introduction entomology elements natural history von william spence kirby (27 Ergebnisse)

Embossed Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Seventh Edition. xxviii + 607pp, hardcover, bound in green embossed cloth, decorated with a gilt insect motif, gilt lettered, very good condition, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, London, 1858. * a milestone in entomological studies.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Longman, Brown, Green Longmans & Roberts London 1858 Seventh Edition VG- (green cloth w title in gilt on spine and image of insect on front board, sl worn, head and foot of spine bumped and chipped, spine faded, extrems sl bumped, edges sl foxed, bookbinder sticker in rear, rear board almost split in gutter).

Seventh Edition (Nine Thousand). 8vo., green clothbound hardback gilt, with gilt illustration to upper cover and blind-stamped decorative borders to both; [xxviii] + 607pp + 28pp publisher's lists. Old ink owner name to reverse of ffep. Occasional light foxing, front and rear inner hinges a little stretched, corners of boards slightly bumped and scuffed, spine faded and soiled, ends rather worn away. A Sound copy overall. (Shelf 200) 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. Zustand: Very Good. KIRBY, William., and SPENCE, William. An Introduction to Entomology; or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects: comprising an account of noxious and useful insects, of their metamorphoses, food, stratagems, habitations, societies, motions, noises, hybernation, instinct, etc. etc. Seventh edition, with an appendix relative to the origin and progress of the work. xxviii, 607, [1], [2] advert, 24pp publisher's catalogue. Original blind and gilt stamped cloth, with beetle motif on the upper board. Some wear to the head and tail of the spine, and upper joint. Owner's name and name-stamp on front end paper. 8vo. Longman. 1856. ~ William Kirby and William Spence's Introduction to Entomology is generally recognized as one of the founding texts of entomological science in English. This is the first printing of the final lifetime edition, which has been greatly expanded, with a new appendix. Unlike the works in French and German, there had not been any work so comprehensive published in English before. In his "Preface" to the first edition, Spence explained: "One principal cause of the little attention paid to Entomology in this country," was that there had been "ridicule so often thrown upon the science." Botanists were "sheltered now by the sanction of fashion," but "in the minds of most men, the learned as well as the vulgar, the idea ofthe trifling nature of this pursuit is so strongly associated with that of the diminutive size of its objects, that an Entomologist is synonymous with every thing futile and childish.".

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Second Edition. Vol. 2 only: 530 p. 22 cm. Colour frontispiece and a colour plate at rear (Plates IV & V). Half green leather with green marbled boards, brown marbled endpapers. Corners worn, scuffed edges and spine, rubbed and stained boards. Ink signature on front endpaper. Title has ink signature and offsetting from frontispiece. Some spotting and ink marks on last pages. "One principal cause of the little attention paid to Entomology in the country, has doubtless been the ridicule so often thrown upon the science . in the minds of most men, the learned as well as the vulgar, the idea of the trifling nature of his pursuit is so strongly associated with that of the diminutive size of its objects, that an Entomologist . is synonymous with every thing futile and childish . there are evidentally no great attractions to lead him to a science which promises only to signalize him as an object of pity or contempt . how can he look for sympathy in a pursuit unknown to the world, except as indicative of littleness of mind? (Preface pp. v-vi). Despite being made fun of for their interest in bugs, the authors compiled an extensive multi-volume set. This volume discusses the metamorphoses of insects, the direct and indirect injuries insects cause, injuries to vegetables, ravages of locusts, direct and indirect benefits derived from insects, their food, habitations, and "affection" for their young.

Seventh edition (four thousand), with an appendix relative to the origin and progress of the work. Crown 8vo (7.5 x 5 ins); pp xxviii + 607. Bound in full red calf with gilt decorations to spine and fillets to boards. Pastedowns and all edges marbled. A handsome copy. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Vol. I only: xxiii, 512 p. 22 cm. Colour frontispiece is Plate I and a colour plate at rear is Plate III. No Plate II included. Half green leather with green marbled boards, brown marbled endpapers. Corners worn, front hinge cracked and loosening, scuffed edges, rubbed and stained boards. Ink signature on front endpaper. Title has ink signature and offsetting from frontispiece. Ink stain on lower edge and first pages. Tiny hole in another front page. "One principal cause of the little attention paid to Entomology in the country, has doubtless been the ridicule so often thrown upon the science . in the minds of most men, the learned as well as the vulgar, the idea of the trifling nature of his pursuit is so strongly associated with that of the diminutive size of its objects, that an Entomologist . is synonymous with every thing futile and childish . there are evidentally no great attractions to lead him to a science which promises only to signalize him as an object of pity or contempt . how can he look for sympathy in a pursuit unknown to the world, except as indicative of littleness of mind?" (Preface pp. v-vi). Despite being made fun of for their interest in bugs, the authors compiled an extensive multi-volume set. This volume discusses the metamorphoses of insects, the direct and indirect injuries insects cause, injuries to vegetables, ravages of locusts, direct and indirect benefits derived from insects, their food, habitations, and "affection" for their young.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 2 vols., 8vo, [xxiv, 435pp] + [ix, 426pp], 5 hand-coloured plates, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, a little rubbed and marked, generally a VG+ tightly bound set. A Cambridge-educated clergyman, William Kirby (17591850) published his first entomological work on the bees in his Suffolk parish. By contrast, the early writings of William Spence (c.17821860) were concerned with political economy. Having developed an interest in insects, Spence became acquainted with Kirby in 1805 and the pair collaborated on this influential work, originally published between 1815 and 1826. Spence researched for several months in the library of Sir Joseph Banks, but illness later forced Kirby to complete the project. Significantly, he distanced himself from Spence's secular treatment of insect behaviour. Charles Darwin, who had the work with him aboard the Beagle, deemed this 'the best discussion on instincts ever published'.

Hardcover. Sixth Edition. Octavo, Two volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in full brown polished calf with gilt lettering and decoration on paneled spine. Marbled endpapers. Water staining to bottom edge of boards of both Volumes. Wear to hinges and along edges. Scuffing to front board of Volume 2. Age-toning to interior pages. Features frontispieces and plates throughout both volumes. Shelved above Espionage & Terrorism. 1380716. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Third Edition. Octavo, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in half red leather and marbled paper boards with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Scuffing to boards, with paper peeling slightly around edges. Wear to hinges. Edges of textblock marbled. With marbled endpapers. Features frontispiece and plates in rear of both volumes. Age-toning and light scattered foxing to interior pages. Shelved Above Aviation. 1380749. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Four volume set with two portrait frontis., six hand-coloured plates, 24 b/w. plates and fold-out table. 8vo. Hardbacks. Occasional spotting to text, o/w. fine. Scattered spotting to some b/w. plates, less so to hand-col. plates. Vol. I bound in brown half-calf over marbled boards, Vols. II to IV in black half-calf over cloth boards (bound by J.D. Smith, Deptford Bridge), all in good to vg. condition.

Half Calf. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measure 22x14.5.cm. Collation, xxiii,[1],517,[1]pp, 530pp, v[3],731pp, iv,634,[1],pp, 2 portrait frontis, 30 plates, of which 5 are coloured. Bound in half calf. Each volume has been rebacked, retaining the period boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather labels, gilt lettering, marble boards and edges, coloured endpapers. Marble boards are rubbed, with loss of pattern. All bindings in very good clean ffirm condition. Internally, occasional light spotting, minor staining to edges of plates. Generally pages and plates in very good clean condition. A clean well bound set. F Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Mixed Editions. Octavos, Four volumes. In Good plus condition. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spines. Marbled page edges. Boards have slight edge and shelf wear. Textblocks have light foxing to some pages. Volumes three and four have ink transfer from frontispiece onto title page. [Shelved in Room G.] Volume One: Fourth Edition, 1822, xxviii, 518 pages with 3 plates. Volume Two: Third Edition, 1823, 529 pages with 2 plates. Volume Three: First Edition, 1826, 720 pages with 15 plates. Volume Four: First Edition, 1826, 624 pages. 1381112. Special Collections.

Fifth Edition. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Provenance; from the library of William Fitzherbert Ruxton with his bookplate. Physical description; three volumes (II, III, and IV). Subjects; Entomology. Insects. Natural History. 2 Kg.

Zustand: Gut. 30 teils farbige Tafeln + 1 Falttafel (illustrator). fifth edition 4 Bände Weitere Produktfotos erhalten Sie gerne auf Nachfrage. Sorgfältiger Versand in sicherer Verpackung. Schneller und zuverlässiger Kundenservice für alle Fragen und Anliegen. Due to EPR, there is currently no delivery to these EU-countries: BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, LT, LU, LV, MT, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK. Oln., xxiii, 513, 523, 732, 683 S., Einbände mit einigen Beschädigungen, vor. Buchdeckel Band 2 gelöst. Sonst gut.

London, Longmans, Huret etc., 1816-26. Bound in 4 modest (not professionally bound) full cloth. Uncut. Name cut from title in vol. one loosing the "An" in "An Introduction". Some offsetting to titles in vol. 3 and 4 from the engraved portraits. XXIII,517,(4),529,(3),V,(3),732,634,(2) pp., 30 engraved plates of which 5 are handcoloured. Some plates a little brownspotted, text in general clean and fine. Horn & Schenkling 11740. Nissen 2189.

Zustand: Very Good. Hand-coloured copperplates (5), supposedly by John Curtis (1791-1862). 3 VOLUMES octavo (145 by 215mm) half calf marbled boards faux bands with 4 (of 6) spine labels (head of spine chipped/labels bit chipped, worn off on vol iii, partialy worn on vol ii) Printer's flaw Vol ii, p 33. Vol.I Frontis (Plate I) + xxxii (title & prelims) +[1]p contents + 512pp + [2]pp (explanation of plates & errata) + Plates II & III + [2]pp (list of other works & printer details); Vol.II Frontis (Plate IV) + title +[2]pp (contents & errata) +530pp + Plate V + [2]pp (list of other works). Endpapers foxed and tide-marked, plates and text with very little foxing. Text in good condition across all vols, signature of M-Butler atop title page on each volume. Some staining on title page of vol ii, no impact on text. Pullout on p354 of Vol iii, vol also contains portrait of Kirkby opposite title page. Vol I and ii second edition, Vol iii first edition. *Kirkby was a proflic figure in early entomology, a founding father of the Entomological Society of London in 1827, and a patron of natural history at the Ipswich Museum and the Norwich Museum. A prominent Tory, he pamphletered against Thomas Paine in his youth, and was supposedly refused profesership at Cambridge due to his partisanship. The four volumes of this work published between 1815-1826 are considered widley influential texts in the history of Entomology. 3 volumes. Hardcover.

Zustand: Very Good+. Fifth Edition. Half green morocco over marbled boards with gilt rule; red morocco label and intricate gilt decoration to spine. Marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Printed by Richard Taylor, London. 30 hors texte plates throughout the four volumes, with the first two volume's plates being exquisitely hand-colored . Some image transfer to facing pages of plates. Slight wear to boards and some abrasions (see images). No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages are bright and clean. A handsome set. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches.

4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiii, [1], 518, [2]; 2 p.l., 530, [2]; v, [3], 732; iv, 602, [2], [603]-634, [2]. 30 engraved plates (the 5 in Vols. I & II by J.Curtis & hand-coloured). 2 engraved portraits of Kirby & Spence by W.T.Fry after H.Howard & J.J.Masquerier. modern bds. (occasional hint of foxing, one portrait stained in outer margin & both portraits offset onto titles). Fourth Edition of Vol. I, Third Edition of Vol. II, First Edition of Vols. III-IV.