Sir arthur thomson (21 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. 22 Pages.

Zustand: Good. 1961. Reprinted. 22 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. ND. c.1935. Well written and illustrated bird behaviour book for the young. Stock a little toned but otherwise all in VG internal order. Second part of book covers 'The Ways Of Reptiles'. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Green boards showing a little shelfwear and fading to spine correspondent with gaps in d/j. This well worn and in two parts with some loss, now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 188pp.…

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros., n.d. (cir. 1934), 1934. Hardcover. Pages 398 pp.8vo, hardcover, blue cloth, paper spine label, Includes index. Essays by many of the leading scientists of the day, including Lancelot Hogben on "Heredity and Human Affairs," and "Casuality in Nature," by Max Planck. Book is in near fine condition; d.j. is chipped at edges, good. #052897A.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. A charming and yet very thorough look at creatures across the natural world, with detailed descriptions and ample illustration. Nd, but previous owner's signature is dated 1931. Endpapers shadowed, but book block is in pristine condition. Bound in black cloth with orange lettering to spine. Gentle bumping to spine ends and rubbing to front cover, but overall a very tidy and handsome copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover with gilt lettered front board, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Board corners and spine ends are slightly bumped and rubbed. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 pages, 5 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. Subjects; Animal migration. Zoology: birds. Animal behaviour. Birds; history. Birds; description. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 22 pages. Notes; Reprinted from the British medical journal, November 18, 1961, v.2, pp. 1303-1309. Subject; Harvey, William 1578-1657. 1 Kg.…

Red Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 22 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First Ameircan edition. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with a lightly tanned spine.

665. Zustand: fine. 1st edition Fawcett Premier 665 1958 paperback, fine In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

On slip of paper, roughly 2.5 x 10 cm, cut from a letter for an autograph hunter. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Reads 'Yours sincerely | J Arthur Thomson'.

Hardcover. 1st edition. xv, 16-256 p.; 17 cm. (Home university library ; 20) Bibliography, p. 249-56. Gift inscription dated Xmas 1911. VG orig. green cloth, back sl. faded, fep cracked on hinge.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition without jacket on green cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 8vo. Bump and wear to spine and corners. Marks to boards. Ex library copy. foxing.Wax crayon to ffep. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good, clean and tight. Very slight bumping to spine. Please contact us for pictures and/or further details - only too pleased to help.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 398 pages; Physical desc. : 2 p. , 1., iii-xxii p. , 1 Ã. , 25-398 p. : pl. , diagrs. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Subject: Science - History - 20th century. 1 Kg. …

One page, octavo. On aged paper, with slight chipping to corners, but text clear and entire. He is afraid that he 'did not answer your second letter in regard to a book on Sex.' 'After careful consideration', Thomas and 'Prof. Geddes' [Sir Patrick Geddes, 1854-1932] have come to the conclusion that 'if we wrote another book on that subject it should be published either by "Walter Scott" (who has 'The Evolution of Sex') or by Williams and Norgate (who have 'Sex')' [both books, 1889 and 1914 respectively, also by Geddes and Thomson]. 'We did not think that it would be quite in accordance with our agreements to write a third book and have it published by a third firm, though it would, of course, be a new book.'.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO60008119: 1934. In-12. Relié toilé. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 398 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A fascinating collection of essays on various aspects of modern science, in a smart prize binding. The scarce second impression of this study of modern science, in a lovely quarter calf school prize binding.The work of Scottish naturalist Sir Arthur John Thomson, edited by founder of science journalism James Crowther, who astutely notes in his introduction 'in the modern world science is peculiarly important, and has more influence on life than in any other historical period'.Consisting of fifteen essays on modern science by various experts in their fields, and covering topics including medicine, moral evolution and philosophy in science.With a prize bookplate from Newport School, Essex to the front pastedown, awarding this work to J. H. Bunting for winning the 'Chemistry II' prize in 1905.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In a quarter calf school prize binding, with cloth covered boards. Light fading to cloth at board perimeters. Minor rubbing to back strip head and tail. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book. …