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1934réf. COLLECTI011355ILONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS. VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J. AS ISSUED. PUB 1934. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. # 39 OF THE 210 COPY SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION . OTHER THAN THE USUAL COLOR-FADE OF THE SPINE AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. . CHATTO & WINDUS hardcover
1938réf. 11206JNew York: Harpers 1938. First Edition - American. Former ownership inscription dated 1938. Very good in neatly price-clipped bright dust jacket with some internal tape strengthening. A jewel theft and a murder are at the heart of this mystery set in a luxurious Africa safari. Harpers unknown
1926réf. 3848vo. Publisher s black cloth and dustwrapper. No inscriptions. Slightly cocked. Tight clean fine copy in a near-fine dust-wrapper. 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. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1864réf. 466441864. Huxley Thomas 1825-95. On the angwántibo Arctocebus calabarensis gray of old Calabar. Offprint from Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864. 8vo. 23pp. 207 x 137 mm. Disbound. Small tear in first leaf light browning otherwise very good. First Separate Edition; very scarce. On the anatomy of the Calabar potto an African primate of the family Lorisidae of which the bushbaby is also a member. . unknown
1864réf. 466441864. Huxley Thomas 1825-95. On the angwántibo Arctocebus calabarensis gray of old Calabar. Offprint from Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864. 8vo. 23pp. 207 x 137 mm. Disbound. Small tear in first leaf light browning otherwise very good. First Separate Edition; very scarce. On the anatomy of the Calabar potto an African primate of the family Lorisidae of which the bushbaby is also a member. . unknown books
1989réf. 210909001Citadel Video 1989. VHS. New and Sealed. 7 New VHS Tapes of The Sum and Substance Series 1-7 Produced in 1962 by KNXT Los Angeles CA in Association with USC for CBS Broadcasting 1989 Citadel Video. All seven VHS tapes are Brand New and still sealed. All seven cases feature B&W cover art and a synopsis of the subject of each TV show from the publisher. Each tape is 29 minutes long and features an in-depth interview with some of the most famous artists in the world. Three Writers one Theologian one Broadway Playwright one Film Director and one Anthropologist. Vol 1 is Aldous Huxley Vol 2 is Upton Sinclair Vol 3 is Paul Tillich Vol 4 is Margaret Mead Vol 5 is Clifford Odets Vol 6 is Jean Renoir and Vol 7 is Ray Bradbury. These are very scarce and I can only find a few in libraries that have survived. Here are the first 7 in the series of 26 shows and brand new. Herman Harvey was an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at USC between 1952 and 1972. Harvey was recognized as an outstanding educator and researcher and in 1963 was among the first professors to receive the USC Associates’ award for excellence in teaching. At an early date Harvey recognized the educational possibilities of television. His three half-hour series — “Psychology on TV” “Child Psychology on TV” and “The Nature of Human Nature” — received wide acclaim. He developed the “Sum and Substance” series of 26 half-hour television programs for CBS. Each show consisted of in-depth interviews with figures such as Margaret Mead Aldous Huxley Paul Tillich Upton Sinclair and Gregor Piatigorsky. This series was aired in Canada Australia Japan and Poland and it brought Harvey numerous invitations to lecture in America and Europe. A superb set still sealed in the publishers shrink-wrap. LOC SSS-19 Citadel Video unknown
1893réf. 044756New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1893. Undated circa 1893-4. Number 90 of 1000 copies printed Westminster Edition Authorized Edition. Nine volume set complete. Attracitive and pristine set in blue bloth lettered and decorated in gilt top edges gilt other edges untrimmed tissue protected frontis in each volume about 8.5 inches tall. Near fine condition books look and feel barely read firm bindings clean pages name stamp at top of each front free endpaper no other names or markings. Huxley was a scientist biologist and anthropologist who strongly supported Darwin's theories. The books contain essays on Darwin and related topics. Volume titles: Darwiniana Man's Place in Nature Methods and Results Evolution and Ethics Hume with Helps to the Study of Berkeley Discourses Biological and Geological Science and Education Science and Hebrew Tradition Science and Christian Tradition. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Appleton & Co. Hardcover
1932réf. 88429London: Chatto & Windus 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 1932 First edition first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth. A pillar of the 20th century's dystopian architecture: Huxley acknowledged the book began as a parody of Wells's optimistic utopias Men Like Gods specifically before the joke deepened into the World State entire: Bokanovsky-processed embryos decanted by caste soma the feelies Our Ford and happiness administered until nothing human survives it. Cloth slightly rubbed at corners overall very good. Provenance: Adrian Berrill bookplate. No jacket Chatto & Windus hardcover
réf. DADAX0374293805Farrar Straus & Giroux 0000-00-00. Third Printing. hardcover. New. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Farrar Straus & Giroux hardcover
1877réf. 13993Halle 1877. im Mittelalter bei den Occidentalen. Beigeb.: Helmholtz H.; Populäre wissensch. Vorträge I. II. III.Heft; Huxley Th.H.; Reden und Aufsätze Günther S.; Studien zur Geschichte der mathematischen und physikalischen Geographie I.Heft Gering stockfl.Einbd.läd. 8°. Pbd. d. Zt. Varia unknown
1934réf. 000972Chatto and Windus 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Signed Limited Edition published by Chatto & Windus in 1934. Limited to 210 copies this is number 142. Buckram spine with decorative paper covered boards top edge gilt rest rough cut map endpapers numerous black and white photographic illustrations xii319pp.23x16cm. Spine sunned with a few marks fore edge corners rubbed bottom of spine with a bump pages a little age toned with a few rare spots otherwise tidy pages no inscriptions other than the signature. Good condition. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1921réf. 000990Chatto and Windus 1921. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition first printing published by Chatto & Windus in 1921. No dust jacket. Original yellow cloth covers with some marks and general dulling to the covers more so to the spine spine title label chipped and dulled with an original spare label tipped in at the back. Top edge dyed greyish green spine with a forward lean securely bound. Offsetting to the free endpaper and half title pages generally bright an occasional minor mark good condition. The first novel by Huxley. Chatto and Windus hardcover
réf. 35615London: Chatto and Windus 1936. . First edition 8vo. pp.620 beige cloth with front board and spine lettered in red top edges red; foxing to fore-edges otherwise fresh and very good indeed in a fine unclipped dust-jacket. London: Chatto and Windus, 1936. hardcover
1916réf. 012916Oxford: B H Blackwell 1916. First Edition. . Wrappers. Very Good. 51 pages ad. "Adventures All Series No. 7". Printed paper label to cover and spine of original cream wrappers. Some edgewear soiling to wrappers spine label lifting to lower edge previous owner's name to half title small bookseller label to verso of front cover. The Author's first book. Size 195mm. x 145mm. 829 Size: 195mm. x 145mm. B H Blackwell unknown
réf. 57964Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1893-1895. Nine volume set with b/w. illus. 8vo. Bookplates to frontpaste down and ffep. of all vols. Brief notes to rfeps. of two vols. Occasional minor foxing o/w. contents fine. Original burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in thor. vg. condition. A very pleasing set. The volume titles are in order:- Methods and Results; Darwiniana; Science and Education; Science and Hebrew Tradition; Science and Christian Tradition; Hume with Helps to the Study of Berkeley; Mans Place in Nature; Discourses: Biological and Geological; Evolution and Ethics. Natural history Monographs hardcover
1913réf. 5655Smith Elder & Co. London.1913. SECOND EDITION. Two large 8vo volumes. Fully illustrated with photogravure frontispieces 6 original sketches in photogravure by Dr. Wilson18 coloured plates 16 from drawings by Dr. Wilson 260 full page and smaller illustrationsfrom photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition panoramas and maps. A very good copy. Publishers blue cloth with gilt lettered to front boards and spines. Top edges gilt. A few faint streaks to the spine of volume one and couple of small abrasions to outer edges of the front board on volume two but overall a very good bright set.: Smith ,Elder & Co. London.,1913 hardcover
1913réf. 77798London: Smith Elder and Co. 1913. Large 8vo. Second edition. In 2 volumes. xxvi 633; xvi 534 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to front boards & spines. Top edges gilt. Arranged by Leonard Huxley with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham. With photogravure frontis portraits and sketches coloured plates with tissue guards panoramas double-page plates b&w plates and maps. All plates & maps complete. Rubbing to the spines and corners a slight lean to the bindings and some markings to the cloth. Tissue guard at p. 377 torn with loss with some remnants stuck to the plate alongside an ownership inscription to the ffep dated 1913 some vey occasional pencil inscriptions scattered internaly. An early edition of this hugely influential account of Captain Scott's fateful Terra Nova expedition in which he and 4 other explorers perished on their return from the Antarctic's geographic south pole. The first volume contains Scott's journals and farewell letters found with his person by a search party 8 months after the expedition. The second volume contains the journals of crew member Edward Wilson who also died on the expedition alongside the scientific discoveries of those that survived. This second printing of the text was published the same year as the first edition as the title was so popular at the time of publication that it required 5 print runs in the 4 months between November 1913 and February 1914. Less common in such nice condition. 24cm tall. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Publisher's Cloth. Second Edition. 1913. Smith, Elder and Co. 1913 hardcover
1913réf. 2091202133211750Smith Elder & Co. 1913. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 books in total Smith Elder & Co. paperback
1956réf. 847No book only clippings. A big collection of newspaper clippings from 50s. All about drugs and mescaline etc. Many clippings from about the doors of perception. I believe all of these are from the 50s in relationsship to the publishing of the doors of perception by Aldous Huxley. Rare clippings. Some of them has been underlined.
1967réf. 206090New York: Random House 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Random House hardcover
1916réf. 9790843BH Blackwell 1916. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: BH Blackwell hardcover
1925réf. hux03bNew York: George H. Doran Company. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Slight darkening to page ends. Teg. 1925. Limited Edition 127/250. Half vellum brown board cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". 266pp. Large paper edition. . George H. Doran Company hardcover
1870réf. 307491870 Origin of Species EVOLUTION Thomas Huxley Essays Darwin Philosophy Science "Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once." – Thomas Huxley Charles Darwin is unquestionably the most prolific evolutionist of the 19th-century; however biologists such as Thomas Henry Huxley were important advocates for Darwin's studies. Huxley was best known for his studies on evolution moral philosophy and scientific ethics. This rare 1870 printing of Huxley's reaction to Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' fully supported many of Darwin's evolutionary theories. Item number: #30749 Price: $499 HUXLEY Thomas Henry On the origin of species: or The causes of the phenomena of organic nature. A course of six lectures to working men. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1870. 1st American edition Details: <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->150 6 <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->5 in-text figures <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Bookplate – James P. Marsh <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Cloth <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~8in X 5.25in 20.5cm x 13cm Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30749 Photos available upon request. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1888réf. 5768London: Harrison & Sons 1888. Hardcover. Very good. Near fine in modern red cloth. Full volume contains the first printing pp. i:xxv of Huxley's long obituary and short biography of Darwin written and published after a five-year delay. Harrison & Sons hardcover
1974réf. 20277The Limited Editions Club. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by the illustrator. Limited edition of 2000 copies this being copy #869. Glossy navy cover has a couple barely visible scuffs else fine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Publisher's notes laid-in. Pages are clean and pristine. Slipcase is has a couple of abrasions and a few tiny spatters of white paint but in very good condition.; 0 pages; Signed by Artist . 1974. The Limited Editions Club hardcover