buchanan rev j (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. hardback, 8vo, (8),iv,77pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpaper, text clean and sound, blue cloth, gilt pictorial decs and titles, spine and corners scuffed; Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None. postage reduced within the UK., brown leather covered boards, blind tooled device to covers, six spine panels, title to spine, aeg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. xviii, 840 p. illus. (part col.) 24 cm. ISBN 9780153608001, 0153608005 OCLC 84872 LCCN 75005720 LC QH47 .C68 1968 Dewey 574 ; color photographic boards, no dusjacket ; [Student laboratory guide Lab.manual.and Teacher's manual. NOT present] ; The 1968 second edition of Biological Science: An Inquiry Into Life (BSCS Yellow Version), edited by John A. Moore and published by Harcourt, Brace & World, was a seminal high school textbook emphasizing inquiry-based learning, molecular biology, and evolution. It aimed to move beyond rote memorization, focusing on scientific investigation rather than just facts. Key details regarding this 1968 edition include: Focus on Inquiry: The text and accompanying laboratory guide emphasized investigation, challenging students to analyze data and formulate hypotheses rather than just observing. Content and Structure: It was designed for 10th or 11th-grade students, heavily incorporating modern biological findings from the 1950s and 60s, including molecular biology and genetics. Reception: While lauded for promoting scientific thinking, some contemporary reviews suggested that despite the title, the text still contained a "good deal of telling" rather than pure inquiry, and it was quite rigorous. Impact: This BSCS text was considered a landmark in reforming biology education in the United States, moving away from descriptive biology toward a process-oriented approach. The book was frequently revised and reapproved for use in classrooms throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. ; 5 Excellent presentation of evolution, integrating synthetic theory. "Marred by progressionist ideology and claims of link to cultural evolution." ; BSCS "Yellow Version" aka Biological Science: An Inquiry Into Life ; FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. The first edition, which was privately published by Rev Buchanan, includes some illustrations which did not appear in later editions of the work. iv, 78pp, with frontispiece, numerous black and white illustrations, some full page and others in text. In full soft, black Morocco leather with gilt titles on front panel, all edges gilt. Black endpapers. 8vo. Leather is a little worn, rubbed at corners, and at the ends of a sunned spine, with some loss at head of spine. Hinges cracked. Some pencil notes about the edition on the verso of the front free endpaper and previous owner's name neatly written, dated 1888, on the next page. A few small pencil notes in text, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Hard to find title, scarce in this edition. A history of Herne, Kent and reflections on its context and life of the villagers.

Zustand: Very Good. Sixth edition hard back binding in publisher's original gilt decorated scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the front cover, original lemon end papers, polished red page edges. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains [viii], 4, 77 printed pages of text with illustrated chapter headers and tail-pieces, many monochrome engravings throughout, list of subscribers. The front cover has lost all of its red through sun fading and soiling to the edges, small chip to the top of the spine, contents in Very Good clean condition. We have had this book a number of times, however, this is the first copy we have ever seen in original boards showing Herne Church to the front cover. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Herne Bay].

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. de Walton, John; Hiley, F.E.; Abbey, S.; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Cameron, John; Wood, Stanley L.; Brightwell, L.R.; Soper, G.; Whitaker, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy.