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2005rif. 1924NY: Pantheon 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. The book itself isn't signed but laid in is a brief autographed note signed ALS on Dobbs's personal stationary: "Jeff good talking with you. Enjoy the diving and the reefs and take a peek for me. I've still not been to . Till next time David Dobbs." Dobbs is a freelance science writer for high-profiled magazines and this book looks a the long-running argument between Darwin and Alexander Agassiz the son of Louis Agassiz over the formation of coral. Darwin was right of course but Agassiz pushed oceanography forward substantially as he traveled the world studying coral. An interesting book on the evolution of science and the history of evolution. Near fine with a little rubbing to spine tail otherwise crisp and tight. In a fine jacket. Pantheon hardcover
2020rif. 039627Motorbooks 2020. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. The cover shows light wear. Motorbooks hardcover
2002rif. 036098Easton Press/Mbi Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0760311552 . Hardcover; Hardcover. Beautiful black leather boards with color photo illustration tipped in on front board. Beautiful gold titling and designs on front board. Title on spine between raised bands. All edges are gilt. Rust colored moire endpapers. Satin ribbon marker. Text pages are crisp and clean. Very nice. ; Color Illus; 4TO; 384 pages . Easton Press/Mbi Publishing hardcover
1962rif. 89387Washington DC: National Capital Transportation Agency 1962. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. The format is approximately 6 inches by 9.25 inches. xxi 1 92 2 pages. Fold-out maps. Footnotes. Maps some with color. Illustrations. Appendix. Signature and date of previous owner on fep. Darwin Fairweather Stolzenbach worked for a number of federal departments and was an administrator of the National Capital Transportation Agency which planned the Metro rail system. Mr. Stolzenbach of Chevy Chase was born in Pittsburgh and moved to the Washington area in 1936. He graduated from George Washington University and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He began his federal career in the late 1930s as a committee aide in the House of Representatives. During World War II he was an economist in the War Department. He later worked for the Budget Bureau and the Commerce Department. From 1951 to 1961 Mr. Stolzenbach was an operations research analyst in the operations research office of Johns Hopkins University. In that capacity he ran the Army's Operations Research Office in Japan during the Korean War. In 1961 President Kennedy appointed him administrator of the National Capital Transportation Agency. In 1962 the organization submitted a general plan for the Metro rail system and Mr. Stolzenbach was the first general manager of Metrorail as it was called then. In 1965 he became an independent consultant to the World Bank. From 1971 until retiring in 1978 he was an administrator with the. Public Health Service and what is now the Department of Education. About 1990 he changed his name to Fairweather his mother's maiden name. The National Capital Transportation Agency NCTA was created in 1960 by an Act of Congress during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower to comprehensively plan different modes of transportation in the Washington D.C. area. John F. Kennedy appointed Darwin Stolzenbach as administrator of the NCTA which laid the groundwork for the Washington Metro System. In 1967 the NCTA was abolished and its functions duties property and records were transferred to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Included in this report are: 1 A plan for a balanced regional system of highway and modern rapid transit facilities; 2 A program for immediate action to construct the transportation system; 3 recommendations for organizations and financial arrangements for the system; and 4 An evaluation of the 1959 Mass Transportation Survey plan. National Capital Transportation Agency hardcover
1980rif. 597245Washington D. C.: Howard University Press 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. ix 450pp. Fine in very good dust jacket with light wear and a small triangular chip on the rear panel. An otherwise bright copy. Collected fiction poetry drama and autobiographical material gathered mostly from unpublished sources. An important addition to the small body of work published in the author's lifetime. Howard University Press hardcover
1980rif. 597245Washington D. C.: Howard University Press 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. ix 450pp. Fine in very good dust jacket with light wear and a small triangular chip on the rear panel. An otherwise bright copy. Collected fiction poetry drama and autobiographical material gathered mostly from unpublished sources. An important addition to the small body of work published in the author's lifetime. Howard University Press hardcover books
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rif. 1404317716.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2009rif. Cambridge-9781108004428Cambridge University Press 2009. PAPERBACK. New. Cambridge University Press paperback
2009rif. Cambridge-9781108004428Cambridge University Press 2009. PAPERBACK. New. Cambridge University Press paperback
rif. 447841Echo Library. Paperback. Very Good. A rare to find 2007 softback book in very good condition looks like it as never been read that will enhance any collectiomSold and posted in the UKFully titled: 'The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms with Observations on Their Habits'First published in 1881 this was Darwin's final scientific book exploring how earthworms process soil and their vital role in the ecosystem. Charles Robert Darwin 12 February 1809 a" 19 April 1882 was an English naturalist and geologist best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace Echo Library paperback
1926rif. 614581London: John Murray Publishers 1926. First edition hardcover without dust jacket in very good condition for its age. Boards are marked and scuffed. Edges corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block pastedowns and endpapers are tanned and foxed. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. John Murray Publishers Hardcover
rif. 1404321934.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 6202234563.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1987rif. G0801416604I5N10Cornell Univ Pr 1987. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Cornell Univ Pr hardcover
1897rif. 106029New York: D. Appleton. 1897. 3rd authorised edition octavo original half-leather binding with marbled sides gilt lettering to spine top edge gilt three fold-out maps pp xx 344. Some scraping to the sides. Rubbing to the spine and the corners: the central area of the spine is significantly darkened. Internally clean. With the three fold-out maps two of which have coloured details and in excellent condition. Very good condition. First published in its original form as Darwin's first monograph under the title "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836" The monograph set out Darwin's theory of the formation of coral reefs and atolls. He extensively revised and rewrote the book for its 1874 second edition to take into account James Dwight Dana's 1872 publication 'Corals and Coral Islands' and work by Joseph Jukes. This is the third edition with Darwin's prefaces to the first and second edition and a preface to this edition by his son Francis Darwin. It also includes an appendix by the geologist Thomas George Bonney on the study of coral reefs since 1874. "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" remains an important landmark in the science of coral reefs and is relatively uncommon. Includes references to North-West coast of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef 3rd edition. Half leather. D. Appleton hardcover
2002rif. 050057Ballarat Victoria.: H@ND Publishing 2002. HEAVY. 364pp index num bw & some col ills pictorial endpapers. Blue cloth boards in jacket. Small bumps to corners very slight edge wear to jacket. A couple of loosely inserted related clippings. From the arrival of the curved dash Oldsmobile in 1902 all GM makes in Australia are covered including of course Holden. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. H@ND Publishing Hardcover
1884rif. 900Stuttgart Germany: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung E. Koch 1884. 6" x 9" pp. vi 578; text in the German language. Hardcover bound in green cloth boards with gold stamping on spine. Boards are scuffed at corners with a few minor tears without loss. Minor break at front free end paper but attached. Text is lightly toned at edges but otherwise sound. Good. A German language 7th edition of Charles Darwin's famous "On the Origin of Species" work outlining the modern premises of evolutionary science. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung (E. Koch) unknown
rif. 697858814Pickering & Chatto Publishers Limited . Hardback. New. pp. 368 Pickering & Chatto Publishers, Limited hardcover
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