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1996rif. 04007LATE BLOOMERS Artisan 1996 first edition very fine in like dust-wrapper. Essays by Gill about such late bloomers as: Fleming Truman Darwin Wharton Blixen Karloff Rousseau Cervantes Cezanne Conrad Eddy Defoe Swift & others. Artisan unknown books
1970rif. 624054Northbrook Illinois: AHM 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Third printing. 117pp. Pictorial wrappers. Creases on front cover with a bit of toning on verso tiny ink marking possible remainder mark on bottom edge very good. AHM unknown books
1991rif. 80445Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press. Fine. 1991. Hardcover. With a New Preface By Charles G. Darwin. Illustrated With Wood Engravings By Paul Landacre - Fine unread condition. . Easton Press hardcover books
1970rif. 623961New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. 117pp. Pictorial stapled wrappers. Small crease on rear cover modest edgewear near fine. Goldentree Bibliographies in Language and Literature Series. Appleton-Century-Crofts unknown books
1877rif. 1001748vo original terra-cotta cloth in black and gilt 1 viii 482 12 pp. Lacking errata slip minor edge wear rear hinge cracked; else near fine. Somewhat scarce Darwin title that deals with the fertilization of plants. He discusses everything from self fertilization to the role insects play in the fertilization of flowers. D. Appleton hardcover books
1871rif. 142676London: John Murray 1871. publisher's green cloth blind stamping on boards gilt on spine. 8vo. publisher's green cloth blind stamping on boards gilt on spine. viii 423 1 16; viii 475 1 16 pages. With Illustrations. Eight Thousand. Two volumes. First edition third printing of this major scientific work by Charles Darwin Freeman 944. With the private stamped ink bookplate of G.A. Tucker on the title page of both volumes. Very minor rubbing to spines and hinges of both volumes moderate rubbing to the head of the spine of volume 2 bumped corners of both volumes gutters starting medium foxing to preliminary pages else a very good set. Publisher's advertisements dated January 1872 at rear of each volume wood-engraved illustrations to text. This two-volume set expands on the core theory of Origin of Species providing an additional four key ideas: human evolution common ancestry sexual selection and human differences. The book helped solidify evolutionary theory as a framework for understanding not just biology but human origins and behavior. Controversially received like Origin of Species before it the word 'evolution' occurs here for the first time in any of Darwin's works. It can be found on page 2 of the first volume. The same with Origin of Species but that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition printed the following year Freeman p 129. John Murray unknown books
1929rif. 013875NY: Privately printed for New York Life Insurance Company 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Handsome production of presumed limited number. Full crushed moroccan navy blue leather. triple-ruled covers ruled raised bands on spine NYLIC logo gilt pressed to front teg rest uncut. Full page photogravures of all NYLIC presidents and list of company executives and committees supporting the project and the text of a radio address given by David Kingsley NYLIC President at a dinner banquet to celebrate the opening on December 12 1928. Illustrated with architectural sketches by E. H. Suydam. Building designed by architect Cass Gilbert. Presentation copy inscribed by Kingsley to the widow of financier George W. Perkins who in addition to being Vice President of NYLIC and associate of J.P. Morgan was a confidant of President Theodore Roosevelt and chairman of the Bull Moose Party. As new in felt-lined box. OCLC list only 7 libraries with a copy. Privately printed for New York Life Insurance Company hardcover books
rif. MA01D-01222John Murray. Collectible - Acceptable. London: John Murray 1871. 1st edition. Volume 2. 12mo. viii475pp. Illus. Fair book. Binding copy. Crown chipped. Front joint broken. Boards rubbed and edgeworn. Corners frayed. Errata on verso of tiutle page. Binding broken at signature Q. Spine tail slightly dampstained. evolution natural selection heredity Inquire if you need further information. John Murray hardcover books
1956rif. 205811New York: Bonanza 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good or better in very good dust jacket. Clean text in clean cloth covers mild soil on text edges dust jacket is soiled and worn. Bonanza hardcover books
rif. 253207none: A.L. Burt no date. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Board edges and corners are somewhat rubbed and bumped. Spine ends are also worn. Foredges browned slightly. A.L. Burt hardcover books
1968rif. 257980Switzerland: Heron 1968. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover. Text clean. Top outer edges of pages have light water stain. Yellow cloth string book marker. Heron hardcover books
1996rif. 214247NY/London: Macmillan 1996. Softcover. Fine. Third edition. Fine in wrappers. Book is nice clean condition. Macmillan unknown books
1960rif. 198154NJ: Prentice 1960. Good. Fifth edition. Good plus Foxing fine edges. Cover rubbed with fraying and spine torn and taped. Prentice unknown books
1956rif. 202005Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall 1956. First edition. Very good with a tear at the crown and moderate wear. Prentice Hall unknown books
1958rif. 178571Nj: Prentice 1958. Very Good. Third edition. Very good. Corners rubbed and slightly bent. Edges of spine slightly rubbed. Shelf rubbing. Prentice unknown books
1971rif. 18348Adelaide: Limited Editions Club 1971. leather_bound. Half morocco and wood veneer sides. Fine in tattered glassine overwrapper in very good lightly soiled slipcase. Kredel Fritz. 362 pages. Illustrated with black and white and color drawings by Fritz Kredel. With a Preface by Ashley Montague. Extensive index. Limited edition copy 685 of 1500 signed by Fritz Kredel. NEWMAN & WICHE 435. Limited Editions Club unknown books
1916rif. 40496no publisher 1916. KINGSLEY Darwin P. THE UNITED ENGLISH NATIONS. A Commemorative Address Delivered for the 125th Anniversary of the University of Vermont and for the Admission of the State of Vermont Into The Union. Burlington Vermont: no publisher 1916. Small quarto: white printed wraps. First Edition. Signed presentation from Kingsley on front cover. Very Good moderate edgewear & soil. $75.00. [no publisher] unknown books
1988rif. 231533Storey Publishing 1988-05-01. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x1x9. Roundtree Harry. Dust jacket and book are in very good condition with only light wear. Green cloth boards. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Storey Publishing hardcover books
1871rif. 1803033John Murray 1871. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good first edition second issue: The verso of the title leaf of Volume II of the second issue has a list of nine other works by Darwin and no errata which distinguishes it from the first issue. Previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Spine is worn down and chipped slightly detached at head and tail. Wear and rubbing at corners and edges. John Murray hardcover books
1985rif. 36719Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society Library 1985. First edition. Paper wrappers. A near fine copy. 48 pp. Sm. 4to. American Philosophical Society Library unknown books
1930rif. 206857New York NY: Macmillan Company 1930. Hardcover. Good Exlib sticker on spine pencil markings on endpage stickers on spine and inside back cover spine taped majority of pages excellent condition some spotting on endpages. Octavo. Hardcover. Bound in green cloth with black titles and designs. vii 208 pages : illustrations facsimiles ; 23 cm. Macmillan Company hardcover books
1894rif. 200042New York: D. Appleton 1894. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Ex-Library with stickers on the spine bookplate ifc penciled markings and sticker remnants to last page; boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are lightly toned and smudged; front hinge is broken and front cover is loosening from the textblock; interior has light toning with the occasional smudge. Brown boards with gilt lettering and black design; v 374 pp.; 7 unnumbered leaves of plates; illustrations. Early and scarce reprint of this book by Charles Darwin. D. Appleton hardcover books
1957rif. 195419New York: Heritage Press 1957. Hardcover. VG- Boards and Slipcase have light edgewear/scuffs/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid. Gibbings Robert. Off-white cloth boards with brown lettering and illustration; brown slipcase; xvi 489 pp.; richly illustrated. When HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1831 Charles Darwin was twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal here reprinted in a shortened form shows a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology natural history people places and events. Volcanoes in the Galapagos the Gossamer spider of Patagonia and the Australasian coral reefs - all are to be found in these extraordinary writings. The insights made here were to set in motion the intellectual currents that led to the theory of evolution and the most controversial book of the Victorian age: The Origin of Species. This volume reprints Charles Darwin's journal in a shortened form. In their introduction Janet Brown and Michael Neve provide a background to Darwin's thought and work and this edition also includes notes maps appendices and an essay on scientific geology and the Bible by Robert FitzRoy Darwin's friend and Captain of the Beagle. - Amazon synopsis. Heritage Press hardcover books
1963rif. 195274New York: The Heritage Press 1963. Hardcover. VG/VG light wear to board cloth edges spine ends & corners. slipcase tanned. green paper boards w/ gilt illustration quarter leatherette spine w/ gilt printing. 470 pgs w/ bw illustrations. green paper slipcase. Includes publisher's 'Sandglass' newsletter/introduction. Remains a nice bright and sharp copy; light handled and possibly unread. The Heritage Press hardcover books
1972rif. 195484New York: Heritage Press 1972. Hardcover. Good/Good Boards are lightly worn especially at the spine; interior is clean; binding is solid; Slipcase has light scuffing/smudging. Kredel Fritz. Red boards with black title block and gilt lettering and illustration on the spine; black slipcase; xvii 362 pp.; illustrations. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Heritage Press hardcover books
