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1859Best.-Nr. 1664London: Ray Society 1859. First edition. FINE FOLIO ENGRAVINGS OF TH HUXLEY'S DISCOVERIES DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE HMS RATTLESNAKE. 25x32 cm folio hardcover tan cloth binding cancelled library bookplate to front paste-down i-x 143 pp 12 engraved plates by J Basire after Huxley's drawings each with an explanatory letterpress leaf. THOMAS H. HUXLEY 1825-1895 "Charles Darwin's champion was ship's surgeon on the voyage of the 'Rattlesriake' to the Torres Straits off Australia however the natural history work he conducted on his own time. . . Through extensive shipboard dissections and through library work in Sydney Australia. Huxley was able to bring some order to these minute organisms which had been simply lumped together in those two great zoological lumber rooms Linneaus' Vermes and Cuvier's Radiata. .Working out the details and relationships of the delicate marine animals he studied set the pattern for his career and gave him a firm grasp of major zoological problems." D.S.B. Freeman 'Brit. Natural History Books' no. 1854. Ray Society hardcover
1858Best.-Nr. 411Folio 36.2 x 26.2 cm. x 143 pp.; 12 engraved plates with explanatory text leaves a few text figures. Original quarter linen over limp boards. Printed label with title mounted on front board. = Written by Darwin's Bulldog the zoologist Thomas Henry Huxley 1825-1895 who was a ship's assistant surgeon and naturalist on board of HMS Rattlesnake. The Rattlesnake charted the Great Barrier Reef and the seas northwards to New Guinea. Huxley's paper On the anatomy and the affinities of the family of Medusae' was published in 1849 by the Royal Society in its Philosophical Transactions. Huxley united the Hydroid and Sertularian polyps with the Medusae to form a class to which he subsequently gave the name of Hydrozoa. The connection he made was that all the members of the class consisted of two cell layers enclosing a central cavity or stomach. This is characteristic of the phylum now called the Cnidaria. He compared this feature to the serous and mucous structures of embryos of higher animals. When at last he got a grant from the Royal Society for the printing of plates Huxley was able to summarise this work in The Oceanic Hydrozoa published by the Ray Society in 1859'. The value of Huxley's work was recognised and on returning to England in 1850 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In the following year at the age of twenty-six he not only received the Royal Society Medal but was also elected to the Council Wikipedia. On the front pastedown an armorial bookplate of the Rashleigh family Menabilly. At least one Rashleigh Jonathan junior 1845-1872 was interested in marine biology. A pencilled annotation on the Ray Society title. Boards and spine a bit worn at edges; text and plates mostly clean. A very good copy housed in a custom dark green slipcase with paper label. An excellent survivor preserved in the Publisher's original state. Nissen ZBI 2065. Ray Society paperback
2008Best.-Nr. DADAX0955552818Edward Bowditch Ltd 2008-02-01. paperback. New. 7.50x0.38x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Edward Bowditch Ltd paperback
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1859Best.-Nr. 1664London: Ray Society 1859. First edition. FINE FOLIO ENGRAVINGS OF TH HUXLEY'S DISCOVERIES DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE HMS RATTLESNAKE. 25x32 cm folio hardcover tan cloth binding cancelled library bookplate to front paste-down i-x 143 pp 12 engraved plates by J Basire after Huxley's drawings each with an explanatory letterpress leaf. THOMAS H. HUXLEY 1825-1895 "Charles Darwin's champion was ship's surgeon on the voyage of the 'Rattlesriake' to the Torres Straits off Australia however the natural history work he conducted on his own time. . . Through extensive shipboard dissections and through library work in Sydney Australia. Huxley was able to bring some order to these minute organisms which had been simply lumped together in those two great zoological lumber rooms Linneaus' Vermes and Cuvier's Radiata. .Working out the details and relationships of the delicate marine animals he studied set the pattern for his career and gave him a firm grasp of major zoological problems." D.S.B. Freeman 'Brit. Natural History Books' no. 1854. Ray Society hardcover books
1859Best.-Nr. 20244London: Printed for the Ray Society 1859. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First Edition. Folio pp. viii-x 143 blank ff 24 blank; dull green library linen boards with gilt lettering on spine; boards lightly soiled and rubbed; call numbers stamped to heel of spine; library bookplate to pastedown with "Discard" stamp; four-inch tear to fore-edge of half-title leaf; embossed library stamp and pencil annotations to title leaf; embossed library stamp to p. 1; library tickets and pockets to rear endpapers; cellotape repair to top edge of last plate; else a sound ex-library copy. Illustrated with twelve uncolored lithograph plates and accompanying letterpress descriptive text. Cloth. While serving as ship's surgeon aboard the H.M.S. Rattlesnake Huxley 1825-1895 collected and studied specimens of hydrozoas in the waters off Australia New Guinea and Palermo Italy. Through careful dissections and close observation of physical relationships Huxley succeeded in bringing more detailed order to the knowledge of these minute organisms. Printed for the Ray Society unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 075564New York / London: Harper & Brothers 1937. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good /Very Good -. Bound in teal cloth with gold and periwinkle decoration. Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books including non-fiction works as well as essays narratives and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley family he graduated from Balliol College Oxford with a degree in English literature. Huxley died on Nov. 22 1963 the same day as John F. Kennedy and C. S. Lewis. 307pp. Dustjacket in mylar cover. CONDITION: Average shelf wear. Pages have water stains around the edges text is unaffected. Binding and text block are square and sound. Dustjacket has notable edge wear and staining and is in a protective mylar cover. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 006283London United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus 1947 An excellent clean and tightly bound book protected by a thick plastic sleeve. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 007185Chatto & Windus 1936. Book. Fine. Cloth. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy.True First Edition.Near fine Jacket.Faded At Spine.Terrific Copy. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 460238London : Chatto & Windus 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a very good slightly dust-dulled and edge-torn mylar-sleeved dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 303p ; 21 cm. Subjects; Religion Philosophy. Experience. politics. History. social issues. Upper class. Social change. Social theory. Political Reform. Pacifism. Fiction. Mysticism ; Fiction. Literature and society. London : Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 23654London: Chatto and Windus 1936. A first edition first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1936. A very good copy without one neat bookplate to the front endpaper. In the browned wrapper with a sliver of a chip to the head of the spine and to the corners. Chatto and Windus unknown
Best.-Nr. 4133561Chatto & Windus 1947. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:070110810X Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 598341London: Chatto and Windus 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 303pp. Slight offsetting on endpapers light toning on the spine and board edges near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small tears and a darkened spine. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 241London: Chatto & Windus 1936. First Edition First Impression. Publisher's Olive Green Cloth with Gilt Detailing. Very Good/Very Good. A Very Good Book in a Very Good Illustrated Dust Jacket Unclipped 7s.6d. Net. Book is generally shelf worn and sunned to extremities. Cloth is likewise soiled to extremities. FFEP bears a previous owner's signature and is generally toned and foxed. Text block is similarly toned and foxed. Red/Maroon top stain has dulled. Binding is tight but inclined slightly toward the rear. Dust jacket is not full size either from hand-trimming or a production error presumably the former. Jacket is toned and somewhat soiled. Bumps are present to extremities. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 303pp. Chatto & Windus unknown
1936Best.-Nr. 014900London: Chatto and Windus 1936. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 303pp. Sharp First British Edition of this anthology of essays. Bound in green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Spine and edges toning else Fine. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket 7s. 6d. net has some small chips to the crown and tips. Tiny closed tears at the heel. Spine panel toned. Two small pieces of reinforcing tape on the verso. Still solid and complete and quite presentable. A pretty collectable copy at a great price. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 329786London : Chatto & Windus 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 4 leaves 303 pages 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm. Contents; T.H. Huxley as a literary man -- Words and behaviour -- Modern fetishism -- Literature and examinations -- English snobbery -- Time and the machine -- New-fashioned Christmas -- Historical generalizations -- Crebillon the younger -- Justifications -- D.H. Lawrence -- B.R. Haydon -- Waterworks and kings -- In a Tunisian oasis -- The olive tree. Subjects; Huxley family. English literature 20th century. English essays 20th century. English literature 20th century. English essays 20th century. Literature and society. Social change. English literature. Literature and society. Social change. London : Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 26306London Chatto & Windus 1936. Orig. full cloth. Spine very lightly faded. No dustjacket. Fine. First trade-edition. hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 309666LONDON: CHATTO AND WINDUS. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First trade edition. Very good copy in very good dust jacket. Fore edge foxed. Spine on jacket age toned with soil spots. Shallow chipping at crest of spine on jacket. Short edge tears at corners of jacket. . CHATTO AND WINDUS. hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 127977London: Chatto & Windus 1936 First trade edition. Cloth. Octavo. Fine in very good lightly soiled d.j. Spine of jacket lightly browned. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 007185Chatto & Windus 1936. Book. Fine. Cloth. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy.True First Edition.Near fine Jacket.Faded At Spine.Terrific Copy. Chatto & Windus Hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 014900London: Chatto and Windus 1936. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 303pp. Sharp First British Edition of this anthology of essays. Bound in green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Spine and edges toning else Fine. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket 7s. 6d. net has some small chips to the crown and tips. Tiny closed tears at the heel. Spine panel toned. Two small pieces of reinforcing tape on the verso. Still solid and complete and quite presentable. A pretty collectable copy at a great price. Chatto and Windus hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 59956New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1937. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.25cm; turquoise cloth with titling and decorative elements stmaped in gilt and royal blue on spine and front cover; dustjacket; x3073pp. Some beginning oxidation to the gilt rules else a clean very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.75 with modest external wear and a few small nicks and tiny tears to extremities; Very Good. A collection of 16 essays on largely literary subjects. BROMER A42.3. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 1408634New York: Harper & Brothers 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo 307 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is green gold white with white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with short tears at spine ends and flap corners small stains and ink notation on rear panel toning to spine peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “$2.75”. Boards in blue cloth gold print; wear to spine caps and corners blemishes on rear panel. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1408634. FP New Rockville Stock. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 598341London: Chatto and Windus 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 303pp. Slight offsetting on endpapers light toning on the spine and board edges near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small tears and a darkened spine. Chatto and Windus hardcover books