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186332820395<p>Original cloth paper spine label chipped. Very good. Cloth case</p><p>FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. <b>From the library of Millard Fillmore 13th president of the United States 1850-1853 with his signatures dated May 22 1863</b> on the title and on the front pastedown.</p><p>Huxley "Darwin's bulldog" was the leading defender and promoter of Darwinism in the years following the publication of <i>On the Origin of Species</i> in 1859.<br /><br />In this popular work Huxley attempts to "disencumber the subject of its difficulties simplify its statements relieve it of technicalities and bring it so distinctly within the horizon of ordinary apprehension that persons of common sense may judge for themselves. … Such is the character of the present volume" preface.</p><p>This volume reflects the wide dissemination of Darwin's ideas in the 1860s.</p><br /> Appleton hardcover
1859519550London: London Stereoscopic Comp'y/ London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company 1859. Unbound. Fine. Albumen print cabinet card measuring 4" x 5.75" on slightly larger printed cardstock mount. The oval vignette image depicts Huxley in three-quarter profile wearing a suit and bow-tie. Printed beneath the image: "Professor Huxley." Photographer's imprint on recto and verso. Image has a few tiny spots from the negative else the photograph and mount are in fine condition. Huxley was an important English scientist and an early advocate of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. London Stereoscopic Comp'y/ (London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company) unknown
185920244London: Printed for the Ray Society 1859. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First Edition. Folio pp. viii-x 143 blank ff 24 blank; dull green library linen boards with gilt lettering on spine; boards lightly soiled and rubbed; call numbers stamped to heel of spine; library bookplate to pastedown with "Discard" stamp; four-inch tear to fore-edge of half-title leaf; embossed library stamp and pencil annotations to title leaf; embossed library stamp to p. 1; library tickets and pockets to rear endpapers; cellotape repair to top edge of last plate; else a sound ex-library copy. Illustrated with twelve uncolored lithograph plates and accompanying letterpress descriptive text. Cloth. While serving as ship's surgeon aboard the H.M.S. Rattlesnake Huxley 1825-1895 collected and studied specimens of hydrozoas in the waters off Australia New Guinea and Palermo Italy. Through careful dissections and close observation of physical relationships Huxley succeeded in bringing more detailed order to the knowledge of these minute organisms. Printed for the Ray Society 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
18885768London: Harrison & Sons 1888. Hardcover. Very good. Near fine in modern red cloth. Full volume contains the first printing pp. i:xxv of Huxley's long obituary and short biography of Darwin written and published after a five-year delay. Harrison & Sons hardcover
1895feb09420Carol Müller 1895. Used. 1895; Romanian Edition of Cele dintai notiuni asupra stiintelor; For more details please contact me Carol Müller unknown
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
187713993Halle 1877. im Mittelalter bei den Occidentalen. Beigeb.: Helmholtz H.; Populäre wissensch. Vorträge I. II. III.Heft; Huxley Th.H.; Reden und Aufsätze Günther S.; Studien zur Geschichte der mathematischen und physikalischen Geographie I.Heft Gering stockfl.Einbd.läd. 8°. Pbd. d. Zt. Varia unknown
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
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
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
1883007341LONDON: WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS LIMITED 1883. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Scarce in first edition. Front board and up to page 5 of first book detached cloth missing from rear board. Boards rubbed and marked spine darkened fore edge foxed Albert Harrison bookplate to front pastedown prelims lightly foxed pencil inscriptions to some margins on some of the books otherwise clean throughout. Good rebinding copy. Full list of titles and authors in order of appearance as follows: Inaugural Meeting Of The Fishery Congress By H.R.H. The Prince Of Wales Fish Diseases By Professor Huxley The Destruction Of Fish And Other Aquatic Animals By Internal Parasites By T. Spencer Cobbold Fish As Food By Henry Thompson Food Of Fishes By F. Day Fish Culture By Francis Day The Natural History And Cultivation Of The Sole By W. Houghton Propagation Of The Salmonidae By W. Oldham Chambers The Propagation Of Freshwater Fish Excluding Salmonidae By W. Oldham Chambers Crustaceans Bt Thomas Cornish; Artificial Culture Of Lobsters By W. Saville Kent Molluscs Mussels Whelks Etc. Used For Food Or Bait By Mr. Charles Harding Oyster Culture And Oyster Fisheries In The Netherlands By Professor Hubrecht Notes On The Food Fishes And Edible Mullosca Of New South Wales By E. P. Ramsay Seal Fisheries By Captain Temple The Scientific Results Of The Exhibition By Professor E. Ray Lankester <br/> <br/> WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS LIMITED 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
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
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
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
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
1867biblio39118<p>New York: H. L. Fowle 1867. XII473 pages. Fine Hardcover no dj. Maroon Leather Spine and corners Marbled Boards Gilt Spine title and stamping Gilt top edge. Pencil made signature on the Front Blank page Otherwise The Book looks AsNew. 7.75:x5.1"x15". be20411.</p> H. L. Fowle hardcover
1900271080 pages in two volumes. No tears no foxing no stains all pages tight and clean; slight wear on heels and heads of spines. 13 photographic illustrations all tissue-protected; some darkening of tissues from photographs.<br /><br />First American edition. Also includes preface to English edition. Covers Huxley's life 1825-1895 through the recollections of his son Leonard and others and through his letters dealing with his personal life and his wide range of interests scientific research and activities.<br /><br />"Darwin's Bulldog" a brilliant biologist anthropologist comparative anatomist debater and highly influential promoter of scientific thought and education Thomas Henry Huxley should need no introduction here. D. Appleton and Company 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
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
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
1890058JUN5Macmillan and Co. London; Appleton and Co. New York: 1890. 1890 pp. xix 384 5 Full page color plates. Numerous text drawings and charts. XLib. XLib stamps embossed in blind on title page page 51 and page 377. One page loose. XLib stamps on all edges. Small 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding decorated in black and embossed in blind. Head and tail of spine worn with small loss at spine and rear board. XLib call marks on spine. Hardbound. Very good. Scarce. PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 6 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good. Macmillan and Co., London; Appleton and Co., New York: 1890. hardcover
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
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
