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1985BL1509New York and London:: Garland 1985. 1985. Series: Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Vol. 369. 4to. 690 pp. Port. of Darwin index; small tick-mark in one margin otherwise clean. Red cloth gilt-stamped spine title. Burndy bookplate. Near fine. ISBN: 0824092244 First edition noting that a 46-page supplement with a reprinting the original was issued in 1994. Frederick Burkhardt was for many years the President Emeritus of the American Council of Learned Societies. His decades of work on The Correspondence of Charles Darwin constituted a signal example of dedication to a demanding and ambitious scholarly enterprise. He was an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall Cambridge. Garland, 1985. hardcover books
1967LLV2237Berkeley and Los Angeles:: University of California Press 1967. 1967. 8vo. xii 251 1 pp. 9 illus. on plates folding maps appendices index. Cloth dust-jacket; jacket rubbed. Very good. Darwin’s letters 1831-1860 edited by Nora Barlow the granddaughter of Darwin. University of California Press, 1967. hardcover books
1955Z1174London:: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1955. 1955. 16mo. 399 pp. Plates index. Green cloth gilt-stamped spine title dust-jacket; jacket a bit worn with a small spine corner tear. Very good. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1955). hardcover books
1979LLV2259London:: Society for Nautical Research 1979. 1979. 8vo. 285-382 pp. Illus. Printed wrappers. Fine. Stansbury’s contribution appears on pp. 355-357. Other articles in this issue include: "Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma" obituary; "Roman Triremes and the Outriggerless Phoenician Trireme" Lucien Basch; "Seamen in Dutch Ports c. 1700-c.1914" J.B. Bruijn; "Shipowning in Boston Lincolnshire 1836-1848" Stephanie Jones; "Whalebacks" W.P. Dunphy. Society for Nautical Research, 1979. unknown books
196116676London: British Museum 1961. In vol.2 nunber 6 Bull. of the British Museum Natural History. British Museum unknown books
194517073London: Pilot 1945. Pilot unknown books
195816673London: Oxford Univ. Press 1958. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
197016080Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton 1970. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
190945210Cambridge: University Press 1909. 47pp. Original printed wrappers 3-inch strip missing from lower spine corners chipped split along rear hinge. University Press unknown books
1981UDARDAR00twFaber and Faber 1981. Good. Darwin Charles. Darwin on Humans and the Earthworm: The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. London: Faber and Faber 1981. 153pp. Indexed. 8vo. Cloth. Book condition: Good ex-library copy with front free endsheet cut out and withdrawal stamps and tape traces on half title and endsheets. Internally very clean with one creased page. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with small patch abraded at foot of spine and a fully unnecessary narrow label at head. Faber and Faber hardcover books
195654804NY:: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. Selected and edited by Marston Bates and Philip S. Humphrey. A later printing. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper else very good in a very good fading along the spine dust jacket. . Charles Scribner's Sons, hardcover books
196138860London: Bull. Brit. Mus 1961. Original wrappers. Lacks the sixth part Pages Excised by Darwin published in 1967. Bull. Brit. Mus unknown books
197066804NY:: Norton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0393054128 . Texts backgrounds contemporary opinion critical essays. Edited by Philip Appleman. First printing. Very good in a very good minor edge wear and age toning dust jacket.; 674 pages . Norton, hardcover books
197243722NY:: Heritage Press. Very Good. 1972. Hardcover. Preface by Ashley Montagu. Drawings by Fritz Kredel. A reprint edition. Fine in a very good cracked along bottom corner slipcase. . Heritage Press, hardcover books
1971126144N.P.: The Limited Editions Club 1971. quarter leather slipcase. Limited Editions Club. 4to. quarter leather slipcase. xx 362 3 pages. With a Preface by Ashley Montagu and Drawings by Fritz Kredel. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Kredel LEC 435. Printed at the Griffin Press of Adelaide South Australia. Lacks slipcase. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
1971118188N.P.: The Limited Editions Club 1971. quarter leather slipcase. Limited Editions Club. 4to. quarter leather slipcase. xx 362 3 pages. With a Preface by Ashley Montagu and Drawings by Fritz Kredel. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Kredel LEC 435. Printed at the Griffin Press of Adelaide South Australia. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
1910141248New York: D. Appleton and Company 1910. Author's Edition Authorized Edition. Hardcover. G- All binding edges are worn; two corners are down to the boards; spine appears to be a replacement first page is loose; interior surfaces are clean though one corner is slightly bumped throughout the last half of book; inscription and label in front of book. Three-quarters marbled boards with red leather-like spine & corners gilt letters on spine gilt top edges 372 pp. 21 BW illus. 7 BW plates. Re-release of a Darwin book which was first published in 1872 as one of the first books to contain photographic plates. This is #14 of 1000 copies of an "Authoriized Edition" that appears to have come out circa 1910. Darwin's signature appears on the opening flyleaf; but alas! The man left us in 1882. It must therefore be a stamped replica instead. Still a nifty tome. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1952013577New York London: Hafner Publishing Company 1952. Panelled spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Red silk marker. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's name address on a front preliminary page. A limited edition facsimile prepared for the Book Collectors Society. Frontispiece cutaway illustration of the "Beagle".This is copy #5/250. A clean copy throughout. The first edition of this important work in natural history and exploration was published in 1839-1840. 629 pp. 16 plates at conclusion. Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition. Full Green Calf. . Minor Cover Wear Only/No Jacket. Thick Octavo. Hafner Publishing Company Hardcover books
195259401New York: HaFiner Press 1952. Number 55 of 250 copies of a facsimile reprint of the First edition done for the Book Collectors Society. 1 vols. 8vo. Green polished calf t.e.g. About fine. Number 55 of 250 copies of a facsimile reprint of the First edition done for the Book Collectors Society. 1 vols. 8vo. HaFiner Press unknown books
1903317054London: T. Nelson and Sons 1903. Illustrated with 20 plates. x ii 13-615 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue polished calf Prize Binding gilt spine marbled edges. Fine. Illustrated with 20 plates. x ii 13-615 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Freeman 63 T. Nelson and Sons unknown books
1978TB31776Franklin Center Penn.: The Franklin Library 1978. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light green leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 6 inches containing 610 pages of text including an index. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The Great Books Of The Western World. A beautiful tight clean and crisp copy with no names dates notations or former owner's book plates. The Franklin Library hardcover books
196344130NY: Limited Editions Club 1963. Hardcover. Very good. #610 of 1500cc. Light foxing to boards esle very good in slightly darkened slipcase that has some insect dmage to the paper title label. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
196336482New York: The Limited Editions Club 1963. quarter leather slipcase. Limited Editions Club. small 4to. quarter leather slipcase. xxxii 470 2 pages. With a New Preface by Charles G. Darwin. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Paul Landacre. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Landacre LEC 344. Printed at the Griffin Press in Australia with design by Douglas A. Dunstan. Well preserved copy. The Limited Editions Club unknown books
198027875Stanfordville: Earl M. Coleman 1980. Hardcover. Very good. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket that is foxed on the spine. <br/><br/> Earl M. Coleman hardcover books
1986RDARCOR01RJBCambridge University Press 1986. Very Good. Darwin Charles. The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume 2 : 1837 - 1843. Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge University Press 1986. First printing. 603pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Book condition: Very good with very light bumps to extremities. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with very light rubbing to extremities. In clear dust jacket protector. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
