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Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. Beagle Under Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N.
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Darwin
London: John Murray, 1909.FREEMAN 117. The fourth issue of the popular edition.
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The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Darwin
London: John Murray, 1888.FREEMAN 808.
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Questions About the Breeding of Animals
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London: Society for the Bibliography of Natural History, 1968. -
Charles Darwin’s Zoology Notes & Specimen Lists from H.M.S. Beagle
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. -
The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
AU$450.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Darwin
London: John Murray, 1890.Darwin’s first published work after the Origin of Species, providing evidence supporting his theory of evolution through natural selection. Darwin believed this volume tackled the question of design in nature. He maintained that the complex internal arrangements and ornate ridges of orchids were not created for the sake of beauty, but for the functional purpose of facilitating reproduction. This copy with the advertisements dated June, 1897, and from the collection of the former Premier of Queensland, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, with his embossed stamp.