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1896933T27London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. Limited 1896. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart sixth edition of this illustrated study on the crayfish from the International Scientific Series. Sixth edition. The International Scientific Series Volume XXVIII. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A detailed and comprehensive study on the crayfish with chapters on natural history physiology maintenance and growth reproduction morphology and distribution. Being an introduction into the study of zoology. Written by Thomas Henry Huxley an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Very Good Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited hardcover
1864BIBRR1112253411864. Paperback. USED. THIS RARE/ANTIQUE BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1864 BY John churchill and sons new burlington street HAVING 121 PGS AND SIZE 5.758.80 WRITTEN IN English. THE BOOK IS IN READABLE CONDITION Originally in Unbound with some issues like All book is effected with pin hall and some Pin Holes. THE IMAGE OF THIS BOOK IS GIVEN FOR YOUR REFERENCE. WE CAN REBIND THE SAME IN LEATHER BINDING FOR EXTRA $ 25. paperback
189232085New York: D. Appleton and Company 1892. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing: with requisite publishing statement on the last page of text. 5 x 8in. vi. 489pp. 6pp. ads. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows the extremities marginally shelf rubbed former owner name neatly at the endpaper otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean and unmarked and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1869000542BLondon: Churchill & Sons 1869. Fine. A rather fine copy bound in 3/4 leather and marbled boards. First Edition. Owner's signature of front board. Very small piece missing from bottom of title page. Otherwise a very nice copy in period binding. Very tight and clean. See all Pict's. Churchill & Sons unknown
186323369New York: D. Appleton and Company 1863. Cloth. Very Good. The 1863 1st American edition. Tight and VG in its original light-brown pebbled boards with peeling and wear at the spine's paper title label all-but-unreadable and very light soiling to the panels. Internally the pages are crisp and bright but there is light staining at the inner hinges and along the edges of the pastedowns and endsheets. Octavo 150 pgs. plus publisher's ads. at the rear. Huxley's response --in the form of six lectures-- to the 1859 publication of Darwin's beyond-seminal text "the most influential scientific work of the nineteenth century D. Appleton and Company unknown
1898mon0000053400D. Appleton 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Spine is in need of repair with a large piece of the leather cloth missing from the tail edge about 3 inches and a 1/2 inch open tear to the top edge. Marbled boards with 1/4 leather at the spine and the corners. Authorized Edition. D. Appleton, hardcover
189351406090022Appleton 1893. Hardcover. Good. Good 7 VOLUME SET of hardcover's. AUTHORIZED EDITION LIMITED EDITION #445 OF ONLY 1000 COPIES. Circa 1899 Date of 1893 in preface. TITLES: Science and Hebrew Tradition Science and Christian Tradition Evolution and Ethics Methods and Results Discourses Darwiniana and Hume. 7 BOOKS. Each with beautiful photogravures on frontis. Text unmarked. "Evolution and Ethics" volume has light damp stain on bottom pages corner. Gilt page top edges. Covers green boards with gilt lettering and decoration show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Hinge slightly cracked in 3 volumes but bindings are intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Appleton hardcover
1893mon0000002915Macmillan & Co 1893-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex library book usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy. Macmillan & Co unknown
1893802R35London: Macmillan and Co. 1893. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". None. A lovely later edition of Thomas Henry Huxley's scientific collection of essays bound in smart full leather. With chapters on the improvement of natural knowledge emancipation scientific education criticisms of 'On the Origin of Species' zoology geological reform and positivism amongst others.Written by Thomas Henry Huxley an English biologist specialising in comparative anatomy and strong advocate of Darwin's theory of evolution. The grandfather of Aldous and Julian Huxley he also coined the term 'agnosticism'. Huxley was an important anatomist and his contributions to the field are often overshadowed by his sometimes outspoken debates on Darwinism.A third impression of the third edition of 1887.Bound in smart full calf with gilt boards and spine and marbled edges. In a full calf binding. Externally generally smart; some wear to the head of the spine resulting in slight loss as well as rubbing to the tail and the raised bands. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1900797P13London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1900. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A second impression of this touching biography of Thomas Henry Huxley including many of his personal letters Illustrated throughout. The second impression of this work published in the month following the first impression.Complete in two volumes.A collection of the letters of Thomas Henry Huxley with an intimate life of the biology by his son Leonard Huxley.Huxley was a leading biologist and anthropologist who specialised in comparative anatomy. He was a close friend and supporter of Charles Darwin. His famous 1860 debate with Samuel Wilberforce led to a wider public acceptance of the theory of evolution.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece three plates and one in-text illustration.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates.Collated complete.Leonard Huxley wrote the 'Life' of his father a touching portrait. He was also the father of the biologist Julian Huxley and the writer Aldous Huxley.Four pages of adverts to the rear of each volume. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Label of Mudie's Select Library to the front boards. Light marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the spines and extremities. A little rubbing to the joints and spines. Hinges are a little strained. Remnants of a label to the front paste down of Volume II. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few odd spots to the first and last few pages. Good Macmillan and Co. Limited hardcover
