Berkeley rev (13 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Extract from Transactions of the Linnean Society. Pages 399 - 408, 2 lithographed plates by J N Fitch each illustrating several figures, disbound but a very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Both covers are detatched, but present. Spine missing. ; Scarce copy of this work. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Wood engraving illustrations (127) by the author. A comprehensive study of the known varieties based on extensive research and study by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 604 pages. Illustrated by Author (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, extracted from Transactions of the Linnean Society. 4 pages with two fine hand - coloured plates by E M Williams, the plate of Agaricus terastrus being particularly striking. The paper was read at the Linnean Society November 19th 1868.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Volume 1 contains a paper by Darwin, 'On the Action of Sea Water on the Germination of Seeds'. One book containing volumes one and two, plus the supplement to volume one.Half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title to spine. Wear to exterior as shown with rear joint cracked and board nearly detached, general marks and scuffs. All edges yellow. First title with blind stamp of Wigan Free Public Library to bottom outer corner. Separate dated title and pagination for each part. Pages with a total of 4 plates (bound at the end of volume one and volume two). Light age toning and the odd little mark or spot here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Pages: iv, 203pp, [1], 2 plates, [4], 171pp, [1], iv, 205pp, [3], 2 plates. Size: 21.5cm by 13.5cm.…

, viii, 604 pages including index at the rear, with 127 woodcuts by the author First Edition , rubbed at corners and spine, remains of paper label at upper panel of spine, firmly bound, internally clean, book in good+ condition , half green calf with marbled paper sides, gilt titles on red leather spine label, raised bands Octavo Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. In prima staat. Hardcover. Vlekken op kaft en wat slijtage kaft. jaartal: 1857. 604 pp.

8vo., dark green clothbound hardback gilt, with gilt emblem to upper cover; [xxxvi] + 324pp, indexed, with 24 plates (1 b/w and 23 hand-coloured) at end. Very faded inscription to top of title page, occasional pencil annotation to text. Edges and endpapers slightly browned, occasional light foxing, slight rubbing and wear to boards, lower outer corners lightly scuffed, otherwise a VG copy. (Shelf 7) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. …

Hardcover. pp.xxxvi, 324 with 23 hand-coloured plates, 1 b/w. plate (all with letterpress) plus 16-page Reeve catalogue (not dated). 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription. Very minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth binding, spine expertly relaid (so well undertaken it is barely noticable), all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.…

First edition, 4 vols., small 4to (245 x 200 mm), printed titles and indices, 350 original mounted specimens of Fugi, with printed labels, volumes 1 and 2 contemporary morocco-backed boards (one cover detached, worn), volumes 3 and 4 publisher's boards, one lacking spine. A remarkable work in the of mycology, providing a visual and physical record of British fungi. Miles Joesph Berkeley (1803-1889), a Church of England clergyman and naturalist and to be later known as 'the father of British mycology'. He contributed the section on British fungi to Sir James Edward Smith's 'The English Flora' which was published in 5 volumes from 1824 to 1836. Here he presents the dried specimens which he had described in Smith's work. For obvious reasons fungal exsiccatae are much rarer than other species of the genus and complete set are seldom meet with. This being the only complete set to appear at auction in the past 70 years. Provenance: Andrew Fountaine library; the library of Michael Walpole (1933-2009), founding member of the Loughborough Naturalists' Club.…

8vo, 174, [2]pp; later morocco and marbled boards. De-accessioned from the American Antiquarian Society, with the AAS stamp on the title page and initials on the spine. Among Bishop Berkeley's last works, this series of "reflexions" touts the medieval remedy of tar-water, made from pine tar steeped in cold water, for prevention of all manner of ailments from digestive disorders and kidney stones to scurvy, distemper, smallpox and other illnesses. Wear to a small portion of the upper corners of the first fifty-four pages, as if nibbled by a small rodent, (less offensive than it sounds); a short marginal tear and library stamp to title page; small, neat, marginal notations; small abrasion to the front endpaper; joints and edges rubbed.…