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1859524001859. In Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society vol. 4 1859: 1-28. Whole issue. 224 x 144 mm. Original printed wrappers. VG. unknown
187843154New York D. Appleton and Company 1878-79. 8vo. Volume XIII May to January of "Popular Science Monthly" bound in a contemporary black half cloth binding with gilt lettered title to spine. Library stamp to title-pages. Huxley's paper: pp. 668-676. Spencer's papers: 694-698; 17-29. Entire volume: 5 514-777 2 408 pp. Some wear to extremities internally fine and clean. <br/><br/><em>First printing of three 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
1885015548The Nineteenth Century 1885. Book. Near VG Plus. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. The following issue of the Nineteenth Century bound into three quarter leather: No 105 November 1885 No. 106 December 1885 No. 107 January 1886 No. 108 February 1886 No. 114 August 1886. Owner bookplate an attractive volume. The Nineteenth Century Hardcover
1883RHELHUM00twHumboldt Publishing 1883 1884. Very Good. Helmholtz H. Humboldt Library vol. 1. A sammelbande containing 10 articles from 1883 and 1884. Clifford W.M.; Keary C.F.; Clodd Edward; Pollack Frederick; Huxley T.H.; Proctor Richard A.; Rawlinson M.A. New York: Humboldt Publishing 1883 1884. 47 49 52 51 50 47 33 45 48 92pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Heavy tan cloth with black gilt lettered labels. Book condition: Very good but covers are soiled. Lightly bumped and rubbed. A contemporary ownership label is mounted on front pastedown. Rear pastedown is filled with notes referencing religious content. Internally quite clean with a few marks in margins a few spots and minor damp stains. Humboldt Publishing hardcover
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
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
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
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. <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
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
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
18733431baGNew York: D. Appleton 1873. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xiv 317 pages of text and 4 pages of advertisements. Hardcover binding; original blind stamped purplish-maroon cloth slightly rubbed with moderate fading to spine. Soiled spot and owner marks on front flyleaf. Huxley lived 1825-1895. Science; philosophy education. First American edition. D. Appleton Hardcover
18591664<p>London: Ray Society 1859. First edition.</p><p><strong>FINE FOLIO ENGRAVINGS OF TH HUXLEY'S DISCOVERIES DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE HMS RATTLESNAKE. </strong></p><p>25x32 cm folio hardcover tan cloth binding cancelled library bookplate to front paste-down i-x 143 pp 12 engraved plates by J Basire after Huxley's drawings each with an explanatory letterpress leaf.</p><p><strong>THOMAS H. HUXLEY </strong>1825-1895 "Charles Darwin's champion was ship's surgeon on the voyage of the 'Rattlesriake' to the Torres Straits off Australia however the natural history work he conducted on his own time. . . Through extensive shipboard dissections and through library work in Sydney Australia. Huxley was able to bring some order to these minute organisms which had been simply lumped together in those two great zoological lumber rooms Linneaus' Vermes and Cuvier's Radiata. .Working out the details and relationships of the delicate marine animals he studied set the pattern for his career and gave him a firm grasp of major zoological problems." D.S.B. Freeman 'Brit. Natural History Books' no. 1854.</p> Ray Society hardcover
1893242859London and New York: Macmillan and Co 1893. First edition. 57 i pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue wrappers front cover detached. Contemporary ink signature on cover and a few penciled notes within. First edition. 57 i pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co unknown
186367690Robert Hardwicke 1863. 1st. Hardcover. Used good. Rated only "good" condition despite being in very nice condition due to a library withdrawn stamp inside the front cover and on reverse of title page otherwise no indication of library ownership. Small format 7.5x5" bound in dark green cloth with elaborate blindstamped design on covers and spine gold lettering on spine 1863 no additional printings indicated 156pp 4 pages of ads. Cover has only very slight wear gold lettering clear and bright prior owner's bookplate inside front cover a little writing on false title page including name in neat old script dated April 1863; sound binding. Nice condition. Robert Hardwicke, hardcover
190045806Macmillan 1900. 2 vols. 8vo. Third Impression with portrait frontispieces original tissue guards present plates and illustrations and facsimiles in the text free endpapers lightly browned; original burgundy cloth gilt backs uncut a remarkably bright crisp clean copy. With 4pp publisher's catalogue at end of each volume. Published a month after the first edition. ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Macmillan, 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
1895252704London : Williams and Norgate 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Physical description; 4 v. ; 23 cm. Contents; Vol. I: The Time of the Apostles. Vol. II: The Time of Jesus. Vol. III: The Time of the Apostles. Vol. IV: The Time of the Apostles. Subjects; Bible. N.T. — History of Biblical events. London : Williams and Norgate hardcover
