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Zustand: Good. 1958. 122 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. This volume is a record of Natural History relating to animal life. It is a collection of varied observations and experience made during hours of occasional leisure by the author at a station in the Indian plains. They were gathered at intervals as opportunity offered, and have all been gleaned from one small patch of jungle in the secluded district of Fyzabad (UP). The observations relate to the ants, spiders and dung-rolling beetles. The book contains the following chapters: 1. The Manjha; 2. The Indian Black AntGeneral Habits; 3. The Indian Black AntSpecial Habits; 4. The Indian Black AntDirective Sense; 5. The Evolution of Instinct; 6. The Byre-Building AntsHerding of Cattle; 7. The Byre-Building AntsGeneral Habits; 8. Architectural Spiders and their Cocoons; 9. Experiments and Observations on Architectural Spiders; 10. The Dome-Building Spider; 11. The Operation of the Flail; 12. The Dung-Burying Beetles; 13. The Dung-Rolling BeetlesGeneral Habits; 14. The Dung-Rolling BeetlesExperiments; 15. The South-West Monsoon. About the Author Richard William George Hingston, MC, FRGS was an Irish physician, explorer and naturalist who worked in India with the Indian Medical Service as a Major. He wrote several books based on his travels and natural history observations.

Zustand: New. pp. xi + 300 Figures, Illus., Map.

Zustand: Good. 1958. First Edition. 122 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over paper covered boards. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Tape stain to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. An ex-library copy with the usual amount of stamps. No dust jacket. Light shelf wear. A clear and tightly bound copy within.

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Black & White photographs on glossy paper throughout plus diagrams (illustrator). 1st Edition. 122pp. plus 30 pp. of glossy adverts at the end of the book. Within blue (soiled ) printed covers with the lower front corner knocked with small loss. The text clean and unmarked without inscription. Now an interesting piece of social history.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American edition. 296pp. Illustrated in black and white. Introduction by Bertrand Russell. Ownership stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly and another owner name on the upper pastedown. Evidence of label removal on the rear pastedown, two indentations in the edges of the textblock, very good.

Zustand: Good. 1928. First Published. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking, creasing and staining to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

14pp, plus 4 full-page b/w pls, Printed Card Cover, VGC,

Zustand: New. In.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, brown cloth boards. Ex library copy with stamp, label and pocket and usual handling wear. No jacket.

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

1931. Paris. Payot. Coll : Bibliothèque Scientifique. Préface de Bouvier. In-8. Br. 37 figs. 302 p. TBE.

Zustand: New. In.

hardcover. Plates & Figures. London, 1923.

Decorative Illustrated Boards. Zustand: Very Good. Second Edition. Hardcover Scooters and Mopeds 1961, (1st was 1958). Hardback. Small 8vo, 19x12.5cms. Pp.,viii,1138, plus 139-160 adverts. Monochrome plates and text drawings. Publishers pictorial blue, cloth covered boards, illustrated with scooter on front cover, and with advert on rear cover. Clean and bright throughout, and sound binding and covers.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 600 black-and-white illustrations and over 50 plates and charts- 42 in colour (illustrator). Undated, early to mid 20th century. Firm cloth binding with mostly clean pages inside. Some handling wear and marks, including rubbing to the spine hinges and edges.

Soft cover. , 37 figs, paperbound (Biliothque Scientifique, Payot) 0.0.

Zustand: Fair. 411, 40 figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth (faded and mottled), inscription errased from endpaper, bump to corner. Fair. .

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 300pp. Octavo in green cloth. B&W plates. Primarily on ants and spiders of the region. cover wear, rear hinge starting, bookplate else clean throughout, Good+.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Studies and Observations in the Bagdad Oasis. Boston (1925) . 299 pages, clothbound, no jacket, very good condition.

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

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

1929, 1st edition. (Cloth) Very good plus. 296pp. Illus. Introduction by Bertrand Russell.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 310 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.85 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Instinct and Intelligence' is a profound exploration of the psychological processes governing animal life, with a primary focus on the fascinating world of insects. Written by naturalist and explorer R.W.G. Hingston, the work investigates the fine line between purely reflexive behaviors and the emergence of reasoned action. Through detailed observations of ants, bees, spiders, and other arthropods, Hingston examines how these creatures solve complex problems, build intricate structures, and adapt to their environments.The book challenges the traditional view of insects as mere biological machines, arguing instead for a continuum of cognitive ability across the animal kingdom. By documenting instances of memory, foresight, and adaptability, the author highlights the remarkable ingenuity found in nature's smallest inhabitants. 'Instinct and Intelligence' serves as a foundational text in the study of animal behavior and comparative psychology, offering a blend of rigorous field science and captivating natural history. It remains an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the evolutionary origins of the mind and the diverse manifestations of life's adaptive strategies.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.