1873 Charles DARWIN 1ed
Expression of Emotions in Man & Animal EVOLUTION Science
“The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals” by Charles
Darwin is a groundbreaking work in the fields of ethology, psychology, and
communication theory, exploring the physical manifestations of emotions in
humans and other mammals. Darwin meticulously examined facial muscles, vocal
expressions, and other forms of non-verbal communication, correlating them with
a wide array of emotions ranging from love, joy, and devotion to anger, fear,
and surprise. He posited that these expressive actions are innate or inherited,
challenging the notion that human facial expressions are uniquely endowed. This
work represents a significant contribution to understanding animal behavior and
the conveyance of emotional states, laying the foundation for future studies in
these disciplines. Through his comprehensive analysis, Darwin establishes the
universality of emotional expression across species, cementing this as a
foundational text in the evolutionary sciences.
Notably, the book is enriched with numerous photographs, featuring
images from photographer Oscar Rejlander, making it Darwin’s first work to
utilize heliotype plates and one of the earliest integrations of photography in
scientific publications.
Item number: #41547
Price: $599
DARWIN, Charles
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873. First US Edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
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v, [3], 374, [14]
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28 illustrations
§ 21 woodcut engravings (6 full-page)
§ 7 heliotype plates (3 folding)
· Reference(s): Freeman 1143, 1188;
Garrison/Morton 4975
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“The Expression of
the Emotions is an important member of the evolutionary set, and it was
written, in part at least, as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles
of expression in man were a special endowment… [Darwin concluded that] the
chief expressive actions exhibited by man and by the lower animals are now
innate or inherited.” (Freeman)
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This work is the
only work of Charles Darwin’s to be illustrated with photographs and was his
first to feature heliotype plates. Pictures come from photographer Oscar
Rejlander, who decided to feature himself in many of the images. (Freeman).
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“Darwin examined the
causes, physiological and psychological, of all the fundamental emotions in man
and animals. He concluded that ‘the chief expressive actions exhibited by man
and by the lower animals are now innate or inherited’, and that most of the
movements of expression must have been gradually acquired.” (Garrison and
Morton)
· Provenance: Stamp – W. C. F. Borsum
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
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Size: ~8in X 5.25in
(20cm x 13.5cm)
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