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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.
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The Dialogues of Luisa Sigea
AU$1,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNicolas Chorier
Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1890.(Aloisiae Sigeae Satyra Sotadica de arcanis Amoris et Veneris) The first English translation from the original 1660 Latin of French lawyer Nicolas Chorier (1612-1692). One of the noted works of early western erotic fiction. This unique copy with 27 finely executed original erotic colour pencil and ink drawings throughout the text (3 full page).