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Best.-Nr. 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
1897Best.-Nr. 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
1864Best.-Nr. 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
1889Best.-Nr. 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
1896Best.-Nr. 4447386xxi 604pp in french en francais slight cover wear crease along spine writing on front Paste-down otherwise unmarked. C. Reinwald hardcover
1903Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 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
1888Best.-Nr. 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
1890Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 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
1971Best.-Nr. 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
1872Best.-Nr. 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
1896Best.-Nr. 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
1888Best.-Nr. 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
1969Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 0814718078.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1902Best.-Nr. 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
1931Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 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.
1918Best.-Nr. 49873Chicago: American School of Correspondence 1918. Very good plus. First printing of this distance-learning instructional manual for the self-taught motorcycle enthusiast from the early days when the two-wheeled motor vehicle first became widely popular for pleasure cruising deliveries and machine-gun-fitted wartime reconnaissance missions. MOTORCYCLES covers the early history of motorcycles from the early models of Daimler and Karl Benz through the modern innovations of the Harley-Davidson Indian Thor Excelsior and Dayton companies with illustrated technical discussions of their mechanisms and operations. 8'' x 5.25''. Original red and black cloth. Black and white illustrations. 74 4 pages. Light edgewear spine faintly sunned. Small 1'' closed tear to front hinge. Interior clean. American School of Correspondence hardcover
1917Best.-Nr. 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
1880Best.-Nr. 22990New York: D. Appleton and Company 1880. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Title on spine: The Life of Erasmus Darwin. 8vo pp. iv 216 publisher's ads bound in publisher's brown cloth decorated in gilt and black. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf; paper over front hinge is cracked and hinge is slightly wobbly otherwise clean and sound with slight wear to extremities. A scientific biography of Erasmus Darwin by Krause a German biologist with a prefatory note by Darwin's grandson Charles. Freeman #1320. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 121686New York: D. Appleton and Co 1880. First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. Ex library-good. iv 216 8 p. 20 cm. Frontispiece portrait and two b&w drawing. Brown cloth hardcover with gold and black impressing. Repaired spine ends newer endpapers. Ex lib with ink stamps on text block edges and blind stamps on title and two following leaves. A biography of Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802 by his grandson Charles Darwin and the German biologist Ernst Krause first published in 1879. Ernst Krause wrote a paper on the scientific works Erasmus Darwin which was published in the German language journal Kosmos in February of that year. This was translated into English by William Sweetland Dallas as "The Scientific Works of Erasmus Darwin" beginning on p. 130 of this edition. Charles Darwin added a "preliminary notice" based on material that was in the possession of his family. D. Appleton and Co hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. 70404New York: AMS Press 1969. Reprint. Hard cover. Good. 0 Hb xlib gd bk/ no dj clean and tight. AMS Press hardcover
1898Best.-Nr. 45943(London, Harrison and Sons, 1898). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" Year 1897, Volume 190 - Series B. - Pp. 531-621.
