The intellectual observer (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Volume IV only leather bound edition MDCCCLXIV ILLUSTRATED WITli PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS, AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.

Three-Quarter Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very nice condition on this beautifully illustrated science journal - the first six issues with plates in colours and tints, and numerous engravings on wood, of a series that would extend to 12 volumes before being discontinued in 1868, Rare in such nice condition. Illustrated (illustrator).…

pp. iv, (ii), 473, (i). Frontispiece and 7 plates printed in colour, 6 tinted plates, and profuse text woodcuts. Blue cloth gilt of the series, all edges gilt, trifling wear to the spine ends, a very good copy. *Articles include 'Darwinism and Design' and 'Wallace on the Malay Archipelago', R. A. PROCTOR A New Theory of the Universe, in 3 parts, How to Photograph the Solar System. …

Volumes I-XII [All Published]. 8vo. 150 lithographed plates (75 in colour, 67 tinted) & numerous wood engravings. plates with tissue guards. original cloth, gilt backs, all edges gilt (some spine ends chipped, gilt dull, Vol. I worn & faded with cracked joints, VII front joint cracked, Vol. XII spine stained & chipped & with joint repairs, small library stamp on titles, internally very good). First Editions. Complete set. Catering to Victorian middle-class science enthusiasts and amateur naturalists, the periodical includes detailed articles on zoology, botany, geology, astronomy, meteorology, and archaeology, practical guides and observations on microscopic research, and simple scientific experiments for home laboratories. It is attractively and amply illustrated with coloured and tinted lithographs and wood engravings.…