Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, Vols I & II
by Litchfield, Henrietta, ed
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Very Good; faded spine, Vol 1 has slight tear in tissue protecting frontispiece, frontispiece picture of Emma is detached. Some pages (pedigrees in Vol 2) uncut.
The first rst American edition of Henrietta Emma Litchfield's famous biography and collection of Darwin family letters. Henrietta ("Etty") was Charles and Emma Darwin's fourth child.
This work contains a large number of letters from
Charles, as well as from other family members, and has been an invaluable source of information about Darwin's family and daily life and thoughts. It was at first privately printed and circulated among family and friends. This is the first published edition.
Extended Description and Notes
A first edition of Henrietta Emma Litchfield's famous biography and collection of Darwin family letters: an invaluable source of information about her father Charles Darwin's family and daily life and thoughts.
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- Bookseller
- Setton Book Collection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41
- Title
- Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, Vols I & II
- Author
- Litchfield, Henrietta, ed
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth, gilt-stamped title, publisher, decorations
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- 289 and 326
- Size
- 6" x 9"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Darwin, Darwin family, Josiah Wedgewood, Wedgewood family, Allen family, biography, 19th century English life, 19th century science
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- Intellectual History;
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