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SCIENCE - OWEN Richard (1804 - 1892) - Autograph letter signed

Autograph letter signed, dated “Jan 26th 1841” by the English biologist and paleontologist, known for interpreting fossils and coining the term 'dinosaur.' Addressed to the paleontologist Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton (1806 - 1881), presumably concerning a dinosaur fossil: “Many thanks for the Monsters, they will be presented in form to the Museum Committee this afternoon…”. 1 p. In-8. - This item is under temporary import. If the item is delivered within the United Kingdom, it will be subject to a 5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on the hammer price. 

OWEN'S MEMOIR OF THE GORILLA - FIRST EDITION

OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Memoir on the Gorilla. London: Taylor and Francis, 1865. First Edition. 4to (12 1/2" x 10") 13 lithographed plates by M. & N. Hanhart and W. West after J. Wolf, G. H. Ford and F. Robinson (including 2 hand-colored and heightened with gum arabic and one uncolored folding plate). Some scattered foxing to plates, title-page detached with tiny tears to upper right corner and right margin and 2 ink stains in upper right corner, Green cloth, spine lettered gilt and tooled with the stamp of the Athenaeum Library, uniform chemise and slipcase. FIRST EDITION. At the time of publication, the gorilla had only recently been captured and was an object of great popular curiosity. Richard Owen (1804-1892), the noted anatomist and paleontologist, here makes his riposte to Darwin's Origin of Species, by detailing the anatomy of the gorilla and arguing that the gorilla's brain differed too greatly for man to have descended from the recently discovered ape. PROVENANCE: Athenaeum Library (blind accession stamp on title-page dated 1866, gilt stamp on spine); Richard Bayard Dominick (bookplate on front pastedown); Doyle's, 17 April 2019, lot 132. Nissen ZBI 3037.

Owen (Richard, 1804-1892). A plaster relief sculpture by an unidentified artist, 1891

Owen (Richard, 1804-1892). A plaster relief sculpture by an unidentified artist, 1891 * Owen (Richard, 1804-1892). English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. A plaster relief sculpture by an unidentified artist, 1891, head and shoulders in full profile and wearing a cap within a carved decorative border comprising four birds including two cockatoos, the date 'June 1891' in relief at head and 'Sir Richard Owen, Professor of Natural History' in relief at foot of design, 25 x 19 cm, deep-set plush-lined green velvet mount in wooden frame, glazed, overall 37 x 29 x 6 cm QTY: (1) NOTE: Richard Owen is now best remembered for coining the word dinosaur. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, and was an outspoken critic of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. This plaster relief sculpture appears to have been made very near the end of Owen's life, (he died on 18 December 1892), when Owen was largely confined to his bed in Richmond, London. The significance of the date and identity of the artist has not been established. The National Portrait Gallery, London, have a list of all known portraits, most of these being oils, drawings and photographs. There is one plaster bust noted by W.H. Thornycroft from 1880 and the only portrait known from this very late period in his life is a mezzotint engraving by H.T.J. Thaddeus from 1859 and for which the artist obtained signed proofs from Owen at his home in 1891. The 'Birds Gallery' in the Natural History Museum, London, was originally designed in 1881 and between 1887 and 1891 the Museum installed a series of cases on evolutionary theory. Perhaps this was an intended design for inclusion there.

Marine Life.- Owen (Richard) Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus, only edition, 1832.

NO RESERVE Marine Life.- Owen (Richard) Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus, only edition, 8 fine engraved plates after the author, 7 with additional version in outline, one or two with spots or light marginal browning but generally an excellent clean copy, original cloth, rubbed and faded, spine worn and chipped, [Nissen ZBI 3039], 4to, 1832. ⁂ Owen's first published work, which established his reputation as a skilled anatomist.

RICHARD OWEN (1804-1892) signature on single page note headed British Museum, fully signed Richard Owen, and addressed to his college Prof. Paul Gervais, April, 1872.

RICHARD OWEN (1804-1892) signature on single page note, headed British Museum, fully signed Richard Owen, and addressed to his college Prof. Paul Gervais, April, 1872. Owen was a British biologist, palaeontologist and comparative anatomist. He was critic of Darwin's theory of evolution via natural selection, arguing that the process of evolution was more complex than Darwin's idea.

Owen, Richard: Brief 1834

Owen, Richard, brit. Mediziner, Zoologe, Anatom, Physiologe und Paläontologe, schuf den Begriff "Dinosauria", Superintendent der naturgeschichtl. Sammlung des British Museum und erster Direktor des Natural History Museum (1804-1892). Eigh. brief m. U. "Richard Owen". 1 S. Doppelblatt. 8vo. (London), Royal College of Surgeons, 22.II.1834. -- An den britischen Zoologen Thomas Bell (1792-1880), dem er einen Katalogband sendet. "... Will you allow this volume to be added to your library in the name of the Author?, and with his best wishes, and thanks for many kindnesses received ...". - Owen, der mit der Katalogisierung der gigantischen Sammlung Hunter betraut war, hatte 1833 den ersten Band der "Physiological Series" herausgebracht.

Marine Life.- Owen (Richard) Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus, only edition, 1832.

Marine Life.- Owen (Richard) Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus, only edition, 8 fine engraved plates after the author, 7 with additional version in outline, one or two with spots or light marginal browning but generally an excellent clean copy, original cloth, rubbed and faded, spine worn and chipped, [Nissen ZBI 3039], 4to, 1832. ⁂ Owen's first published work, which established his reputation as a skilled anatomist.

* Levi (Leone, 1821-1888). A collection of 68 mostly Autograph Letters Signed to Levi

* Levi (Leone, 1821-1888). A collection of 68 mostly Autograph Letters Signed to Levi Levi (Leone, 1821-1888). English jurist and statistician. A collection of 68 mostly Autograph Letters Signed to Levi from various correspondents, mostly 1860s/1880s, correspondents with signed letters include Richard Owen (1804-1892), a long letter concerning Owen's views on Levi's work on weights and measures, some staining and split along various horizontal folds and one fragment of second leaf missing, 4to, John Attfield, Augustus Voelcker, Alexander William Williamson, John Stenhouse, William Sharpey, William Chandler Roberts-Austen, John Phillips, James Caird, Herbert William Fisher, John Clay, William Hewell, Thomas Hankey, William Augustus Guy, Matthew Marshall, John Stuart Blackie, Thomas Arnold, John Lonsdale, Robert Dudley Baxter, Charles Tomlinson, George Smith, Thomas Howley, John Edward Gray, John Murray Mitchell, Robert Gordon Latham, Richard Strachey, Arthur Jules Morin, Michel Chevalier, plus other British and European politicians, academics, diplomats, statesmen, etc., various lengths, mostly 8vo, presented with separate computer-printed full descriptions with notes, alphabetically arranged in clear sleeves in a ring binder Qty: (68)

HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY RICHARD OWEN

Sir Richard Owen KCB FRMS FRS (1804 - 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. Letter thanking a Mr. Rose for a hamper of food. Dated November 9, 1866. Letter if four panel, 4.5 x 7 inches.

*Owen (Richard, 1804-1892). - Autograph letter signed 'Rd. Owen', 1 November 1858,

*Owen (Richard, 1804-1892). Autograph letter signed 'Rd. Owen', 1 November 1858, to [William] Whewell, 'Your time will be much better bestowed than in criticisng the accompanying "idyllium": but if you know of any idle "fellow" given that way, his comments, a la Bentley, and as sharp as the old Masters', would be a great favor, if retained, with a copy of my friend's effusion, at the critic's perfect leisure', 2 pages, a little creased, together with Sedgwick (Adam, 1785-1873), Autograph letter signed 'A. Sedgwick', Trinity College, 27 November 1865, to Mrs Pryme, 'I mean this letter for your Brother Charles as much as for yourself and my dear God daughter... ', sending his love and saying that he had started Charles's book "Life of Christ: An Eclectic Gospel" but put it aside and never went back, discussing his health and his failing eyesight, etc., 4 pages, 8vo, plus an autograph note in the third person from Sedgwick to Mr Brunskill, Norwich, 5 January 1862, thanking him for the photograph of Mr Evans, a little creased, small 8vo, plus an autograph postscript from the end of a letter by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), 'Weallans will now of course proceed vigorously with the alteration of the Bridge... ', initialled 'R.S.' and identified as Robert Stephenson in a slightly later hand beneath, red pencil date 12 August 1852 at head, 1 page, minor creases and marks, 8vo, plus autograph letters from Douglas Galton (1822-1899, engineer), Dr John Conolly (1794-1866, psychiatrist), plus specimen autographs of David Brewster (1781-1868), Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and Francis Galton (1822-1911) (9)

Owen (Richard) - Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus,

first edition, ink inscription to J.[ean] B[aptise]. Vérany from the Author , 15 engraved plates, lightly foxed, original cloth, spine worn, rubbed and faded, [GM 325; Nissen 3039], 4to, 1832.

Richard Owen

English biologist and paleontologist (1804-1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term 'dinosaur.' ALS, one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, Sheen Lodge letterhead, July 3, 1865. Letter to Lady Augusta. In part: "I feel much honored by the invitation with which I have been favored to meet H. M. the Queen of Holland at luncheon...& shall without fail to be present." In fine condition, with a couple of light pencil notations and mounting remnants to reverse of second integral page.

Owen, Richard

Owen, Richard On the archetype and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton. 1848. 8vo, inscribed "from the author" on front endpaper, 6 plates (2 folding) & 3 folding tables, original cloth, rubbed; Owen, Richard On the nature of limbs. 1849. 8vo, frontispiece & 2 plates, original cloth, one plate torn without loss; Owen, Richard A history of British fossil reptiles. For the author, 1849. Paris 1-3 (of 8), 61 lithographed plates, original wrappers, spines worn, covers detaching; Owen, Richard Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic sloth. 1842. 4to, 24 lithographed plates, original cloth, 1 folding plate split at folds and repaired, spotted, lacks spine; all with RCSI stamp to title; sold not subject to return (6)

Owen, Richard

Owen, Richard Odontography. [London, 1840-45], 3 volumes, 2 volumes of plates and volume 1 only of text, 8vo, 168 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, RCSI library stamps, some spotting and discolouration, slight offsetting from library stamps onto some plates, worn

SIR RICHARD OWEN (1804-1892) Memoirs on the Extinct Wingless Birds of New Zealand. London: John van Voorst, 1879. 2 vols, 4° (304mm x 245mm). Folding lithographic frontispiece by J. Gould and H.C. Richter and one lithographic plate in vol. I, 127 lithographic plates and one photographic plate including 23 folding, and one folding map of New Zealand. (Frontispiece and title page of vol. I lightly spotted, variable scattered spotting to vol. II). Contemporary half black morocco, gilt lettering to spine compartments (some light wear). FIRST EDITION OF 'A CLASSIC TREATISE' (Wood). Owen's fascinating work, containing his 'revised and numerous contributions' to the subject of the moa, the giant flightless birds of New Zealand. When a sailor brought a moa's femur to England in 1839, it was thought to be an ox-bone; Owen was the first to recognize it as a bird fossil, describing it in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, part vii, 1839, and presenting his monograph on the Dinoris in the Transactions of the Zoological Society, vol iii, in 1843. These, and a further 41 articles are included in this work on the Apteryx, Notornis, Harpagornis and several species of Dinornis. Nissen IVB, 702. Hocken p.321; Wood/McGill 509. (2)

SIR RICHARD OWEN (1804-1892) Memoir of the Dodo (Didus ineptus LINN.) with an historical introduction by the late William John Broderip. London: Taylor & Francis, 1866. 4° (318 x 244mm). 12 lithographic plates, including two hand-coloured and one large folding, with letterpress acknowledgment slip pasted to verso of dedication. (First gathering loose, very light spotting to folding plate, this with 20mm closed tear to upper edge at gutter.) Original green decorative cloth, spine lettered in gilt (boards slightly discoloured). Provenance: Sir Walter Buller, with author's presentation inscription to second front free endpaper. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION TO SIR WALTER BULLER, pre-eminent naturalist in the field of New Zealand ornithology. A fine association copy of this rare work, which consists of an historical survey of what was known about the dodo (largely written by Broderip), followed by a description of a series of bones discovered on Mauritius in 1865. The hand-coloured plates give an impression of the fully-fledged Dodo in its natural setting, whilst the large folding plate shows the complete skeleton. Nissen IVB, 703; Wood p.509.

Owen, Richard

Owen, Richard Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic sloth. London, J. van Voorst, 1842. First edition, 4to, presentation copy from the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons in London to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 25 lithographed plates, large folding plate strengthened on verso with sellotape, original cloth, some spotting, worn, cover detached, lacks spine

Owen, Sir Richard (1804-1892), Autograph letter signed, [undated], one page, unknown recipient, an invitation to j...

Owen, Sir Richard (1804-1892), Autograph letter signed, [undated], one page, unknown recipient, an invitation to join "our little musical party", (very good).

Owen (Richard, 1804-92). Autograph letter signed

Owen (Richard, 1804-92). Autograph letter signed ÔRichard OwenÕ, British Museum, 20th September 1856, to James Wyatt (1816-78), ÔAs to the paragraph relating to the generation & scales of eels which appeared in the biographical notice of my deeply lamented friend Mr. Yarrell, which was sent to the Times by my neighbour and friend Mr. Jesse, the only inaccuracy as I have pointed out to the latter, was his imagining Mr. Y. & himself to have been the discovers of the facts statedÕ and in the next paragraph continuing, ÔMr Yarrell called attention to the parasitic worms in eels, as having probably given rise to the notion of there being oviparous; and, with his friend Dr. Roots of Kingston added many corroborative facts to HunterÕs statementÕ, with a postscript telling Wyatt that he is at liberty to use any of the above about eels, 4 pp., 8vo, together with envelope addressed and signed in OwenÕs holograph, penny red stamp and strikes, the pair tipped on to an old album leaf and with a typed copy transcription of the letter by WyattÕs grandson and a printed leaf of biographical text on Owen (3)

*Owen (Richard, 1804-92). A Woodburytype print [by

*Owen (Richard, 1804-92). A Woodburytype print [by Herbert Rose Barraud], c. 1890, 23 x 17 cm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)

DARWIN, Charles, editor. The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, 1840-October 1843.

DARWIN, Charles, editor. The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, 1840-October 1843. 5 parts in 3 volumes, 4o (315 x 245 mm), comprising: Part I. OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Fossil Mammalia. 1840. With preface (to the whole work) and geological introduction by Darwin. 32 lithographic plates by G. Scharf (one folding) (lightly browned, one or two spots, some pale marginal stains to last plates). Part II. WATERHOUSE, George Robert (1810-1888). Mammalia. 1839. With geographical introduction and notes on habits and ranges by Darwin. 32 numbered hand-colored lithographic plates and 3 numbered engraved plates (lightly browned, one or two spots). Part III. GOULD, John (1804-1881). Birds. 1841. With notes on their habitats and ranges by Darwin and an anatomical appendix by T.C. Eyton. Errata leaf (torn). 50 numbered hand-colored lithographic plates by Elizabeth Gould after John Gould, unsigned (plates 9-13 and 25-26 misbound, some browning and spotting). (Some browning, some spotting.) Part IV. JENYNS, Leonard (1800-1893). Fish. 1842. 29 numbered lithographic plates by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (lightly browned, a few marginal pale stains not affecting the text). Part V. BELL, Thomas (1792-1880). Reptiles. 1843. 20 lithographic plates by Hawkins (plate 7 misbound, one or two pale stains just affecting the image on plates 18-20.) Volumes one and three bound in original publisher's green cloth decorated in blind, spines lettered in gilt, largely unopened, (rebacked preserving the original cloth, lightly stained, corners rubbed); volume two in 20th-century half blue morocco gilt; all three with matching modern quarter blue morocco gilt clamshell boxes. THE LAVISH SCIENTIFIC RECORD OF DARWIN'S COLLECTING ENDEAVOURS during the five-year voyage of the Beagle. Originally issued in 19 numbers, subsequently in five volumes, and then in this three volume issue, apparently published without volume titles. Darwin "superintended the Zoology's text, wrote introductions for the different parts, and added notes from his various Beagle records about animal behavior and habitats wherever appropriate, while also supervising the printers, proofreading the sheets, arranging artists for the plates, chivying the experts, and keeping them all moving forward within a tight self-imposed budget" (Browne). The 166 plates, 82 of which are beautifully hand-colored, form a fascinating record of the tireless energy and flair which the relatively untrained Darwin put into the collection of specimens intended to interest zoological specialists. Anker 173; Browne Charles Darwin: Voyaging, p. 370; Freeman 8; Nissen IVB 384 and ZBI 1391; Norman 586; Sabin 18649; Wood p. 310; Zimmer p. 157. (3)

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882, editor). The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836 . London: Smith, Elder, February 1838-October 1843. 5 parts in 5 volumes, 4° (308 x

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882, editor). The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, February 1838-October 1843. 5 parts in 5 volumes, 4° (308 x 236mm), comprising: Part I. OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Fossil Mammalia. 1838-1840. Title pp.[1-2]; contents leaf and list of plates [i-]iv; preface (to the whole work) pp. [i-]iv; half-title and geological introduction by Darwin pp. [1-]12; text [13-]111 (112). 32 plain lithographic plates by G. Scharf, 1 folding, 2 double-page. (Preliminaries a little spotted, plates II-VII somewhat foxed.) Part II. WATERHOUSE, George Robert (1810-1888). Mammalia. 1838-1839. Title pp.[iii-]ix (x); index leaf pp.[xi-xii]; half-title pp.[i-ii]; geographical introduction and notes on habits and ranges by Darwin pp. [i-]v (vi); text [1-]97 (98). 32 numbered hand-coloured lithographic plates; 3 numbered plain engraved plates. (Preliminaries and plates 11 & 14 with very slight spotting; two of the plain plates somewhat foxed.) Part III. GOULD, John (1804-1881) [and George Robert GRAY (1808-1872) and Thomas Campbell EYTON, (1809-1880)]. Birds. 1838-1841. Title, half-title, corrigenda, list of plates pp. [1-8]; advertisement leaf by Darwin pp. [i-]ii; text pp. [1-]156; 'Index to the species' pp.[157-164]. 50 numbered hand-coloured lithographic plates by Elizabeth Gould after John Gould, unsigned. (Preliminaries, plates 1 & 10 and the index slightly spotted; plate 42 slightly shaved at fore-edge into plate number; the unpaginated index at the end is not called for by Freeman, but is signed Y4, is consistent with the other signatures, and is as published.) Part IV. JENYNS, Leonard (1800-1893). Fish. 1840-1842. Title, half-title, introduction, table of species, list of plates pp. [i-]xv (xvi); text pp. [1-]172. 29 numbered plain lithographic plates by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. (Half-title very slightly soiled at top corner; very light spotting to pp.40-50 & pp.113-117 of text, as well as to plates 1, 9 & 29.) Part V. BELL, Thomas (1792-1880). Reptiles. 1842-43. Title, list of species, list of plates, preface pp.[i-]vi; half-title pp.[1-2]; text pp. [1-]51 (52). 20 plain lithographic plates by Hawkins. (Preliminaries, title and plate 20 a little spotted.) Uniformly bound in contemporary calf for J. Hatchard and Son, gilt and blind fillets on sides, gilt spine with red morocco labels, marbled endpapers and edges (extremities slightly rubbed, a few scuff marks, advertisements not bound in). THE LAVISH SCIENTIFIC RECORD OF DARWIN'S COLLECTING ENDEAVOURS during the five-year voyage of the Beagle, originally issued in 19 numbers. The 166 plates, 82 finely hand-coloured, were due to the tireless energy and flair which the relatively untrained ship's scientist put first into the collection of specimens and then into ensuring that the zoological specialists duly reported on them after his return. The cost of the plates was covered by a treasury grant of £1000, but to complete the work for Smith and Elder, who were publishers of large illustrated books and government publications, Darwin had to persevere as steadily with his pen as with his gun and geological hammer, turning himself into a considerable authority during the course of five years spent editing the work of others. 'He superintended the Zoology's text, wrote introductions for the different parts, and added notes from his various Beagle records about animal behaviour and habitats wherever appropriate, while also supervising the printers, proofreading the sheets, arranging artists for the plates, chivying the experts, and keeping them all moving forward within a tight self-imposed budget' (Janet Browne, Charles Darwin: Voyaging, 2003, p. 370). Anker 173; Freeman 8; Nissen IVB 384 and ZBI 1391; Norman 586; Wood p. 310; Zimmer p. 157; Sauer 8. (5)

Owen, Richard

Owen, Richard Autograph letter signed, to Mr Rothwell, cancelling his journey due to the rain: 'the cough will finally get rid of me if I cannot get rid of it... Perhaps Sir Wm. and my lady may favour me some fine day by a visit here & a stroll in my galleries'', 2 pages, blank leaf pasted onto card, British Museum blind-stamped paper, 2/3/77; Sir Gilbert Scott Autograph letter signed, to ''My dear Clarke, I don't think there is a chance of the catalogue ever being finishd without an editor'', offering to pay for a guide to the collection and labels falling off Mr Hudson's casts, 1876 (2)

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882, editor). The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836 . London: Smith, Elder, February 1838-October 1843. 5 parts in 3 volumes, 4° (311 x

DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882, editor). The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, February 1838-October 1843. 5 parts in 3 volumes, 4° (311 x 235mm), comprising: Part I. OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Fossil Mammalia. With preface (to the whole work) and geological introduction by Darwin. 1838-1840. 32 lithographic plates by G. Scharf, 2 folding, one double-page. (Title and preliminaries a little spotted, slight browning of text, first plate torn at folds.) Part II. WATERHOUSE, George Robert (1810-1888). Mammalia. With geographical introduction and notes on habits and ranges by Darwin. 1838-1839. 32 numbered hand-coloured lithographic plates; 3 numbered engraved plates. (Pl. 11 with small segment torn from margin, pl. 30 with slight paper adhesion mark, uncoloured plates spotted.) Part III. GOULD, John (1804-1881). Birds. With notes on their habitats and ranges by Darwin and an anatomical appendix by T.C. Eyton. 1838-1841. 50 numbered hand-coloured lithographic plates by Elizabeth Gould after John Gould, unsigned. (Occasional light marginal soiling of plates, a few misbound.) Part IV. JENYNS, Leonard (1800-1893). Fish. 1840-1842. 29 numbered lithographic plates by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. (Occasional spotting of plates and more frequently of text, slight tear to lower margin of Y3.) Part V. BELL, Thomas (1792-1880). Reptiles. 1842-43. 20 lithographic plates by Hawkins. (Pl. 12-20 spotted and a little waterstained at corner.) The 3 volumes uniformly bound in late 19th-century green half morocco gilt by Root and Son, top edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt spine preserved at end of each volume (rebacked with old morocco spines laid down, faded to brown, slight tear to one cover, corners rubbed, new endpapers, advertisements not bound in). THE LAVISH SCIENTIFIC RECORD OF DARWIN'S COLLECTING ENDEAVOURS during the five-year voyage of the Beagle, originally issued in 19 numbers. The 166 plates, 82 finely hand-coloured, were due to the tireless energy and flair which the relatively untrained ship's scientist put first into the collection of specimens and then into ensuring that the zoological specialists duly reported on them after his return. The cost of the plates was covered by a treasury grant of one thousand pounds, but to complete the work for Smith and Elder, who were publishers of large illustrated books and government publications, Darwin had to persevere as steadily with his pen as with his gun and geological hammer, turning himself into a considerable authority during the course of five years spent editing the work of others. 'He superintended the Zoology's text, wrote introductions for the different parts, and added notes from his various Beagle records about animal behaviour and habitats wherever appropriate, while also supervising the printers, proofreading the sheets, arranging artists for the plates, chivying the experts, and keeping them all moving forward within a tight self-imposed budget' (Janet Browne, Charles Darwin: Voyaging, 2003, p. 370). Anker 173; Freeman 8; Nissen IVB 384 and ZBI 1391; Norman 586; Wood p. 310; Zimmer p. 157. (3)

Owen, Sir Richard (1804-1892), comparative anatomist and paleontologist

Owen, Sir Richard (1804-1892), comparative anatomist and paleontologist Three page A.L.S. to Messrs. Adam & Ch. Black, "I have duly received 12 copies of Paleontology from Mr Burn, but regret to perceive that the first quire (in the Art: Paleontology) referred to at p.4, has not been appended, as frontispiece; it is the ''Table of Strata'' & the largest of the cuts, which your Printer ought not to have overlooked. There will be time I trust for this omission to be repaired before your copies are offered to the trade", referring to another omission, Sheen Lodge, Richmond Park, Mortlake, March 1 1860

CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN (1809-1882, EDITOR)

The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, February 1838-October 1843. A FULL SET OF 19 ORIGINAL NUMBERS, 4° (320 x 245mm), forming 5 parts: Part I. OWEN, Richard (1804-1892). Fossil Mammalia. 1838-1840. Nos. 1-4. 32 lithographed plates by G. Scharf, 2 folding, one double-page. No. 2 with inserted slip for Darwin's projected geological works, present 'in some copies' (Freeman). No. 1 with advertisement leaf for Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa by Andrew Smith at end, and no. 3 with 4 octavo advertisement leaves at end for works by Smith, Elder (neither called for by Freeman). (Some spotting of plates.) No. 1 with preface (to the whole work) and geological introduction by Darwin. Part II. WATERHOUSE, George Robert (1810-1888). Mammalia [half-title adds: with a notice of their habits and ranges by Charles Darwin]. 1838-1839. Nos. 1-4. 32 hand-coloured lithographic plates, most numbered; 3 unnumbered engraved plates. (A little spotting of plates, one engraved plate browned and frayed at margin, no. 2 without publisher's advertisements at front.) As well as the notice of habits and ranges, Darwin provided the geographical introduction in no. 1. Part III. GOULD, John (1804-1881). Birds [half-title adds: with a notice of their habitats and ranges by Charles Darwin and with an anatomical appendix by T.C. Eyton]. 1838-1841. Nos. 1-5. 50 unsigned hand-coloured lithographic plates by Elizabeth Gould after John Gould. No. 3 with 2 octavo advertisement leaves at front for Smith, Elder publications (not called for by Freeman). (Plate 12 of no. 2 with numeral slightly cropped.) Part IV. JENYNS, Leonard (1800-1893). Fish. 1840-1842. Nos. 1-4. 29 lithograhic plates by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. No. 4 includes an index leaf not called for by Freeman. (No. 3 lacking pp. 89-96, plates 25-27 slightly soiled and creased at corner.) Part V. BELL, Thomas (1792-1880). Reptiles. 1842-43. Nos. 1-2. 20 lithographic plates by Hawkins. No. 2 with half-title not called for by Freeman. (But without the 'definitive title leaf for the whole work', one preliminary in no. 2 with marginal tear.) The 19 numbers UNCUT AND LARGELY UNOPENED IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of buff printed card, backed in plain green or brown cloth (wrapper of final no. slightly soiled), each of the five parts preserved in a uniform beige buckram box. Provenance: Birds no. 1 a presentation copy to Robert Jameson (1774-1854, front wrapper inscribed 'Professor Jamiesons [sic] Philosop[h]ical Journal with the Editor's Compliments' in a clerical hand; no. 2 inscribed in [?]Jameson's hand: 'Through Longman & Comp. Read January 23rd 1839' (no. 2 was issued in January 1839) -- front wrappers of nos. 1-2 of Birds with contemporary inscription 'Birds by Gould' in a differing hand, no. 2 of Fossil Mammalia likewise inscribed 'Owen Part' on front wrapper, and no. 1 of Fishes similarly inscribed 'Fishes N1 --'; no. 3 of Mammalia inscribed 'No. 6' (though 5 in the overall series) -- Quentin Keynes (1921-2003, gift to his doctor). AN UNOPENED COPY IN ORIGINAL PARTS, THE COLOURED PLATES IN EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT STATE, INCLUDING A PRESENTATION COPY OF BIRDS NO. 1 TO ROBERT JAMESON. The 166 plates, 82 beautifully hand-coloured, form a fascinating record of the tireless energy and flair which the relatively untrained Darwin put into the collection of specimens intended to interest the zoological specialists. The cost of the plates was covered by a treasury grant of one thousand pounds, but to complete the work for Smith and Elder, who were publishers of large illustrated books and government publications, Darwin had to be no less steadily busy with his pen as with his gun and geological hammer, turning himself into a zoological specialist during the course of five years spent editing the work of others. 'He superintended the Zoology's text, wrote introductions for the different parts, and added notes from his various Beagle records about animal behaviour and habitats wherever appropriate, while also supervising the printers, proofreading the sheets, arranging artists for the plates, chivying the experts, and keeping them all moving forward within a tight self-imposed budget' (Janet Browne, Charles Darwin: Voyaging, 2003, p. 370). Robert Jameson succeeded to the Edinburgh chair of natural history in 1804, holding the position until his death half a century later. As a conservative, he was not a natural ally of Darwin's; he refused to unpack James Hutton's rock collection when it arrived at the natural history museum in Edinburgh since it ran counter to his Wernerian bias and opposed the three volumes of Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33). Darwin visited Edinburgh in 1838, and his Autobiography (p. 53) contains an unflattering recollection of Jameson's field lecture on the Salisbury Crags. However, Jameson was co-founder of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal with David Brewster in 1824, and this was highly regarded. After 1824, he continued it alone as the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 'a distinguished publication remarkably open to important new ideas, even when they contradicted Jameson's own positions' (Dennis Dean in ODNB). No correspondence is recorded between Darwin and Jameson during the writing and publication of Zoology. Anker 173; Freeman 8; Nissen IVB 384 and ZBI 1391; Norman 586 (issue in volumes); Wood p. 310; Zimmer p. 157.

OWEN, RICHARD

488. RICHARD OWEN A.L.S., 2pp. sm. 8vo., [London], July 19, [n.y.], to Miss Sullivan, in part: "...I should most gladly have availed myself of your kind and hospitable invitation...but we have accepted an invitation to the Sea..." Rough left margin, light soiling to edge, overall very good. $300-400

Owen, Richard (1804-1892)

Owen, Richard (1804-1892) Autograph letter signed, to Mr Rothwell, cancelling his journey due to the rain: 'the cough will finally get rid of me if I cannot get rid of it... Perhaps Sir Wm. and my lady may favour me some fine day by a visit here & a stroll in my galleries'', 2 pages, blank leaf pasted onto card, British Museum blind-stamped paper, 2/3/77; Sir Gilbert Scott Autograph letter signed, to ''My dear Clarke, I don't think there is a chance of the catalogue ever being finishd without an editor'', offering to pay for a guide to the collection and labels falling off Mr Hudson's casts, 1876 (2)

OWEN (Sir RICHARD, 1804-1892, comparative anatomist and paleontologist who first coined the word 'dinosaur'and founded the Natural History Museum)

PORTRAIT BY HERBERT ROSE BARRAUD (1845-1896), PHOTOGRAPH, Woodburytype, half-length, extremely fine, 11½ x 8½ in (29.2 x 21.6 cm).

CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN (1809-1882, EDITOR)

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle... During the Years 1832 to 1836. London: Stewart and Murray for Smith, Elder & Co., 1839-1843. 5 parts in 3 volumes, 4° (318 x 252mm), comprising: Vol. I. [Part i] SIR RICHARD OWEN (1804-1892). 'Fossil Mammalia'. 32 lithographic plates, one folding, 2 double-page by and after G. Scharf, printed by C. Hullmandel. Half-title--[Part ii] GEORGE ROBERT WATERHOUSE (1810-1888). 'Mammalia'. 32 hand-coloured lithographic plates and 3 engraved plates by J. Swaine after G.R. Waterhouse and C.M. Curtis. Cancellans and cancellandum half-titles, both giving the authors' names, the former adding 'Illustrated with numerous coloured engravings', cancellans title giving authors' names and with errata slip tipped onto verso. (Quires a2, \Kc\k1 and b2, 2\Kc\k1 bound in reverse order.) Vol. II. [Part iii] JOHN GOULD (1804-1881) [and GEORGE ROBERT GRAY (1808-1872)]. 'Birds'. 50 hand-coloured lithographic plates heightened with gum arabic by Elizabeth Gould after John Gould. Half-title. (?A few plates misbound.) Vol. III. [Part iv] LEONARD JENYNS [later BLOMEFIELD] (1800-1893). 'Fish'. 29 lithographic plates by and after Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Half-title. Errata printed on Z1v [as per Norman, Freeman calling for a tipped-on slip]--[Part v] THOMAS BELL (1792-1880). 'Reptilia'. 20 lithographic plates by and after Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Half-title. (Occasional light spotting, one plate torn on folds, double-page plates with short, neatly-repaired tears, half-titles ?misbound after titles, one plate slightly creased.) Original green cloth [Freeman binding variant d], boards blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt. (Lightly rubbed, board-edges and corners bumped, small chips and tears on spines, hinges reinforced, endpapers replaced). Provenance: Hill Library, Saint Paul (perforated stamps and deaccession inkstamps on margin of titles of 3 parts, a few leaves or plates with marginal inkstamps and perforated stamps, traces of erased pressmarks on spines, occasional pencilled annotations). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, 3-VOLUME ISSUE. A RARE SET IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH OF 'THIS SUMPTUOUS WORK' (Freeman). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle was originally published in 19 numbers between February 1838 and October 1843 and includes several contributions by Darwin. Apart from the geological introductions to the first and second parts, 'he also contributed notices of habits and ranges throughout the text of Mammalia and Reptiles' (Freeman). The third part, John Gould's 'Birds', was completed by George Robert Gray (with Darwin's assistance) after the author's departure for Australia in 1838. Of all Gould's works, 'this volume is thought to be the only one in which all the lithographs are entirely the work of Mr. and Mrs. Gould' (Jackson Bird Illustrators p.45). Freeman distinguishes five publishers' bindings (the parts issue in wrappers; a five-volume issue bound in either cloth or half russia; a three-volume issue bound in either cloth or half russia), and states that the three-volume issue 'was, presumably, later than that in five', which would appear to be confirmed by the part iv errata printed on Z1v, rather than borne on a letterpress slip tipped onto Z1v (as the part ii errata are). FIVE- OR THREE-VOLUME SETS IN THE PUBLISHERS' CLOTH ARE VERY RARE AT AUCTION; only the University of Chicago set is recorded at auction by ABPC since 1975. Anker 173 (part iii); Freeman 9; Nissen ZBI 1391; Norman 586. (3)