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20064269New York: W.W. Norton & Company 2006. First edition of this collection of the four works of Darwin. Thick octavo original half cloth. Signed by the editor Edward O. Wilson on the title page who has drawn an image of an ant. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. The original slipcase is in near fine condition. Never before have the four great works of Charles DarwinVoyage of the H.M.S. Beagle 1845 The Origin of Species 1859 The Descent of Man 1871 and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals 1872been collected under one cover. Undertaking this challenging endeavor 123 years after Darwin's death two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson has written an introductory essay for the occasion while providing new insightful introductions to each of the four volumes and an afterword that examines the fate of evolutionary theory in an era of religious resistance. In addition Wilson has crafted a creative new index to accompany these four texts which links the nineteenth-century Darwinian evolutionary concepts to contemporary biological thought. Beautifully slipcased and including restored versions of the original illustrations From So Simple a Beginning turns our attention to the astounding power of the natural creative process and the magnificence of its products. W.W. Norton & Company hardcover books
193114008London: Seeley Service & Company 1931. First edition deluxe issue of the author's classic work. Octavo original half green morocco over cloth. Inscribed by Roger Wethered in the year of publication "Hope this will help you to beat Harry! Roger Wethered 1931." Illustrated with plates which some folding from 100 photographs. In near fine condition. "The Game of Golf Lonsdale Library Vol. IX is an outstanding symposium on the game" Murdoch 843. Seeley, Service & Company hardcover books
196945696Columbus: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company 1969. Paperback. viii142p. first printing trade paperback previous owner's name written at top of first front endpage else very good. Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company paperback books
197195048Greewich CT: Fawcett Publications 1971. Mass Market Paperback. 630p. first edition wraps. creasing to pages 609-630 as result of improper storage/shelving at one time some toning to text block else very good. Fawcett Publications paperback books
197066367New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts 1970. Paperback. xvii117p. somewhat and soiled worn wraps with fading to edges. Appleton-Century-Crofts paperback books
1970131577New York NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts 1970. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii 1171 pages. A volume in the Goldentree Bibliographies series. Preface table of contents list of aids to research endnotes index supplement. Appleton-Century-Crofts unknown books
198082523Washington: Howard University Press 1980. Hardcover. ix 450p. very good first edition in cloth somewhat shelfworn dj. Poetry Fiction and Plays by Toomer many never before published. Howard University Press hardcover books
19809015Washington: Howard University Press 1980. Hardcover. ix 450p. introduction editor's notes bibliographical note index very good first edition in cloth slightly-worn dj. Poetry Fiction essays and Plays by Toomer many never before published. Howard University Press hardcover books
1988UTHOREL05GKProduced and distributed by Bookcraft c1988. Very Good. Thomas Darwin L. The Religion & Family Connection : Social Science Perspectives. Salt Lake City Utah: Produced and distributed by Bookcraft c1988. x 390pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Produced and distributed by Bookcraft hardcover books
1988UTHOREL06LRProduced and distributed by Bookcraft c1988. Fine. Thomas Darwin L. The Religion & Family Connection : Social Science Perspectives. Salt Lake City Utah: Produced and distributed by Bookcraft c1988. x 390pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Produced and distributed by Bookcraft hardcover books
194414631Boston: Brown and Company 1944. Hardcover. Very good /very good. 8vo. Full brown cloth red lettering to front spine. In original illustrated dust jacket. Unclipped. Moderately edgeworn chipped at spine. Dampstain to rear upper corner. Upper cloth corners bumped dust spotting to top page edge private library stamp to first endpaper. Sound unmarked clean. <br/><br/>Clean first of the Dick Whittington mystery set in WWII era London. Bearing a stamp from the private library of the Old Capital Club Monterey CA. 300pp. Brown and Company hardcover books
1945289766New York. : D. Appleton-Century. 1945 . 1st Edition. Blue cloth blue titles on black backgrounds. . Very good upper corner bumped in a good plus dust jacket with some edgewear. . 20x14 cm. . Basis for the 1958 film noir crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur starring Dana Andrews. D. Appleton-Century. hardcover books
193762813Garden City:: Sun Dial Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. B00086M3PG . A Baron Von Kaz mystery. A reprint edition. Near fine in a very good light edge wear with a few very short closed edge tears dust jacket. An attractive well preserved copy.; 324 pages . Sun Dial Press, hardcover books
1940009171New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday Doran & Co 1940. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. 299pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this story featuring the Viennese detective Baron von Kaz. Bound in red cloth with titles super-imposed in red under a black label on front board and stamped in black on spine. Square tight and clean throughout with just a touch of bumping to the spine ends and tips. Mild off-setting to paste-downs. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has some edge-wear and rubbing to spine panel. A couple of tiny nicks and chips. Still fresh and bright and uncommon in any condition. Laid in is a 7.75" x 5.75" piece of letterhead from Mrs. Darwin Teilhet with a note dated 1983 with remittance for a book she purchased and asking for copies of an additional publication and signed by her in orange marker. A very pretty copy of an uncommon title in any condition and the signed note makes this a scarce collectable indeed. Hubin p.390. The Crime Club - Doubleday, Doran & Co unknown books
195021237NY: William Sloane 1950. 1st edition. Green cloth binding. Dust jacket. VG pos fep/ corners bumped and rubbed/ foxing to eps and top edge/VG foxing along edges/ chipping to 2cm along top edge of upper panel/ spine ends chipped/ rear panel soiled. 309 pp. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. <br/><br/> William Sloane hardcover books
194348095London: Jonathan Cape 1943. First edition of Taylor's classic autobiography who is considered to be one of the best golfers of all time and a pioneer of modern golf. Octavo original cloth frontispiece illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Rare in the original dust jacket. John Henry "J.H." Taylor was an English professional golfer and one of the pioneers of the modern game of golf. Taylor is considered to be one of the best golfers of all time. He was also a significant golf course architect. He was a member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day along with Harry Vardon and James Braid and he won The Open Championship five times. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
194389001London: Jonathan Cape 1943. First edition of Taylor's classic autobiography. Octavo original cloth frontispiece illustrated. In near fine condition. John Henry "J.H." Taylor was an English professional golfer and one of the pioneers of the modern game of golf. Taylor is considered to be one of the best golfers of all time. He was also a significant golf course architect. He was a member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day along with Harry Vardon and James Braid and he won The Open Championship five times. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
199410050American Society of Plant Taxonomists 7/1/1994. Paperback. Very Good . American Society of Plant Taxonomists July 1994. Crisp neat paperback in cream covers. Flawless pages. Arrives First class. <br/><br/> American Society of Plant Taxonomists paperback books
198536719Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society Library 1985. First edition. Paper wrappers. A near fine copy. 48 pp. Sm. 4to. American Philosophical Society Library unknown books
198532009Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society Library 1985. Softcover. VG. White ill. wraps. 48 pp. No ills. American Philosophical Society Library unknown books
1994Z1579Tuscaloosa and London:: University of Alabama Press 1994. 1994. FIRST EDITION. Series: History of American Science and Technology Series. 8vo. xi 311 pp. 9 figs. illustrations index. Reddish-brown cloth brown stamped spine title dust-jacket. Fine. ISBN: 0817307354 University of Alabama Press, (1994). hardcover books
184019108Woodstock Vt.: Mercury Press 1840. First edition. Some light foxing; a trifle worn and soiled; a fine copy. 12mo original blue diapered cloth printed paper label to upper board 144 pages. A presentation copy inscribed in ink on the front blank "Dr. Ames with the respects of The Author." Darwin Harlow Ranney 1812-1870 was a Middlebury graduate and occasional Baptist pastor; this eminently practical call for church union was of course met with contemporary criticism some going so far as to hint at a lurking devotion to Baal. American Imprints 40-5658. Mercury Press, unknown books
2002UPORFRO00VJWiley Pub. 2002. Very Good. Porter Darwin. Frommer's Bermuda 2003. Prince Danforth. New York: Wiley Pub. 2002. 240pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Wiley Pub. paperback books
200518437New York: Blood Moon Productions 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Small 4to. Pink cloth with gilt-stamped titled in photographic dust jacket. A near fine copy in like DJ. Trace soil and wrinkling to jacket. Mild dark spot to page edges' corner. Interior bright clean crisp throughout. Binding tight. 814pp. <br/><br/>A biography of Hughes that looks into his private life. Cover subtitle: "America's Notorious Bisexual Billionaire." Blood Moon Productions hardcover books
201017962np: Blood Moon Productions Ltd. 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Small 4to. Brown wraps with original photographic dust jacket. A near fine copy in a very good DJ. Bump to jacket at spine. Traces of soil to edges. Bright clean and sound. 542pp. <br/><br/>An in-depth sensational look at Bogart's life. Blood Moon Productions, Ltd. hardcover books
