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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 Rated only "good" condition despite being in very nice condition due to a library withdrawn stamp inside the front cover and on reverse of title page otherwise no indication of library ownership.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
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
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
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
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
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
186665908Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate. 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. 160pp bound in illustrated red cloth spine sunned; Octavo . Williams and Norgate 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
187019497London: Macmillan and Co. Good. 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's name on half-title; a bit of underlining margin notation; a few leaves bent at corners or fore-edges nicked; small article tipped-in at rear advertizing page; leaf edges foxed else an attractive nice & tight volume.; Rebound in burgundy quarter leather with brown cloth boards gilt lettering new endpapers.; articles include: Emancipation--Black and White; Scientific Education; On the Physical Basis of Life; On a Piece of Chalk; The Origin of Species et al. ; 8vo; 378 pages . Macmillan and Co. hardcover
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
1866837W27London and Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate 1866 . Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not stated. An uncommon edition of this ancient historical and archaeological study into Caithness in northern Scotland. Early edition of Prehistoric Remains of Caithness by Samuel Laing in the original publisher's cloth binding. With notes on the human remains by Thomas H. Huxley professor of Natural History. With monochrome illustrations and diagrams throughout the text. With eight pages of advertisements to the rear. Includes a colour map to the first pastedown and first free endpaper. There is a library stamp to the endpapers and prior owner's ink inscription to the half title. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is a light mark to the front board. There is a library stamp to the endpapers and prior owner's ink inscription to the half title. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good Williams and Norgate hardcover
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
187815002Macmillan 1878. 8vo. Second Edition Ninth Thousand with a double-page coloured map as frontispiece a coloured plate 2 coloured maps one double-page; one full-page and 122 engraved illustrations in the text neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original red cloth upper board framed blocked and lettered in blind gilt back yellow endpapers upper hinge starting but binding entirely sound case a little shaken else a very good clean copy. First published in 1877 this is a systematic approach to natural science presented with characteristic clarity by 'Darwin's Bulldog'. Freeman 1866 recording the first edition. Macmillan, hardcover
18692930625John Churchill & Sons 1869. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Medium 8vo with burgundy cloth. Blind borders on front board. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Minimal foxing on some pages. A few breaks in the page block. Interior is secure clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: John Churchill & Sons hardcover