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1998réf. 4202New York: The Classics of Medicine Library 1998. Special Edition. Full Leather. This book is a special edition privately printed for the members of The Classics of Medicine Library. Measuring approximately8" x 5" with 502 numbered pages. This book is in near-fine condition. Gilt lettering and design on spine and boards are full and vivid. All edges are gilt. Minor scuffing on fore edge of textblock. Many dogeared pages throughout textblock. "Origin of Species" is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #M9-11. The Classics of Medicine Library unknown
1884réf. 92544New York: D. Appleton and Company 1884. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 20 x 13 cm. xvi 300pp 8 ads. Bound into brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and black stamped cover design. 38 in-text woodcut illustrations. Stated second American edition originally done in London in 1862. Minor rubbing to head and tail of spine. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. There is foxing to the 2nd and 2nd from last leaf. Very nice copy overall. Reference: Freeman F804. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
réf. 3336New York: D. Appleton and Company 1901. . 8vo terracotta cloth front stamped in black back cover blind. Immaculate copy in superb condition New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901. hardcover
1946réf. B4591London: William Collins 1946. Very good condition. Endcaps very slightly worn spine slightly rubbed. Texts and illustrations clean and crisp. . Binding: Illustrated publisher’s paper boards. Size: 8vo. Illustration: Illustrated with 8 plates and 27 illustrations. Category: Book Sports; Book Europe United Kingdom; Book Bibliography & Reference Books; William Collins hardcover
1932réf. 007904London: Nonesuch Press 1932. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First thus edition. Octavo 8vo. 46 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is rubbed at the extremities with overall minor soiling and shelfwear; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Combined and redesigned edition with plates in black & white. If issued with a slipcase it is no longer present. Nonesuch Press Hardcover
réf. 012699London: Nonesuch Press Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 10 Oblong. Mr. Tootleoo is a sailor who suffers shipwreck but doesn't drown. "Close at hand upon my word he found a Cockyollybird." It goes on to tell of the cockyolly chicks a whale a seagull who takes an egg to our hero and finally the Cockyollybird turns into a lovely lady her chicks become girls and boys and Mr. Tootleoo proposes. Now meet Mr. and Mrs. Tootleoo ! The recto pages are full colour while the verso pages contain the poem. A delightful bit of nonsense. Previous owners' names and date supplied by Aunt Ellen 1928. Approx. 64 pp. Nonesuch Press hardcover
1897réf. 8794New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. 1897 Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 5 x 8 in. xiv 473 x 495 pp. Volume one is occasionally illustrated with black & white reproductions of various animals. Very good in original half red morocco over marbled boards gilt lettering to spines still bright top edge gilt else some spots of rubbing to extremities with volume one having light cracking to leather along spine. and some discoloration to leather. A printing of the 2nd edition from 1897 considered the "authorized edition" edited by Darwin's son Francis Darwin. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1864réf. 33345New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1864. Cloth. Good. 1864 New York. A Good copy. Volume I only. 12mo. 351 pp. bound in publishers decorated brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Spine is sunned tips and edges chipped & rubbed. Paper is lightly age toned text is unmarked binding is solid. A Very Good book inside Good covers. Harper & Brothers, Publishers unknown
1972réf. BOOKS078961INew York: AMS Press. Fine copy issued without dust jacket. 1972. reprint. hardcover. 8vo 519 pp. Facsimile reprint of the 1896 edition; volume 1 of The Works of Charles Darwin. . AMS Press hardcover
1889réf. 7060London: John Murray 1889. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 519 pages 4 pages of ads; original gilt decorated green cloth. Light wear at extremities neat owner name bookplate. Front inner hinge cracked; altogether a very good copy of an early printing. John Murray hardcover
1896réf. 4447386xxi 604pp in french en francais slight cover wear crease along spine writing on front Paste-down otherwise unmarked. C. Reinwald hardcover
1903réf. 13858London: John Murray 1903 Brown cloth with gilt spine. Two volumes octavo. Plates. Gilt largely faded from spines binding extremities lightly rubbed old bookplate. A little foxing to preliminaries light spot on fore-edge of Volume I. A good set tight and clean. John Murray, hardcover
réf. 59376London: London: Ward Lock and & Co. 1842. Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Clean Protective Mylar Cover. 12mo Grey Green Cloth Binding Of Series The Minerva Library of FAmous Books. With Six Map Plates Numerous Illustrations. 7.25 5 1.25 Includes A Critical Introduction To EAch Work By Prof. John W. Judd London: Ward Lock and & Co. hardcover
1888réf. 1515This is Volume Two only of a two volume set. It is the Second Edition 22nd thousand bound in 3/4 leather leather spine and corners with marbled covers and marbled endsheets.There is a former owner's handwritten name and date 1890 and bookplate inside. The book is in very good condition. John Murray; publisher hardcover
1890réf. 10807London: John Murray 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good . Octavo 693pp. illustrated. Stated "Twenty-Seventh Thousand" indicating a later printing of the second edition. Spotting/soiling to the front board; really the only unsightly aspect of this otherwise crisp clean well-preserved copy with bright gilt on the spine. Overall a very good or better example. John Murray hardcover
réf. PBA 9201Limited Editions Club Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. FINE. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. 4to half leather with ornate gilt spine title and design over patterned paper covered boards; top edge speckled. No. 1016 of 1500 copies printed at the Griffin Press; designed and printed under the direction of Douglas A. Dunstan. Signed by Fritz Kredel the illustrator. Limited Editions Club Hardcover
1971réf. 34976New York: Limited Editions Club 1971. One of 1500 copies printed onEnglish cream esparto paper. Signed by Kredel. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. 1 vols. 4to. Designed by Douglas A. Dunstan. Bound at The Griffin Press in quarter tan morocco with natural wood veneer sides. Fine copy in fine slipcase. Kredel Fritz. One of 1500 copies printed onEnglish cream esparto paper. Signed by Kredel. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. 1 vols. 4to. Limited Editions Club unknown
1872réf. 8306New York. D. Appleton and Co. 1872. Bound in gilt titled decorated embossed red cloth. 8vo. Second American edition Third issue. One leaf ads vol. 1: Six leaves ads vol. 2. Postscript to volume 2. Illustrated throughout. Covers rubbed. Headpiece lacking to volume 1. Crude repair to cloth at rear hinge of volume 1. Endsheets lacking at inner-hinges of volume 1. Rear free endsheet torn to volume 1. Despite these flaws a tight servicable set. D. Appleton and Co. hardcover
1896réf. 160100New York: D. Appleton and Company 1896. Authorized Edition". Hardcover. Good. vi 372 p. 21 cm. Photos and other b&w illustrations. Half burgundy leather with marbled paper boards. Top edge gilt. Worn edges bumped corners scratches to boards some faint marks and scratches on spine and spine head a bit chipped. Some page edges a bit roughened. Part of the selected works of Darwin 1896-7 in 15 vols. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1888réf. 11539London: John Murray. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1888. Sixth Edition; 33rd Thousand. Hardcover. Original grayish green cloth lettered in somewhat dull gilt on spine. Spine ends and corners bumped and frayed. Uneven mottling and lightening along spine and some edges of boards. Solid binding and clean text. Lightly browned and foxed pages. Former owner name on title page. No ex-lib marks stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 339 pages . John Murray hardcover
1969réf. 179400Bruxelles: Culture et Civilisation 1969. Hardcover. Bookplate and ink signature else very good plus clean & tight condition / no dust jackets as issued. Facsimile reprint of the London 1868 edition. 2vs. Culture et Civilisation hardcover
1902réf. 12581London: John Murray 1902. Second Edition Sixth Thousand in this Form. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Edition Sixth Thousand in this Form. Hardcover. The portrait frontispiece is engraved from the study by Mrs. Cameron. The abridged version of Francis Darwin's life of his father the fourth edition of the 'Life and Letters' overall first app.eared in 1892. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelf/edge wear focused at tips and hinges head/tail front joint cracked but tight light even toning to text block else tight bright and unmarred. 8vo 348pp. illus b/w plates with a tissue-guarded photogravure toned in sepia portrait frontispiece index. Green cloth boards with stamped designs gilt titling. John Murray hardcover
1931réf. 365156New York: Macmillan Company 1931. First edition. xiv 224 pp. Frontispiece at title and six other black and white illustrated plates with illustrations throughout text. Large 8vo. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles stamped on upper and spine dedication in pencil on f.e.p. library index card and gallery invitations laid in. In clipped dust jacket with manuscript note on upper front; a near fine copy with some small tears and toning to dj interesting provenance. First edition. xiv 224 pp. Frontispiece at title and six other black and white illustrated plates with illustrations throughout text. Large 8vo. This copy was originally dedicated from the author through his publishers to Henry Fairfield Osborn the president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years. An autograph note on the upper front of the dust jacket reads "A Gift from Charles Galton Darwin acknowledged by letter. Jan. 1st 1932" The book was later owned by psychoanalyst Dr. Jose Barchilon. Presentation copy with interesting association. Macmillan Company hardcover
réf. 100812Very good. - An original 3-1/2 inch high by 2-1/2 inch wide sepia-toned photograph of the English surgeon & naturalist Edwin Lankester by Ernest Edwards. The surgeon is portrayed seated with legs crossed in a studio adorned with furniture and antiquities with a large book open in his lap. The portrait is mounted onto 9 inch high by 6-3/4 inch wide stiff paper with the photographer's credits "Photographed by Ernest Edwards 20 Baker Street W." printed along the bottom of a darker tan rectangle framing the photo. The margins of the mount are lightly soiled with minor creasing to the bottom left corner. The photograph is in fine condition on a very good mount. The English photographer Ernest Edwards 1837-1903 was the inventor of the heliograph process. He is best known for his photographs of Darwin. The English surgeon and naturalist Edwin Lankester 1814-1874 made a major contribution to the control of cholera in London and was the first public analyst in England. He was a close personal friend of Darwin and Thomas Henry Huxley.
1917réf. 006612Chicago: American Technical Society 1917. For Repair Men Chauffeurs and Owners; Covering the Construction Care and Repair of Pleasure Cars Commercial Cars and Motorcycles with Especial Attention to Ignition Starting and Lighting Systems Garage Design and Equipment Welding and Other Repair Methods. Prepared by a Staff of Automobile Experts Consulting Engineers and Designers of the Highest Professional Standing. Profusely Illustrated. Complete with Five Volumes. Dark soft leather covers with gilt lettering on spine. Volume I: Engine Parts Carburetors Valves Clutches Transmissions. 473 pp with index and review questions. Volume II: Chassis Final Drive Motors Garages Shop Kinks. 552 pp with index and review questions. Volume III: Electricity Ignition Lighting Starting Wire Diagrams. 473 pp with index and review questions. Volume IV: Starters Ford Types Battery Care Motorcycles Welding. 522 pp with index and review questions. Volume V: Electrics Storage Cells Steam Cars Commercial Cars Index. 425 pp with index and review questions. All books have significant wear to covers covers in Fair/Good- condition including rubbing/chipping to edges and corners corners torn and missing scuffing and wear to cover faces rubbing to joints and some tears spine ends are torn/chipped or are completely missing. Darkening/small holes or tears to endpapers. Hinges broken. Light staining to interior pages. Interior pages are crisp and easily legible. Overall books in Good condition. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Automobiles. American Technical Society Paperback
