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1932Best.-Nr. 4838First Edition/First Printing with no additional printings mentioned; A Near Fine book in a Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this important work in evolutionary biology from Sir Julian Huxley the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley a leading early proponent of Darwinism and important biologist. Julian Huxley became a leading evolutionary biologist during the early to mid 20th century; this text is an important work an account of the study of allometry or the relative growth of body parts to the growth of the whole; this work still a basis for the study of analytical morphology. This copy is in near fine condition with light rubbing to the board edges mild age-toning to the text block and a previous owner's signature to the front free paper the owner Grant D. Darker was a prominent biologist in his own right from Harvard and the University of Toronto. Housed in a good original dust jacket with chipping and tearing to all edges with a small loss of material and the front flap detached. A scarce title in the first printing particularly retaining the original dust jacket. Not remaindered not price-clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. The Dial Press hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 4838First Edition/First Printing with no additional printings mentioned; A Near Fine book in a Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this important work in evolutionary biology from Sir Julian Huxley the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley a leading early proponent of Darwinism and important biologist. Julian Huxley became a leading evolutionary biologist during the early to mid 20th century; this text is an important work an account of the study of allometry or the relative growth of body parts to the growth of the whole; this work still a basis for the study of analytical morphology. This copy is in near fine condition with light rubbing to the board edges mild age-toning to the text block and a previous owner's signature to the front free paper the owner Grant D. Darker was a prominent biologist in his own right from Harvard and the University of Toronto. Housed in a good original dust jacket with chipping and tearing to all edges with a small loss of material and the front flap detached. A scarce title in the first printing particularly retaining the original dust jacket. Not remaindered not price-clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. The Dial Press hardcover books
1913Best.-Nr. RSCOSCO00tpmSmith Elder & Co. 1913. Very Good. Scott R. F. Scott's Last Expedition In Two Volumes. 2 volume set in folding box. Huxley Leonard. London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. 2nd edition. 633 534pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with rubbed extremities and slightly faded spines. Pages are subtly toned. The second volume has slightly ragged page edges and a previous owner's marks on the front endsheet. The first volume has a newspaper clipping that shows an image of Scott on a sled. Each volume has protective mylar and they both fit snugly in the custom box. Smith, Elder & Co. unknown
1913Best.-Nr. o0546osNew York: Dodd Mead and Company 1913. Account of the successful but doomed expedition volume one containing Scott's journals; volume two the scientific work & other accounts of the expedition; a key element in any polar collection. First American edition. Hardcovers full slate grey cloth gilt titling. Shows some wear & rubbing; engraved portrait of Scott affixed inside each front cover; minor damage to endsheets as if something were once taped to each inside cover; sporadic foxing within not severe. Text clean; xxiv 443; xiv 376 pages; index appendices maps many photos color plates - all present as called for with extra unlisted color plates in volume one. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6¾" by 9¾". Set. Dodd, Mead and Company Hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. RSCOSCO00tpmSmith Elder & Co. 1913. Very Good. Scott R. F. Scott's Last Expedition In Two Volumes. 2 volume set in folding box. Huxley Leonard. London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. 2nd edition. 633 534pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with rubbed extremities and slightly faded spines. Pages are subtly toned. The second volume has slightly ragged page edges and a previous owner's marks on the front endsheet. The first volume has a newspaper clipping that shows an image of Scott on a sled. Each volume has protective mylar and they both fit snugly in the custom box. Smith, Elder & Co. unknown books
1913Best.-Nr. MAIN035278INY: Dodd Mead. Both volumes VG NO djs. 1913. 1st US. hardcover. 8vo . 441 376pp . Lightly pencilled name both volumes. Top edges gilt. Spine lettering good but not brilliant. Hinges excellent condition. A little toning onto title pages from frontis though flimsies are present. "Published November 1913" on verso. Scans on request. . Dodd, Mead hardcover
1931Best.-Nr. 032269Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1931. First edition. 1931. Publisher's/Salesman Hardcover Dummy Edition without dust jacket as issued. 8vo with 114 pages. All title pages and front endpapers are bound in. Facsimile of the signed limited page is shown. The spine of the forthcoming book is laid in the rear The book is in good condition with some shelf wear to bottom of binding and corners. Interior is clean and tight. All four frontispieces are reporoduced in this salesman's copy. Facsimile of Binding for the signed limited edition is bound to rear paste down. These specimen books were used by the agents of subscription publishers to entice customers to purchase a copy of a work in advance of delivery especially used for sets of books as "The Science of Life" was. Blue spine/no text. #032269. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 8vo. Publisher's Dummy Edition. Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc. Hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 2282Front pastedown ripped out name on inscription on front-free endpage. Has had regluing on spine. Some stains on boards. First print hardcover
1931Best.-Nr. 16Aldous Huxley born 1894 is best known for his fictional dystopian novel Brave New World as well as his non-fiction account of his experiences with psychedelics The Doors of Perception. He was adept at writing a variety of genres however including poetry literary criticism screenplays and short stories. Little Mexican alternatively known as Young Archimedes in the US and first published in 1924 was Huxley's third collection of short stories which he primarily wrote in Italy between 1923-1924. There are six stories in total some of which are semi-autobiographical in nature. The stories in the volume are "Uncle Spencer" "Little Mexican" "Hubert and Minnie" "Fard" "The Portrait" and "Young Archimedes." This edition may be described as being in Very Good condition. There is some bumping to the corners and ends of the spine but the pages are clear and save for some mild age-related discolouration are in excellent condition. There is a previous owners name and date on the front fly leaf as well as a note indicating that it is a signed copy both in blue pen. It is signed by the author on the title page and dated in Huxley's hand 1938 demonstrating the distinctive manner in which he wrote the date with the 1 and 9 attached. The dust jacket may be described as being in Fair condition. There are some nicks and tears in the top and bottom but the most significant issue is large tears to the front edge of the dust jacket which have been repaired with cellophane tape. The dust jacket is now in a protective plastic cover to preserve its integrity. Chatto and Windus hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. x-0700716890Curzon Pr 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 240 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Curzon Pr hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. x-1138313033Taylor & Francis 2019. Hardcover. New. 225 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
2017Best.-Nr. x-0815398530Taylor & Francis 2017. Hardcover. New. 269 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
1915Best.-Nr. 58979New York and London: D. Appleton and Company 1915. Popular Uniform Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. Thirteen volume set. Bound in red pebbled boards with tan spine labels. Gilt top foredge. Consists of 9 volumes of his essays with the titles: "Methods and Results" "Darwinana" "Science and Education" "Science and Hebrew Tradition" "Science and Christian Tradition" "Hume with Helps to the Study of Berkeley" "Man's Place in Nature" "Discourses Biological and Geological" "Evolution and Ethics and Other Essays". The essays state that they are the "Authorized Edition". Four additional works are titled "An introduction to the Study of Zoology Illustrated by the Crayfish" "A Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals" "A Manual of the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals" and "Lay Sermons Addresses and Reviews". The spine labels show some toning and "Lay Sermons" shows some fading to the front boards. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
Best.-Nr. 13676Paris: Walt Disney / Société Française Du Livre. 1954. First edition. First edition. Special issue / exemplaire imprimé spécialement. One of a handful of copies specially bound and produced for collaborators of the film and book. Quarto. Publisher's presentation binding of full vellum with titles in gilt to the spine. Housed in the original card slipcase. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout with high quality tipped in colour photographs. A very good copy indeed the binding square and firm with minor soiling and a few marks to the vellum at the extremities. The contents are entirely complete and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. One small photo has a nick and creasing to the edge otherwise the contents are in fine bright condition throughout. The gloss pictorial covers of the regular trade edition are bound in at the front and rear. The slipcase is firm and intact with some wear to and marks to the extremities. Rare in this limited presentation issue. This copy was produced for presentation to the American screenwriter film producer director and narrator Winston Hibler who co-wrote and narrated the 1953 Academy Award winning Documentary film of the same name. With the publisher's printed dedication opposite the title page "Exemplaire imprimé spécialement / pour / Monsieur Winston Hibler". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Paris: Walt Disney / Société Française Du Livre. 1954 hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 13668London: Chatto and Windus 1928. A first edition first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1928. A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped wrapper with a small tape burn to the foreedge a little spotting and edgewear - a complete example and presents very well. Chatto and Windus unknown
1927Best.-Nr. 164189New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1927. First American edition first printing of the zoologist's accessible collection of essays surveying contemporary issues in science of which four appear here for the first time. Huxley was a proponent of science education asserting that "one of the duties of scientific men. is to make available to the lay public the facts and theories of their science" preface. Huxley was well known for his writings on biology ecology and wildlife conservation. "Among his many awards Huxley received the Kalinga prize for the popularization of science 1953 the Lasker award for his contributions to planned parenthood 1959 the Darwin medal of the Royal Society for his contributions to the theory of evolution 1956 and a gold medal from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the World Wildlife Fund for his research relating to conservation 1970. He had been elected to the Royal Society in 1938 and was knighted in 1958" ODNB. Octavo. Photographic frontispiece 5 plates and numerous diagrams. Original blue cloth spine lettered in dark blue front cover lettered in dark blue within decorative circular border rear cover with publisher's device in dark blue. With dust jacket. Book label and partially erased ownership signature of Herold Wuerfel 1904-1988 secretary of the Michigan Rationalist Association on front free endpaper. Spine ends and corners a little rubbed cloth bright occasional marginal notes and underlining in pencil signifying close reading; jacket spine and panels browned extremities rubbed with a few nicks and chips partially erased pencil notes and underlining to front panel and flaps price stamp to front flap unclipped: a near-fine copy in very good jacket. hardcover
Best.-Nr. ANAIS-0586049150HarperCollins Publishers. paperback. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. HarperCollins Publishers paperback
1946Best.-Nr. 449683London : Chatto & Windus 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn with some loss and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. First UK edition. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii 358 2 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Religion Philosophy. Mysticism. Philosophy Christianity. London : Chatto & Windus hardcover
1986Best.-Nr. 445160London : John Murray 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author and inscribed to Luke Gertler. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: vii 248 p. 16 p. of plates : ports. ; 23 cm. Contents: Partial contents: Les Diablerets and D.H. Lawrence.Illustrations include: various of the Huxley family -- Lady Ottoline Morrell -- various of H.G. Wells -- Samuel Koteliansky 'Kot' ca. 1939 -- Mme Baillot Frieda D.H. Lawrence and Anthony at Diablerets 1928-9. Subjects: Huxley Juliette 1896- ; Biography. Huxley Julian 1887-1975. Lawrence D. H. David Herbert 1885-1930 Friends and associates. Bloomsbury group. Authors Great Britain 20th century ; Biography. London : John Murray hardcover
1877Best.-Nr. 284977London : Macmillan and Co. 1877. First Edition. Softcover. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Includes original colourplated maps. Physical description; xix 384 pages. Subject; Physical geography. London : Macmillan and Co. paperback
1969Best.-Nr. BN846741969. 1969. Brave New World Modern Classics unknown
1936Best.-Nr. 180053London: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1936. A cult leader announces a miracle will take place and she will rise to heaven. On the appointed day she disappears and scientist Mortimer Hood there to verify the miracle investigates how and whether the miracle is a hoax or if the priestess has been killed. The only book published under this pseudonym by the well known Canadian painter and author very scarce. Gently bumped and rubbed a few spots of foxing to the edges of the text block. Binding square and solid. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thomas Nelson & Sons Hardcover
1946Best.-Nr. 152885London: Chatto & Windus 1946. First British edition of this classic work by Huxley. Octavo original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. The Perennial Philosophy" Aldous Huxley writes "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions." With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths including Zen Buddhism Hinduism Taoism Christian mysticism and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart Rumi and Lao Tzu as well as the Bhagavad Gita Tibetan Book of the Dead Diamond Sutra and Upanishads among many others. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. BOOKS030923ILondon: Macmillan. Fine copies in the original cloth. 1992. 1st. hardcover. 4to 3353 pp. . Macmillan hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. D20705London: Chatto and Windus 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Cloth in attractive pictorial dustwrapper. A fine association copy INSCRIBED by Elspeth Huxley to American born conservationist Esmond Bradley Martin. Martin settled in Kenya as an adult and spent the balance of his life there courageously fighting on behalf of the elephant and the rhinoceros and the illegal trading of ivory and rhinoceros horns. Chatto and Windus hardcover
