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18922131I.N. Kushnerev & Ko. Moskva Moscow 1892. Good /No Jacket. Printed boards no dust jacket A well-used copy of the rare first edition of a popular Russian flora. The author was Piotr Feliksovich Maevsky 1851-1892. Significant edgewear to cover internally sound with minimal tanning of paper. Owner's signature and oil spot on ffep M. Kirshbaum another on end paper V. Rikovshky with oaktree bookplate of Heino Ross. Spine sl. frayed at top edge some insect damage to glued areas. The text contains keys to genera and species generic descriptions and Russian and Latin names of genera and species summaries of distribution by local government region and habitat flowering times and selected line drawings mostly showing both the whole plant and flowers or fruits. A compact yet comprehensive flora which went through several editions a third edited by B. Fedchenko in 1902 and another in 1917 an 8th with a slightly different title in 1954 and a 9th edited by B.K. Shishkin in 1964. Bookseller's ticket at rear Librairie W. Klotschkoff St. Petersbourg Liteiny n. 55. I.N. Kushnerev & Ko., Moskva (Moscow) hardcover
18435054Rostock: G. B. Leopold's Universitaets-Buchhandlung 1843 1844. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vos 160 296 pages contemporary pastepaper boards chipped leather spine label chipped spine; x-library with perforations. <br/><br/>1 folding plate. G. B. Leopold's Universitaets-Buchhandlung hardcover
18760228062 Castle Street City Road London: Wesleyan Conference Office 1876. Illustrated with many text engravings throughout small octavo pp xii 292 slight signs of wear throuoghout a slight suggestion of weakness internally original beveled green cloth elaborately decorated in black gold and red slightly rubbed the spine head a little torn. . First Edition. Cloth. Good. Wesleyan Conference Office Hardcover
1840DEMO015930IBoston: Otis Broaders And Company 1840. New 'Brewer' edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 woodcuts and 23/24 plates. 8vo viii 746 pages modern brown morocco gilt contrasting red morocco label. <br/><br/>Also includes the Notes by Sir William Jardine. Illustrated with 4 woodcuts and 23 of 24 plates. Alexander Wilson emigrated from Scotland and began a scientific study of birds. His AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY 1808-1814 identified 39 new species earning him the appellation as the "Father of American Ornithology". 4 woodcuts and 23/24 plates Otis, Broaders And Company hardcover
18975791000Edward Arnold 1897. 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. Re-bound by library. Medium blue cloth 8vo with black leather quarter binding. Gilt lettering and borders on backstrip. Bumped corners minor wear. Cocked. Frontispiece. Binding tight. Pages clear of markings save for a little grubbiness and foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1200grams ISBN: Edward Arnold hardcover
1884028134Geological Survey of Kentucky / 1884. Complete with the large folding map Map of Hancock County. in rear pocket. SCARCE THUS. This is the original 1884 Geological Survey of Kentucky edition; NOT print on demand. NOT a modern reprint. Very Good condition only mild cover wear. No exterior ownership indications. Hinges are perfect No cracks. Corners are NOT bumped. Blind stamp of James Hall on the title page. Ink stamp on the front pastedown endpaper: "Duplicate for Rosenwald Reserve." Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Stereotyped for the Survey by Major Johnston & Barrett Yeoman Press Frankfurt Kentucky." Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Spine lettering dull but still easily legible. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Irregular pagination approx. 200 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Geological Survey of Kentucky / Hardcover
18138235London: the author 1813. 1st edition. Good /No Jacket. Publisher's boards Donor's inscription "A present from Rev. H. Pritchard Dinas Hall Anglesea sic to Owen Price 1881" on t.p. A nicely preserved copy with untrimmed edges title blind-inscribed by hand on spine. xvi 151 xiv plate facing p. xv 153-255 pp. The first Welsh local flora particularly noted for its appendix of Welsh names of plants. London: the author hardcover
1856016075London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1856. First edition. Small octavo pp viii 296 slightly age-toned illustrated with engravings in the text a large corner has been cut from the title page to remove a signature the name of the author has been written on the title page and on the reverse an inscription states that this is a presentation copy to the botanist A.D. Cotton from J. Skan . Recently bound in a simple quarter leather and cloth and quite a good bright copy overall. First Edition. Quarter leather. Good. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Hardcover
183252401Belin Mandar. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1832. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Rebound. Endpaper stains. Some foxing. ; 694 pages . Belin Mandar hardcover
1885018457Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann 1885. First edition. Illustrated with 18 small engraved figures in the text slim octavo pp vi 146 very slight age-toning otherwise extremely clean internally bound in black half leather and marbled boards speckled edges to pages. A duplicate from the library of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew with their cancelled label on the front endpaper and their neat circular stamp on the verso of the title page. RARE. De Bary was one of the most influential botanists of his era and the lectures contained in this work are a detailed and precise acoount of all that was then known in the comparatively modern field of bacteriology. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good. Wilhelm Engelmann Hardcover
18843129933Noordhoff & Smit 1884. Covers detached. Backstrip missing.Covers marked. Half leather binding.Edge of pages darkened. Binding damaged. Internally good and clean. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings With owner's name inside cover. In fair condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1350grams ISBN: Noordhoff & Smit hardcover
1868100591Germany 1868 Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. contains 12 plates on the cerebral cortex most of which are fold-out plates by the noted German-Austrian psychiatrist neuropathologist and anatomist who believed that disturbances in brain development could be a predisposition for psychiatric illness and that certain psychoses are reversible. The last plate reads "Die Windungen der Convexen Hirnmanteloberflache". There is no title page; the plates are dated either 1867 or 1868. The book lacks its spine covering the pages have significant foxing. hardcover
18697094724Oxford Clarendon Press 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. Large 12mo blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and stamp on backstrip. Plain stamped borders on both boards. Heavy shelf wear especially to backstrip bumped corners. Front and back hinge splits binding still relatively firm. Some heavy foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN: Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
1887022505Broadway Ludgate Hill London; and New York: George Routledge & Sons 1887. With an introduction by Henry Morley. Small octavo pp 286 2 page publisher's catalogue top edge gilt the other edges untrimmed a modern signature on the front endpaper publisher's quarter vellum and blue cloth the spine rather age-toned and rubbed. Originally published in 1844 this work of speculative natural history and philosophy brought together various theories of stellar evolution with the progressive transmutation of species in an accessible narrative which tied together numerous scientific theories of the age. It was initially well received by polite Victorian society and became an international bestseller but its unorthodox themes contradicted the natural theology fashionable at the time and were reviled by clergyman and subsequently by scientists who readily found fault with its amateurish deficiencies. 'Vestiges' caused a shift in public opinion which - so Charles Darwin believed - prepared the public mind for the scientific theories of evolution by natural selection which followed from the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859. The authorship of 'Vestiges' was finally revealed in the 12th edition of 1884. For a full account one should read James Secord's 624 page "Victorian Sensation" 2000. . Quarter vellum. Good. George Routledge & Sons Hardcover
1884022504London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers 1884. Twelfth edition. Portrait frontispiece over 100 small text engravings small thick octavo pp xxxi i 418 lxxxii ii becoming weak internally and the gathering at pages 275-286 nearly loose a little used and marked internally a few turned corners original green cloth decorated in black and gilt rather dull rubbed and scuffed the spine very blotched and bleached and virtually undecipherable. VERY SCARCE. With an introduction by Robert Ireland in which authorship of the book is first revealed. "The recent death of Dr William Chambers leaves me the sole surviving depository of a secret which about forty years ago was entrusted to four persons only". Originally published in 1844 this work of speculative natural history and philosophy brought together various theories of stellar evolution with the progressive transmutation of species in an accessible narrative which tied together numerous scientific theories of the age. It was initially well received by polite Victorian society and became an international bestseller but its unorthodox themes contradicted the natural theology fashionable at the time and were reviled by clergyman and subsequently by scientists who readily found fault with its amateurish deficiencies. 'Vestiges' caused a shift in public opinion which - so Charles Darwin believed - prepared the public mind for the scientific theories of evolution by natural selection which followed from the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859. The authorship of 'Vestiges' was finally revealed in the 12th edition of 1884. For a full account one should read James Secord's 624 page "Victorian Sensation" 2000. . Cloth. Fair. W. & R. Chambers Hardcover
1817e1794Philadelphia: M Carey & Son. G: in good condition. Covers rubbed and stained. Shelf-wear. Spines worn; volume I splitting with loss at top end. Some offsetting. Foxing; sometimes heavy. Some pages and plates loosening; plate 4 entirely loose. Ex-library copy with stamping to titles and some text leaves. 1817. First Edition. Maroon leather spines with brown hardback board covers. 280mm x 220mm 11" x 9". 273pp; 243pp. 50 hand-coloured plates; 1 folding. Volume II published in 1818. Includes list of subscribers. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . M Carey & Son hardcover
1841018424Paternoster Row & The Strand: Houlston & Stoneman; Houlston & Hughes 1841. First British edition. Two volumes. Illustrated with 22 lithograph plates the margins are heavily oxidised - see illustrations pp xii 3216; viii 334 the text is very clean internally in original publisher's ornate blind-stamped green cloth very slightly worn a little faded unevenly. With signatures of J. Dixon Payne and of the botanist Ruby E. Dowling. RARE - ESPECIALLY IN ORIGINAL BINDING. De Candolle was also among the first to recognize the difference between the morphological and physiological characteristics of organs. He ascribed plant morphology as being related to the number of organs and their positions relative to each other rather than to their various physiological properties. Consequently this made him the first to attempt to attribute specific reasons for structural and numerical relationships amongst organs and thus to distinguish between major and minor aspects of plant symmetry. To account for modifications of symmetry in parts of different plants an occurrence that could hinder the discovery of an evolutionary relationship de Candolle introduced the concept of homology. De Candolle originated the idea of "Nature's war" which influenced Charles Darwin and the principle of natural selection. de Candolle recognized that multiple species may develop similar characteristics that did not appear in a common evolutionary ancestor; a phenomenon now known as convergent evolution. During his work with plants de Candolle noticed that plant leaf movements follow a near-24-hour cycle in constant light suggesting that an internal biological clock exists. Though many scientists doubted de Candolle's findings experiments over a century later demonstrated that "the internal biological clock" indeed exists. First British edition. Cloth. Good. Houlston & Stoneman; Houlston & Hughes Hardcover
1898005273Paris: Librairie de Medecine Folklore et Anthropologie 1898. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. #374 of 1000 copies published for England and America. Bound in publisher's original black cloth marbled end pages. Very Good both volumes gilt lettering mostly rubbed away hinges starting cloth a bit soiled contents are clean tight and unmarked. Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie Hardcover
18974244836Washington Government Printing Office 1897. Volumes 18 Parts 2 5 5 continued. 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. All havegilt lettering on backstrip gilt decoration on front cover and blind stamping on both covers. All have shelf-wear on backstrip especially part 2 where the backstrip is separating from the spine. All have illustrations throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item8050grams ISBN: Washington Government Printing Office hardcover
19004244760Washington Government Printing Office 1900. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item8050grams ISBN: Washington Government Printing Office hardcover
18820159981882 - 1898: Various Publishers 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. The Author's Personal Copies No Duplicates Of His Nineteenth Century Works On Paleontology And Related Areas Of Biology 127 Of His Published Writings Including Original Offprints Extracts Title Pages Manuscripts And Notes In German Or English With A Few Clippings And Photographs Laid In Loosely. Three Volumes Dark Brown Pebbled Cloth Over Brown Patterned Boards. Bindings Worn And Frayed Material Should Be Professionally Rebound With Archival Materials. His Obituary In The American Naturalist Sept 1898 Pp 717-718 Refers To A Total Output Of 143 Papers Being Reported By His Brother Which Possibly Includes Reprints And Translations As He Wrote In Both German And English And This Collection Appears Complete. Baur Was Last A Professor At The University Of Chicago 1892 -1898. Baur Wrote Extensively On Various Paleontological Topics. He Also Built On The Late Nineteenth Century Theory Of Evolution And Wrote Extensively On His Idea That Changes In Morphology Might Be Brought Out By A Change In Environment Including Nutrition Etc. Such That These Changed Characteristics Would Persist In Successive Generations So Long As The Changed Conditions Persisted For Which There Is Now Some Evidence For At Least Three Generations. He Cited Extensively To Personal Observations And Reports From Others. His Work Differs From Weizmann Etc. In That He Maintained That Changes In Environment Could Bring Out Changes In Morphology Without Changes In The Genetic Material Such Changes Persisting In Successive Generations When The Environmental Changes Also Persisted. In One Such 1891 Paper He Concludes With A Citation To Darwin's Letter To Wagner: "In My Opinion The Greatest Error Which I Have Committed Has Been Not Allowing Sufficient Weight To The Direct Action Of The Environment - I.E. Food Climate Etc. -Independently Of Natural Selection." Although Now Dismissed Some Because Of His Neo-Lamarckian Ideas His Departures From Rigorous Scientific Evidence In Genetics Is Perhaps Less Serious Than The Acceptance And Promotion Of The Ideas Of "Phlogiston" By Important Earlier Chemists And Of "Ether" By His Contemporaries Among Important Physicists; And The Emphasis Of The Neo-Lamarckians On Environmental Nutritional And Physiological Factors Is More In Keeping With Modern Understanding Of Individual Development Than The Emphasis Upon Purely Genetic Evolution Which Treats Only Classes Of Individuals By Arbitrary Groupings Into Classes Of Individuals . Complete Collections Of Original Manuscripts And Scientific Offprints From This Period Are Increasingly Uncommon In The Market. All Material In Excellent Condition Bound Into Three Volumes Bindings Very Worn. <br/> <br/> Various Publishers hardcover
18918798Cassell 1891. Good/No Jacket. Hard covers Ex-library copy rebound in cloth with partially removed bookplate some edge wear and hinges starting. xv 222 pp. Cassell hardcover
1815045208London: Printed by W. Bulmre & Co. Cleveland Row; Sold by J. Hatchard Piccadilly 1815. Second Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. xvi 366 27 30 pages. COLLATES COMPLTE WITH 16 ENGRAVINGS including 4 in color. Hardcover bound in early half leather with brown orange and blue marbled paper-coverd boards. The binding is worn. The hinges are cracked but holding and the spine ends are chipped. The remains of an old paper label are on the front cover. Green endpapers. The text block is sound and clean. Printed with wide margins with untrimmed edges. Text is quite clean. The title page states 2nd edition 1815. There is a 27 page Appendix after the main section of 366 pages. The final 30 pages begins with a "List of drawings of Fruits Executed by Order of the Council. 1816-1817." There are also two lists of medals dated 1816 and 1817. Note there are NO further illustrations beyond the 16 called for. The final pages contain the Index List of Authors etc. <br/> <br/> Printed by W. Bulmre & Co., Cleveland Row; Sold by J. Hatchard Piccadilly hardcover
1892ZB445183Mdison: Democrat Printing Co. etc. 1892-1900. volumes 8-13 complete volumes original paper wrappers untrimmed as issued some external wear and tears overall very good PRICE IS FOR THE LOT:. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Mdison: Democrat Printing Co., etc. unknown
1819biblio16<p>Strasbourg F.G. Levrault. 2 volumes. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. With 2 folding engraved. The first geological textbook in France based on the teachings of Werner. It won wide popularity on account of its clearness and elegance in the mode of treatment. D'Aubuisson held closely to the methodical arrangement of the subject introduced by Werner and took his illustrative examples chiefly from French geology. His deviation of Werner's teaching was the insertion of Tertiary formations between the Secundary deposits and diluvial clays and gravels. He was together with Leopold von Buch and Alexander von Humboldt one of the three great pupils of Werner Zittel pp. 143-144. Stamps and marks of previous owner. A very good copy. BMC NH p. 70; Ward & Carozzi 88. Please contact me ramrozzi@yahoo.fr</p><br /><br /><br /><br /> F.G. Levrault hardcover
