HuxleyLivre Rare Book
Darwiniana essays
1894100138735Appleton and Company 1894 in12. 1894. Cartonné.
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1888M6966New York:: D. Appleton 1888. 1888. 203 x 132 mm. 8vo. 596 ads 4 pp. 158 figs. index. Blind- and black-stamped brick red cloth gilt spine; spine ends frayed. Very good. D. Appleton, 1888. hardcover books
1894100138735Appleton and Company 1894 in12. 1894. Cartonné.
1892101367Paris, J.-B. Baillière, 1892, in-8, 312 pp, Broché, couverture imprimée de l'éditeur, De la Bibliothèque scientifique contemporaine. Ouvrage recueillant plusieurs essais d'Huxley traduits en français par Henry Crosnier de Varigny. Figures dans le texte. Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), "naturaliste emblématique de la science victorienne" (Geslot) est relativement peu connu du grand public français. Il 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". Ses textes ont été diffusés en France par Émile Alglave, directeur de la Bibliothèque scientifique internationale et de la Revue des cours scientifiques (Revue Rose). Il était le grand père d'Aldous Huxley. Exemplaire non coupé. Déchirure sans manque sur la couverture supérieure. Bon état intérieur. Jean-Charles Geslot. « L'édition française à l'heure de la science anglaise dans la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle : Thomas Henry Huxley? », Philosophia Scientiæ, vol. 22-1, no. 1, 2018, pp. 63-80 [en ligne]. Couverture rigide
187761067Paris : J.-B. BailliÂre 1877. 180x115mm. VIII- reliure demi-basane. Auteur titre et filets dorÂŽs au dos. 502 J.-B. BailliÂre unknown
18816312557Macmillan 1881. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Full cloth covers. Gilt insignia on front board and gilt lettering on backstrip. Internally clean and tightly bound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Macmillan hardcover
187316291Breslau: J. U. Kern's. Very Good. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in three-quarter cloth. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover name on title page. Upper corner of the fep is clipped. Text is in German with b/w engravings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 422 pages . J. U. Kern's hardcover
188726230London: J. & A. Churchill. Good with no dust jacket. c1887. Hardcover. 20 x 5mm chip to lower part of spine cloth. 20mm tear at head of front joint. Blank corner 70 x 28mm clipped from title leaf. Ex libris label with previous owner's name "Albert Peacock". ; No date. Publisher's advertisements at rear dated November 1887. 596 pages 16 pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Blind-stamped decoration to boards. Page dimensions: 202 x 128mm. Illustrated. "The present volume on the Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals fulfills an undertaking to produce a treatise on comparative anatomy for students into which I entered two-and-twenty years ago." - from the Preface dated June 1877. . J. & A. Churchill hardcover
187274731New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1872 Blindstamped cloth. 8vo. 184 pp. followed by publisher's advertisements. Good. Spine faded. Some spotting to front board. Approximately one inch tear to cloth at crown of spine. Full page and text illustrations throughout. Chapter I On the natural history of the man-like apes. II On the relations of man to the lower animals. III On some fossil remains of man. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good. D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
1897000014734New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 3 vi-xv 4 4-318 2 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering and two gilt rules on the spines; grey topstain. A small split to the front hinge but the binding is secure some leaves unopened. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1871S14437New York:: D. Appleton 1871. 1871. 12mo. xi 1 378 6 pp. Ads; occasional light pencil marks in margins. Original full blind-stamped brick-red cloth gilt-stamped spine; rebacked with original spine mounted inner joints reinforced. Bookplate and embossed stamp of the Carnegie Institution Mount Wilson Observatory; signature of R. S. Woodward. Very good. SIGNED BY ROBERT SIMPSON WOODWARD. First American edition. Chapters XII and XIII are devoted to Darwin's The Origin of Species and the subsequent criticisms. PROVENANCE: Robert Simpson Woodward 1849-1924 physicist mathematician and geophysicist was president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 1904-1921. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1896. In 1898-1900 he was president of the American Mathematical Society and in 1900 he became President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1902 he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society. D. Appleton, 1871. hardcover
1887D20099New York: Appleton 1887. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 85 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. 85 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Rust colored wrappers paper label on upper cover <br/><br/> Appleton paperback
1885612788New York: Humboldt Publishing Company 1885. Softcover. Very Good. First American edition. Tall octavo. 50 ads pp. Stapled printed brown wrappers. Toning and small nicks on the wrappers a very good copy. Scarce. Humboldt Publishing Company unknown
1881419294London U.K.: Macmillan and Co. 1881. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Worn and grubby boards with several stains and surface marks. Spine is slightly cocked and grubby. Spine ends are very worn and nicked. Leading corners are very worn and bent. Hinges are badly cracked. Pages are a little sunned. Binding appears relatively sound. Contents remain clear. AF. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used. Macmillan and Co. Hardcover
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
189289867Paris, Félix Alcan 1892 In-8. Broché, couverture bleu ciel imprimée, XVI-415 pp., 128 gravures dans le texte, 2 cartes repliées in fine, catalogue éditeur 32 pp. Couverture poussiéreuse, intérieur frais. Bon exemplaire.
18696257London: John Churchill & Sons. Poor with no dust jacket. 1869. First Thus. Hardcover. Front hinge broken with text block detached from front board. 1/2" tears and chips to cloth at ends of spine. 1/4" and 3/8" loss of cloth at corners of boards. Front free endpaper detached. Half-title page missing. Moderate foxing to most leaves throughout. A rough working copy in the original cloth.; iii-viii 147 1 pages 40 pages advertisements. Brown blind-stamped cloth boards. Huxley's six lectures on the Classification of Animals were first published as part of his "Lectures on the Elements of Compative Anatomy" 1864 on the present edition the author notes in the preface "I republish the portion which relates to Classification because I am told on good authority that it is likely to be useful as a text book to lecturers and students attending lectures on Comparative Anatomy and Zoology."; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John Churchill & Sons hardcover
1898000011205New York: D. Appleton and Company 1898. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 3 vi-xvi 1 2-372 2 pp. Half black pebbled leather over marbled boards with gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Written by an early advocate of Darwin's Theory of Evolution Thomas Huxley or the "Bulldog" was an accomplished scientist in his own right. Here Huxley criticizes Biblical literalism and argues that it is nearly impossible for a literate educated public to believe the Bible word for word as science continues to advance our understanding of the natural world. Rubbing to the crown of the spine and to the corners and a contemporary collector's tag on the front pastedown. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
18957626MacMillan. Good. 1895. Hardcover. Provenance: This book is from the estate of Michigan Senator Jack Faxon and comes with a letter of provenance. Three quarter tan calf leather is worn and soiled with loss to gilt on spine but overall in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Marbled end sheets and paste downs very good. Foxing to white end papers. Pages are unfoxed clean and near pristine. . . MacMillan hardcover
1887264548London : Macmillan 1887. Reprint. Hardcover. 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; xi 300 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Science — Addresses essays lectures. Religion and science. London : Macmillan hardcover
18808901194C.Kegan Paul & Co 1880. With Eighty-Twp Illustrations. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Gilt lettering on spine. Binding slightly loose.Pages are browned. Text clean and free of markings. Title page loose. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item150grams ISBN: C.Kegan Paul & Co hardcover
1869R240157956C. Reinwald. 1869. In-12. Relié toilé. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 348 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte. Annotation au crayon de papier en page de garde. Quelques petites croix au crayon de papier en marge du texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 612-Physiologie humaine
1891R160111670J.-B. BAILLIERE ET FILS. 1891. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 360 pages. Auréoles dans l'ouvrage. Manque sur les bords du deuxieme plat de couverture.. . . . Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES
1889GF75391889 Portrait photographique tiré en photoglyptie extrait de "Our Célébrities" - Londres - Swan Sonnenschein - 1889 - une photographie de 25 x 18 cm contrecollée sur carton fort (29 x 40 cm) - légendé - quelques rousseurs sur la marge du carton -
189294918Paris, J.-B. Baillière, 1892, in-8, 312 pp, Broché, couverture imprimée de l'éditeur, De la Bibliothèque scientifique contemporaine. Ouvrage recueillant plusieurs essais d'Huxley traduits en français par Henry Crosnier de Varigny. Figures dans le texte. Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), "naturaliste emblématique de la science victorienne" (Geslot) est relativement peu connu du grand public français. Il 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". Ses textes ont été diffusés en France par Émile Alglave, directeur de la Bibliothèque scientifique internationale et de la Revue des cours scientifiques (Revue Rose). Il était le grand père d'Aldous Huxley. Bon exemplaire, non coupé. Accroc à un angle de la couverture. Jean-Charles Geslot. « L'édition française à l'heure de la science anglaise dans la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle : Thomas Henry Huxley? », Philosophia Scientiæ, vol. 22-1, no. 1, 2018, pp. 63-80 [en ligne]. Couverture rigide
18802540London: Kegan Paul 1880. In-16 gr. tela editoriale decoraz. a secco ai piatti pp. XIV371 ben illustr da 82 figure nel testo relative a gamberi granchi aragoste e loro parti anatomiche. Edizione originale ben conservato. Kegan Paul, hardcover
