RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856. Books to be certainly read [many references]. CUL-DAR91.881-88b. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed from the manuscript by Kees Rookmaaker, corrections by John van Wyhe 3.2010. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR91 contains early notes on guns & shooting. Darwin's draft of recollections of Henslow, 1861. Notes on the moral sense. Wallace pension. 'a sketch of the principal events in my life' & list of Darwin's works. Loose notes found with CUL-DAR119 'Books to be read'. [88a] 210 x 330 mm. recto only, verso blank. [88b] ca. 80 x 130 mm. Text on recto only.
[88a 1]
May 2d 1856: Books to be certainly read.
Barrande Syst. Silurien de Bohemie
Zoologist vol 1 - 10 inclusive X
Agricultural Journal of England vol 9 - to now
Geograph. Distrib. of Plants & Animals C. Pickering: Chapman (Read)
Memoires de l'Acad. de Nancy
Highland Agricultural Reports
Forbes & Hanley Mollusca Linn. Soc. Lin. Soc.
Gardeners Magazine of Botany
Journal Loudon of Botany 1 & 2d issues except see Catalogue
Journal de la Soc. Imp. de [Berl] except -
Revue Horticole Imp.
Anatomy of Ornithorhynchus & Ostrich
Jackenot & Himbron Consid. Gen. (Read)
Consid. Gen.Voyage R. Soc.
Sykes Cat. on Dogs of India R.Soc.
Guerin Revue Zoologique
Pictet Paleontologie New Edit. (Read)
Annales des Sc. Nat. 3d series Tom VII et seq. Read to Vol. X Zool & Bot
[88a 2]
Sillimans Journal 2d. series
Edinburgh New Phil. since I left off taking this
Agassiz Fishes
Griffith Indian Journal (Read)
Mortons Crania Americana Preface; Royal
Journal Hort. Soc. London vol 8 10 et seq.
Gleanings in Nat. Hist. Ld Derby R. Soc. (Read)
Sweet on Geraniaceae
Proceedings Nat. Hist. of Mauritius
Jardine Nat. Lib. vol 26 on Domestic & Foreign Bees
Audubons Ornith. Biography. Read
Yarrells Birds last Edit. Read
Brehm Handbuch (Gould) Read
Comtes Rendus
Bellanger
Dr H. Stover Synopsis of Fishes of S. America Read
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order Bochart de animalibus
Bochartus
Linnaeus Fauna Suecica 1761
Royal Soc
p. 445 [Calilega]
For Pigeons in Royal Soc
Browne Nat History of Jamaica p 46 on Domestic Pigeon
Meckel 1 & 3 Tr. sur anat comp.
Blumenbach Naturgeschichte
Read
Manual Nat. Hist. [Div] vol I
French Manuel d'Hist. Nat.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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