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190019687Macmillan 1900. 2 vols. roy. 8vo. Second Impression with 2 fine portrait frontispieces toned in sepia original tissue guards present 9 plates original tissue guards present where called for and an illustration in the text neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary of first volume; original burgundy cloth gilt back uncut backstrips faded but all lettering just legible backstrips slightly pulled at heads else a very good crisp clean set. With 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end of both volumes. Sold from an institution with its bookplates on front paste-downs and front free endpapers and small blind stamp on titles. Published a month after the first edition. Macmillan, hardcover
189441290Macmillan 1894. 8vo. Second Impression free endpapers lightly browned; original burgundy cloth gilt back uncut a remarkably bright crisp clean copy. With publisher's advertisement leaf at end. Collects eleven essays relating to evolution the 'Origin' and the aftermath by one of Darwin's closest friends and staunchest supporters. Volume two of Huxley's 'Collected Essays' but complete in itself. First published in the previous year. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Macmillan, hardcover
1900013441New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1900. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on front and spine panels with gilt facscimile signature on lower front cover of each volume top edge in gilt deckled text block edges. Complete in two volumes. xi539 vii541 pp. illus. with a total of 13 including 2 frontis. sepia-toned plates with tissue guards over both volumes. Minimally ex-library noncirculating with little actual wear: stamp on front flyleaf label on rear pastedown very slight label residue on lower spine panels otherwise unmarked. Lightly rubbed at corners and spine extremities small chip of loss at head of spine on Vol. I. Interiors clean bindings firm. Vol. I shows light dampstaining along margins of front flyleaf only not affecting interior. 1st U.S. edition matching dates. Each volume is signed in pencil at the top of the title page by former owner Lucien Carr dated 1901 and 1902 respectively at Cambridge Massachusetts where he was assistant curator of Harvard University's Peabody Museum. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover
1895555394William and Norgate London 1895. Very Good. 1895. Hardcover. hardback large 8vo 4 vols 295;240;276;215pp owner's bookplates on endpapers slight foxing text otherwise clean and sound. maroon cloth gilt slightly rubbed Very Good condition . William and Norgate, London, 1895, hardcover
1892S44293London: MacMillan & Co. 1892. vii 626 6 publisher's ads . . HB. 8vo orig. cloth worn several small stains spine faded. Some pages unopened. Good. From the library of K.G.V. Smith 1929-2017. First edition. A large proportion of the essays included in this book had previously been published in the <i>Fortnightly Review</i> and <i>Nineteenth Century</i>. Topics covered include palaeontology evolution science and morals agnosticism etc. 'Most of the Essays comprised in the present volume have been written during the last six or seven years without premeditated purpose or intentional connection in reply to attacks upon doctrines which I hold to be well founded; or in refutation of allegations respecting matters lying within the province of natural knowledge which I believe to be erroneous; and they bear the mark of their origin in the controversial tone which pervades them.' - Prologue. MacMillan & Co. hardcover
1896953185Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg und Sohn, 1896. XIV; 144 S. Halblederband.
186542761Geological Survey of India Calcutta 1865. Memoirs Palaeonotologia Indica series 4 vol. 1 part 1. Good/No Jacket. Paper covers Largely the original issue the title page and contents 3 pp. being supplied in facsimile. Binding generally sound but with some dried-out sellotape covering front hinge. Geological Survey of India, Calcutta unknown
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
188978021Washington: Government Printing Office / House of Reps. Very Good. 1889. 1/2 Leather. This report is hard-bound in 1/2 brown leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt stamping on the spine. The covers show scuffing edge-wear and rubbing to the joints corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. This work contains an article by Thomas Henry Huxley "Darwin's Bulldog" titled "Advance of Science in the Last Half Century" pp. 57-98. . Government Printing Office / House of Reps. hardcover
1897003068New York: D. Appleton and Company 1897. This is a Very Good Plus copy of the "Authorized Edition" of some of Huxley's essays on the collision of science and religion. Originally published in 1896; this is a Later Printing from one year later. Marbled paper-covered boards with brown leather spine and tips; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 419 pages; top-edge is gilt others rough-cut. Rubbing to the margins with some flaking of the leather. A nice one-volume introduction to Huxley who is usually seen in multi-volume collected editions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Later Printing. Half-Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
188767574London Macmillan 1887. 1887. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 300pp. Good wear to cover edges front hinge crackedrepaired. . London, Macmillan, 1887 hardcover
1898000011206New York: D. Appleton and Company 1898. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 3 vi-xxxiv 1 2-419 5 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 discusses agnosticism and his own personal views on Christianity. He defends himself from attacks lobbed at him by his critics and also offers some scholarly criticism of the Bible. Some rubbing to the extremities particularly to the corners and a contemporary collector's tag on the front pastedown. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1883NF3339MORE CRITICISMS ON DARWIN AND ADMINISTRATIVE NIHILISM Appleton and Company 1883 bookplate on f.p.d. indicating once the property of the California Academy of Sciences and Dr. H. W. Turner a noted geologist else a vg copy in flexible cloth wraps as issued. Appleton and Company paperback
18815822255C. Kegan Paul & Co 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. Re-bound by library. 8vo. Re-bround in light blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Internally binding is secure and pages have light pencil markings throughout. 82 illustrations. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: C. Kegan Paul & Co hardcover
1892201319New York: D. Appleton and Company 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarce. 596 pages in good condition. Small tear in front endpapers exposing slightly front cover board. Brown cloth cover with black decorative border on front and similar border embossed on back. Gilt titles on spine. Worn corners and spine folds. Top of spine cloth worn off for 2 mm from top and spine generally darker. Stains 3 on back cover. VG/. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
188059820Libtrairie Germer Baillière et Cie, coll. « Bibliothèque Scientifique Internationale » 1880 In-8 14 x 22 cm. Reliure de l’éditeur pleine percaline violet, XI + 260 + catalogue 32 pp., frontispice sous serpente, 82 figures dans le texte. Coiffes et coins légèrement émoussés. Exemplaire en bon état d’un ouvrage peu courant.
1892108583Paris, Félix Alcan 1892 In-8 22 x 13 cm. Cartonnage éditeur pleine percaline verte, titre doré sur le dos, fer de la ville de Paris sur le premier plat, XVI-415 pp., 128 gravures dans le texte et 2 planches hors-texte, table des matières. Cartonnage avec accrocs, intérieur assez frais.
1861032552Longman Green Longman and Roberts. 1861. Book. Good. Soft cover. ORIGINAL 1861 PUBLICATION; softcover; ex-library; splits along hinges w/ lowermost and uppermost paper covering of spine perished; chips in covers at corners and several chips along fore-edge; chip on fore-edge of title page and last 3 leaves; light browning of leaves; light creasing of corners of leaves; o/w contents in good condition. . Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. Paperback
1892R150167338ALCAN.. 1892. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 415 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte + 2 carte en couleurs hors texte en fin d'ouvrage.. . . . Classification Dewey : 550-Sciences de la Terre et des autres mondes
1892R320058118BAILLIERE ET FILS. 1892. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Intérieur acceptable. VIII + 343 pages - Plats jaspés - Coiffes en tete et pied et mors frottés - Qeuqleus annotations at marques au stylo rouge en parge du texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES
1882RO80174637GERMER BAILLIERE ET CIE. 1882. In-8. Relié toilé. Etat passable, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos satisfaisant, Mouillures. 415 Pages. Nombreuses figures en noir et blanc dans le texte.1 frontispice sous serpente en noir et blanc. Rousseurs et mouillures sans conséquence pour la lecture. Dos insolé.. . . . Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES
18788253bisParis, C. Reinwald et Cie, 1878 ; in-8, demi-chagrin bleu-nuit, dos à nerfs, auteur et titre dorés, tranches mouchetées ; (4), 440 pp., 37 figures in-texte.
1868040356Paris: J.-B. Baillière et Fils 1868. 1ª Edição . Meia Inglesa / Half Leather. Bom / Good / Bon. In.8º227x147. Traduit Annoté Precedé d'une introduction et suivi d'un compte rendu des travaux anthropologiques du Congrès international d'Anthropologie et d'Archéologie Prèhistorique tenu a Paris session de 1867 par le Dr. E. Dally. Prefácio do autor para a presente edição. Thomas Henry Huxley Ealing Middlesex 4 de maio de 1825 - Eastbourne Sussex 29 de junho de 1895 foi um biólogo e filósofo britânico que ficou conhecido como "O Buldogue de Darwin" por ser o principal defensor público da teoria da evolução de Charles Darwin e um dos principais cientistas ingleses do século XIX. É ainda reconhecido por ser o criador do termo "agnóstico" para representar um posicionamento filosófico nas questões sobre a metafísica e o sobrenatural. <br/> <br/> J.-B. Baillière et Fils hardcover
1892450760London ; New York : Macmillan 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Covers somewhat rubbed and dust-toned with spine somewhat sun-faded. Hinges weakening with text block slightly shaken. Slightly foxed prelims and edges. A generally well-preserved example. Physical description; vii 625 pages ; 23 cm. Contents; Prologue.--The rise and progress of palaeontology.--The interpreters of Genesis and the interpreters of nature.--Mr. Gladstone and Genesis.--The evolution of theology: an anthropological study.--Science and morals.--Scientific and pseudo-scientific realism.--Science and pseudo-science.--An Episcopal trilogy.--Agnosticism.--The value of witness to the miraculous.--Agnosticism: a rejoinder.--Agnosticism and Christianity.--The lights of the church and the light of science.--The keepers of the herd of swine.--Illustrations of Mr. Gladstone's controversial methods.--Hasisadra's adventure. Subjects; Religion and science. Agnosticism. Science Philosophy. London ; New York : Macmillan hardcover
1900432067London : Macmillan and Co. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Library copies. Physical description; 2 volumes : illustrations facsimiles plates portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Errata list in each volume. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Huxley Thomas Henry 1825-1895. Huxley Thomas Henry 1825-1895 ; Biography. Huxley Thomas Henry 1825-1895 ; Correspondence. Huxley Thomas Henry 1825-1895 ; Biography ; Portrait. Biologists. Naturalists Great Britain 19th century ; Biography. Naturalists Great Britain 19th century ; Correspondence. Naturalists ; Correpondence. Naturalists Great Britain ; Biography. Natural history Great Britain History. Evolution History. London : Macmillan and Co. hardcover
