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1909rif. 000334London: John Murray 1909. Hardcover. Good. Publisher's original boards discoloured rubbed at edges and at join with spine. Gilt titling to spine faded and spine scuffed at extremities. Hinges have been tape strengthened after cracks and are still holding. Long tear between lower board and spine. Two prev owners' names to front pastedown with some pencil scribbling. Textblock sound and well bound. 1031pp. John Murray hardcover
1904rif. 255470New York: D. Appleton and Company 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; vol. II only: 562 pages. Subjects; Darwin Charles 1809-1882. Scientists — Great Britain — Biography. Genre; Illustrated. New York: D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1891rif. 1381521London United Kingdom: John Murray 1891. First Edition Fifth Thousand. Hardcover. Octavo 208 pages. In Good plus condition. Dark evergreen spine with gilted lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear mild wear along edges ring stains on rear board bends along corners and moderate wear along spine head and tail edges. Textblock has denting along the tail edges of pages 103 - 118 tearing along the tail edges of pages 105 - 112 mild age-toning along head of pages splitting to gutter from pages 67 - 80 mild foxing on end-pages moderate age toning along edges and mild wear along edges. Shelved ND-A. 1381521. FP New Rockville Stock. John Murray hardcover
1953rif. 17247Doubleday states First Edition and first published on title page verso. Lower block has owner name printed. Same name on address label on front free end paper. Different name in pencil on half title. Square corners pages starting to tone. Dust jacket shows $2.75 price dj has edge chips dampstain at lower spine verso repaired tears with losses at spine head and tail. Doubleday hardcover
1987rif. TB33685Birmingham: Gryphon Editions Inc. 1987. Special Edition of Gryphon Editions. Fine in dark blue leather covered boards with bright gilt decorations and text stamped on the spine and front and rear boards with three raised bands on the spine marbled end papers gilt edges to the text block and a silk placement ribbon sewn in at the head of the spine. A small 8vo measuring 7 3/4 by 4 3/4 inches. 502 pages including an index. An elegant reprinting in facsimile of the first edition of 1859. Gryphon Editions, Inc. hardcover
1915rif. 32836New York: D. Appleton and Company 1915. Mixed. Cloth. Good. Mixed editions 1915 & 1904. Good set of two books. Volume I bound in green cloth 365 pp.; Volume II bound in burgundy cloth 338 pp. Spines are sunned overall rubbing especially to top/base of spine. Front hinge of volume I has cracked text is unmarked. A Mis-matched set by the same publisher but different years. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1899rif. 030422NY and London: D. Appleton: 1899. First published in 1868 this book is the Second edition from 1899 edition 461 pages illustrated in b&w. "During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication of 1868 of the first edition of this Work I have continued to attend to the same subjects as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able to here use only those which seemed to me the more important. I have omitted some statements and corrected some errors the discovery of which I owe to my reviewers. Many additional references have been given. The eleventh chapter and that on Pangenesis are those which have been most altered parts having been re-modeled; but I will give a list of the more important alterations for the sake of those who may possess the first edition of this book." This is Darwin's Preface to this second edition. VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER in red cloth lettering is bright on spine. Volume I of a 2 volume set. . Hard Covers. Very Good-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Appleton: hardcover
2003rif. 195558London England: The Folio Society 2003. Hardcover. Like New light wear to boards edges & corners. slipcase scuffed. dark blue-green boards w/ gilt & black illustrations decorative gilt spine. 518 pgs w/ color plates. top edge blue. black paper slipcase. Remains fairly tightly bound; appears to be lightly selectively read and handled copy. Introduction by Richard Keynes. The Folio Society hardcover
rif. 124278New York: Clarke Given and Hooper Publishers. Good. Hardcover. A Good edition with heavy edgewear to the boards and pages the spine starting to separate loose tanned pages and other general wear ; Darwin's book The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex is a brilliant examination of the evolution of the human species. He outlines the different stages of human evolution and the roles that sex and selection have played in shaping us. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in human evolution.; 8vo; 797 pages . Clarke, Given and Hooper, Publishers hardcover
1978rif. 52288New York: Weathervane Books. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0517263106 . Very Good condition rubbing to edges soil mark to front corner in a Near Fine mildly worn dust-jacket; Darwin's account of his voyage around the world in the ship Beagle is a fascinating look at the natural world. He describes the different plants and animals he encounters and the ways in which they have adapted to their environment. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in learning about the natural world and it is sure to fascinate anyone who picks it up.; 8vo ; 228 pages; 52272: four volume set . Weathervane Books hardcover
1896rif. 87304NY:: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good. 1896. Hardcover. B000JK7CFM . Authorized edition. Octavo half bound in burgundy leather with gilt lettering on the spine marbled boards top edge gilt. Strip of abrasion at the base of the spine moderate edge wear else very good. Some unopened pages. Binding is solid.; 519 pages . D. Appleton and Company, hardcover books
1998rif. 56205New York Oxford: Oxford University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Third Edition. Hardcover. 0195112717 . A handsome Later Edition in unblemished condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket that has some adhesive residue on the cover ; This book by Charles Darwin is a compilation of his work on the expression of emotions in man and animals. Darwin discusses how expressions of emotions change through the different stages of life and how this affects social interactions. He also discusses the evolutionary origins of emotions and their impact on human behavior.; 8vo; 472 pages; Price . Oxford University Press hardcover books
1891rif. 1381521London United Kingdom: John Murray 1891. First Edition Fifth Thousand. Hardcover. Octavo 208 pages. In Good plus condition. Dark evergreen spine with gilted lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear mild wear along edges ring stains on rear board bends along corners and moderate wear along spine head and tail edges. Textblock has denting along the tail edges of pages 103 - 118 tearing along the tail edges of pages 105 - 112 mild age-toning along head of pages splitting to gutter from pages 67 - 80 mild foxing on end-pages moderate age toning along edges and mild wear along edges. Shelved ND-A. 1381521. FP New Rockville Stock. John Murray hardcover books
1987rif. TB33685Birmingham: Gryphon Editions Inc. 1987. Special Edition of Gryphon Editions. Fine in dark blue leather covered boards with bright gilt decorations and text stamped on the spine and front and rear boards with three raised bands on the spine marbled end papers gilt edges to the text block and a silk placement ribbon sewn in at the head of the spine. A small 8vo measuring 7 3/4 by 4 3/4 inches. 502 pages including an index. An elegant reprinting in facsimile of the first edition of 1859. Gryphon Editions, Inc. hardcover books
2003rif. 195558London England: The Folio Society 2003. Hardcover. Like New light wear to boards edges & corners. slipcase scuffed. dark blue-green boards w/ gilt & black illustrations decorative gilt spine. 518 pgs w/ color plates. top edge blue. black paper slipcase. Remains fairly tightly bound; appears to be lightly selectively read and handled copy. Introduction by Richard Keynes. The Folio Society hardcover books
1985rif. BL1509New York and London:: Garland 1985. 1985. Series: Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Vol. 369. 4to. 690 pp. Port. of Darwin index; small tick-mark in one margin otherwise clean. Red cloth gilt-stamped spine title. Burndy bookplate. Near fine. ISBN: 0824092244 First edition noting that a 46-page supplement with a reprinting the original was issued in 1994. Frederick Burkhardt was for many years the President Emeritus of the American Council of Learned Societies. His decades of work on The Correspondence of Charles Darwin constituted a signal example of dedication to a demanding and ambitious scholarly enterprise. He was an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall Cambridge. Garland, 1985. hardcover books
1959rif. 104029New York: Basic Books Inc 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later edition. Foreword by George Gaylord Simpson. Two volumes. Both volumes near fine with a tanned spine with volume two having a tiny hole in the spine. Both lacking the dustwrappers but both are inside the publisher's slip case. Basic Books, Inc hardcover
1959rif. 104029New York: Basic Books Inc 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later edition. Foreword by George Gaylord Simpson. Two volumes. Both volumes near fine with a tanned spine with volume two having a tiny hole in the spine. Both lacking the dustwrappers but both are inside the publisher's slip case. Basic Books, Inc hardcover books
1928rif. 314114London : Watts & Co. 1928. First Edition. Softcover. Provenance: Arthur Holness' copy. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: The Forum Series ; no. 9. Physical description: viii 88 pages ; 19cm. Eugenics. Genetics. London : Watts & Co. paperback
1919rif. 000265Privately printed by the New York Life Insurance Company 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition; 8vo; pp. 14 13-439 5; 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards; elaborate gilt decorations and title to spine with 5 raised bands; slight wear to edges of covers and corners; roughly cut fore-edge; few small dark spots to upper part of spine; minor age-darkening to margins of first free page else text clean; very good or better condition. Signed/inscribed by Darwin Kingsley on upper margin of title page. Contains Kingsley's speeches on different topics - Democracy life insurance golf freedom etc. Darwin P. Kingsley was president of the New York Life Insurance Company in the early part of the 20th century. He was known among other things for inventing and implementing new types of insurance. An interesting fact of these times was that civil rights leader Susan B. Anthony was one of their first female policy holders. Privately printed by the New York Life Insurance Company hardcover
1919rif. 000265Privately printed by the New York Life Insurance Company 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition; 8vo; pp. 14 13-439 5; 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards; elaborate gilt decorations and title to spine with 5 raised bands; slight wear to edges of covers and corners; roughly cut fore-edge; few small dark spots to upper part of spine; minor age-darkening to margins of first free page else text clean; very good or better condition. Signed/inscribed by Darwin Kingsley on upper margin of title page. Contains Kingsley's speeches on different topics - Democracy life insurance golf freedom etc. Darwin P. Kingsley was president of the New York Life Insurance Company in the early part of the 20th century. He was known among other things for inventing and implementing new types of insurance. An interesting fact of these times was that civil rights leader Susan B. Anthony was one of their first female policy holders. Privately printed by the New York Life Insurance Company hardcover books
1982rif. 56522New York: Arbor House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 087795366x . A first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition housed in an equally impressive dust-jacket; and AssayThis book is about three scientists who contributed to the understanding of Venus. They are Sir William Herschel Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur. They all studied Venus and were able to make some interesting discoveries.; 8vo; 346 pages; Price . Arbor House hardcover books
1929rif. 144974London ; New York : Longmans Green And Co. 1929. Second Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Ex-libris copy with bookplate attached. ; 146 pages; Ription: xii 146 p. : front. illus. plans plates diagrs. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Housing --Great Britain --Working class --Dwellings. London ; New York : Longmans, Green And Co. hardcover
1901rif. 440248Shrewsbury : L. Wilding 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 85 p ; 22 cm. Subjects: Henry VIII King of England 1491-1547; Great Britain History Henry VIII 1509-1547; Great Britain History Tudors 1485-1603; History Great Britain Tudor. Shrewsbury : L. Wilding hardcover
1936rif. 34657Garden City NY: Published for the Crime Club Inc. by Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 302pp. Cloth. Front flap of original dustjacket laid in. Some wear to extremities toning to endpapers. A good copy. ; Octavo. Published for the Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc hardcover