Darwin For Today (1963) & Darwin And The Beagle (1969) 2 Vintage Evolution Books

Description: This lot is for TWO books about Charles Darwin: 1. Darwin for Today and 2. Darwin and the Beagle. Both books are in good condition. Darwin for Today does not have a dust jacket. Darwin and the Beagle has a dust jacket but has quite a bit of wear (see photos). Both books are clean and free of writing, torn pages and creased pages. Books do not have cigarette smoke damage. —————— Darwin for Today Summary “Darwin for Today: The Essence of His Works” is a 1963 anthology of essential writings by Charles Darwin, edited and introduced by Stanley Edgar Hyman. This collection brings together key excerpts from Darwin’s most influential works, including The Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and others. The book provides a clear and concise overview of Darwin’s ideas on evolution, natural selection, and humanity’s place in nature, making it an ideal introduction to his groundbreaking theories for both casual readers and scholars. ––––– Transcriptions Preface/Forward Editor’s Introduction Charles Darwin tells the story of his life in one of the most charming of autobiographies (pp. 325-404), written in his old age. Until a few years ago it was known only in the version, heavily censored by the family, printed by his son Francis in The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin. Francis Darwin used some of the suppressed material elsewhere in his book, and the manuscript has been available to other biographers. In 1958 Darwin’s granddaughter Nora Barlow published a scholarly edition of The Autobiography of Charles Darwin with all the omissions, almost six thousand words, restored and identified, and with an extensive appendix and notes. For this, as for so much other Darwin research, we are greatly in her debt. The suppressed material no longer seems very shocking. It consists in part of Darwin’s franker statements about the Christian religion: that the creed is “unintelligible”; that everlasting damnation is “a damnable doctrine”; that a belief in God may be compared to a monkey’s “instinctive fear and hatred of a snake.” The rest of it consists mainly of Darwin’s personal comments on some of his contemporaries. These were suppressed where unfavorable (the statement about Samuel Butler’s “insane virulence”), neutral (the anecdote about Charles Babbage’s plan for fire prevention), or even favorable (the characterizations of Sir Joseph Hooker and Thomas Henry Huxley, Darwin’s best friends). The Autobiography needs to be supplemented with some information that Darwin omitted for a variety of reasons. He did not know it, he forgot it at the time of writing, or he thought it unnecessary or out of place in the work. Some of this is quite trivial, such as the fact that he had a slight stammer, a difficulty with “w,” all his life. At least one story that Darwin tells only in part because he knew it only in part is utterly fascinating: his relationship with Robert Fitz-Roy, the captain of H.MS. Beagle. Darwin remarks in the Autobiography: “The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career; yet it depended on…” ––––– Copyright Information Copyright © 1963 by The Viking Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Published in 1963 by The Viking Press, Inc., 625 Madison Avenue, New York 22, N.Y. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882, edited by Nora Barlow. © 1958 by Nora Barlow. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Illustrations Title-page drawing by Anthony Ravielli. Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-17068. Printed in the U.S.A. by Vail-Ballou Press, Inc. ––––– Partial Table of Contents Editor’s Introduction Chronology of the Life and Works of Charles Darwin From The Voyage of the Beagle (1839): •Chapter X: Tierra del Fuego •Chapter XVII: Galapagos Archipelago The Essay of 1844 From The Origin of Species (1859): •The Conclusion From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872): •Chapter V: Special Expressions From The Descent of Man (1871): •Chapter VI: On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man From Insectivorous Plants: •Chapter I: Drosera Rotundifolia, or the Common Sun-Dew •Chapter VI: The Digestive Power of the Secretion of Drosera ––––– Keywords Charles Darwin, Evolutionary Theory, Natural Selection, Origin of Species, Voyage of the Beagle, The Descent of Man, Stanley Edgar Hyman, Victorian Science, History of Evolution, Insectivorous Plants. —————— Darwin and the Beagle Summary Alan Moorehead provides a captivating narrative of Charles Darwin’s journey aboard HMS Beagle, detailing the five-year expedition that became pivotal in the history of science. Through Darwin’s eyes, readers explore a rich tapestry of landscapes, cultures, and biodiversity as the Beagle navigated the coasts of South America, the Galapagos Islands, and beyond. The voyage is portrayed as a turning point in Darwin’s life, marking the seeds of his evolutionary theory. Moorehead’s account captures both the adventure and scientific rigor of the voyage, presenting an engaging chronicle of the discoveries that eventually led to On the Origin of Species. Illustrated with historical imagery, this book serves as both a compelling story of exploration and a window into the mind of a young scientist on the cusp of transforming the world. ––––– Preface or Dust Jacket Text Front Flap Text: In 1831 Charles Darwin, aged twenty-two and fresh from Cambridge, was offered the post of naturalist on board HMS Beagle, a ten-gun brig sent by the Admiralty. The voyage lasted five years, during which time the Beagle visited Brazil, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other countries and islands on the way. For the young Darwin, this was not only a great adventure, but also the beginning of a whole new conception of the origin and evolution of the various species of life on Earth, which, a few decades later, was to revolutionize most of the beliefs hitherto held sacred. In this vivid and colorful narrative of the voyage, Alan Moorehead describes the countries through Darwin’s eyes, and the many species of animals, plants, and minerals studied, dissected, stuffed, and collected by Darwin. He relates the young naturalist’s observations to the birth and gradual strengthening of the conviction that species had not been created complete and unchanging, but that heredity and environment had produced new forms along vicissitudes of time. ––––– Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsThe MeetingThe DepartureThe Tropical ForestThe Antediluvian AnimalsTierra del FuegoThe PampasBuenos AiresThe AndesThe EarthquakeThe Galapagos IslandsHomeward BoundThe Oxford MeetingChronology of the Voyage of the BeagleBibliographyIndex ––––– Keywords Darwin, HMS Beagle, Evolution, Natural History, Charles Darwin, Alan Moorehead, Voyage, Exploration, Galapagos Islands, South America, Biology, 19th Century, Science History

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