) Sixth edition, thirty-ninth thousand. Freeman 436. All London: John Murray, 8o, in original cloth, except as stated.

An extensive collection of some of the numerous editions of On the Origin of Species published during Darwin's lifetime, and immediately after, showing the long evolution of Darwin's theory after it was first made public. By the time of his death the book had gone through six editions and thirty-seven printings. The term 'survival of the fittest' was first included ten years after the book's initial publication, and the keyword 'evolution' was added a full thirteen years later. The collection includes the rare first version printed of Darwin's final text. (11)

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