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1877622488New York: D. Appleton and Company 1877. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. 164pp. Black and white illustrations. Some spotting on the top stain and slight wear on the board edges else near fine with previous owner pencil name on the half title page. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
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
187757874BBLondon, Macmillan and Co., 1877. 8°. 4 n.n. Bl., 164 S., 24 S. Katalog Originalleinwand.
1900thh22aLondon: Macmillan & Co Ltd. VG: in very good condition without dust jackets. Covers rubbed and marked. Some pages uncut. Occasional pencil annotations. 1900. Reprint. Maroon hardback cloth covers. 230mm x 160mm 9" x 6". ix 503pp; vii 504pp. Sepia & b/w plates in-text illustrations. Heavy set - extra shipping needed for overseas. . Macmillan & Co Ltd hardcover
1868F100377Paris, J.-B. Baillière 1868 xx + 368pp. avec 68 figures dans le texte, 1e édition française, reliure cart. (dos en cuir brun avec titre doré, charnière supérieure partiellement cassée et restaurée, plats marbrés), feuilles de garde marbrées, 22cm., texte frais, bon état, F100377
1898059273New Yor: D. Appleton And Company 1898. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xii 512 Pp. Three Quarter Black Morocco Gilt Marbled Boards Top Edge Gilt. Reprint Of Appleton's 1896 Authorized Edition.Small Former Owner's Name. Near Fine Tiny Chip Top Of Spine Still Present <br/> <br/> D. Appleton And Company hardcover
1892012740London: Macmillan. Elegantly bound in half leather and marbled paper-covered boards. The spine is very attractive with raised bands and gilt designs in the compartments though it has "Questions" misspelled on the green label Quetsions. Bookplate signature in ink dated 1893 very light foxing to blanks Very Good. A nice gift book. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1892. Macmillan hardcover
185957666BBLondon, The Ray Society. 1859. Folio. X, 143 S., 12 Federlithografierten Tafeln mit je einem Textblatt. Späterer Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel.
1880718AG(Lonodon), Elliott & Fry, (um 1880). Photographie (Portrait). Format: Carte de visite.
1880718AG1880. Lonodon Elliott & Fry um 1880. Photographie Portrait. Format: Carte de visite. Thomas Huxley war der Grossvater von Aldous Andrew und Sir Julian Sorell Huxley. unknown
187443103New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1874. 8vo. Volume V of ""Popular Science Monthly"", bound in a contemporary black half cloth binding with gilt lettered title to spine. Library stamp to title-pages. (2), 514-774, (4), 384 pp. Minor wear to extremities, internally fine and clean.
187443103New York D. Appleton and Company 1874. 8vo. Volume V of "Popular Science Monthly" bound in a contemporary black half cloth binding with gilt lettered title to spine. Library stamp to title-pages. 2 514-774 4 384 pp. Minor wear to extremities internally fine and clean. <br/><br/><em>First printing of four papers by two of the most influential evolutionists from the Darwinian-era: Thomas Henry Huxley known as Darwin's bulldog and Herbert Spencer the man who coined the concept "survival of the fittest". </em> hardcover
1863291992London.: Williams and Norgate. 1863. 3rd thousand. Publisher’s navy stippled cloth blindstamped borders gilt spine title. Good 2.5 cm. split to front outer hinge hard bump to upper corner moderate bump to lower corner contents unmarked. 8vo.23x14.5 cm. weight: 0.8 lb. Numerous illustrations. Williams and Norgate. hardcover books
1872330678London : Macmillan 1872. 4th edition. Hardcover. Provenance: A. M. McAldowie's copy. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked half leather. Front board detached. Scattered foxing throughout. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: 378 p.; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographic footnotes.Subjects: Darwin Charles 1809-1882. On the origin of species. Evolution. Genre:Bibliography. London : Macmillan hardcover
186665908Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate. 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. 160pp bound in illustrated red cloth spine sunned; Octavo . Williams and Norgate hardcover
187754346London: MacMillan. Very Good. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Original red embossed flexible cloth gilt spine. Light rubbing/soil to covers. Paper split at front hinge but holding. Occasional faint penciling. 5 color plates including frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xix384 pages . MacMillan hardcover
1875032023-06New York: D. Appleton and Co 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 8vo in publisher's cloth. NF. An outstanding copy in excellent condition. Minimal wear. Binding is strong. Text block is clean and tight. Name in pencil on front flyleaf. Text is pristine with no writing or markings of any kind. New York: D. Appleton and Co hardcover
1896NXLrwHUX53New York: D.Appleton And Company 1896. 1896. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. v-x 475. contemporary half roan t.e.g. New York: D.Appleton And Company, 1896. unknown
185342327(London, Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1853) 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1853, Vol. 143 - Part I. Pp. 29-65 and 4 engraved plates.
185342327London Richard Taylor and William Francis 1853 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1853 Vol. 143 - Part I. Pp. 29-65 and 4 engraved plates. <br/><br/><em>Firs printing of one of Huxley's importent memoirs. </em> unknown
1872BOOKS23649New York NY: D. Appleton & Company. G/No Dustjacket. 1872. . Cloth. Early American Edition . 8vo. 431 pp. rubbed bumped edges scuffed spine tips chippedsmall gouge in TP page yellowing . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
18748416Paris, C. Reinwald et Cie, 1874 ; in-8, demi-basane vert sapin, dos lisse, faux nerfs, auteur et titre dorés, fleurons dorés, tranches mouchetées ; (4), 442 pp. , 37 figures in-texte.
189657072Paris, Felix Alcan, 1896, in-8, Front, XVI-415 pp, 2 pl. dépl, Demi-chagrin rouge, dos à faux nerfs, tranches dorées, Troisième édition revue et corrigée d'après la quatorzième édition anglaise. L'ouvrage est traduit de l'anglais et adapté par Georges Lamy (professeur au lycée Carnot et à l'Ecole coloniale). Cette introduction à l'étude de la nature est illustré de 128 gravures dans le texte et de 2 planches hors-texte. Relativement peu connu du grand public français, Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) : "naturaliste emblématique de la science victorienne" (Geslot) joua pourtant un rôle essentiel dans la défense et la diffusion de la théorie de l'évolution, ce qui lui valut le surnom de "bouledogue de Darwin". Marque de prix dorée sur une garde : "Prix offert par le Préfet de la Seine au nom du Conseil général". Légers frottements, coins un peu usés, feuillets uniformément et faiblement brunis; sinon, très bon état. Couverture rigide
187738604New York: Appleton 1877. Huxley Thomas 1825-95. American addresses with a lecture on the study of biology. 12mo. 6 164pp. Text wood-engravings some after Othniel C. Marsh 1831-99. New York: Appleton 1877. 196 x 124 mm. Original green cloth slightly worn. Fine copy. First American Edition published simultaneously with the London edition. "The first British book to make the fossil case for evolution" Desmond Huxley p. 484. Huxley toured America in 1876 capping his visit with a series of lectures on evolution delivered in New York City. These were published the following year in both England and America with illustrations taken from fossil drawings by American paleontologist O. C. Marsh whose "classifications and descriptions of extinct vertebrates were major contributions to knowledge of evolution" DSB. 38604. Appleton unknown books
188540015London: Macmillan 1885. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. Huxley Thomas Henry 1825-95. Howes George Bond 1853-1905. An atlas of practical elementary biology . . . with a preface by Professor Huxley P.R.S. 4to. vii 4 116pp. 24 lithographed plates. London: Macmillan 1885. 295 x 232 mm. Original green cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine a little worn and shaken inner hinges weak minor spotting on front cover. Light toning but very good. Ownership signature on front free endpaper. Macmillan unknown books