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1946DARWINBE029541Country Life London. 1946. First edition. Quarto. 64 pages. Illustrations including colour plates by Elinor Darwin. A children's story. Pictorial cloth.Edges and endpapers a bit spotted. Head of spine slightly bumped. Very good indeed in very good slightly dusty and spotted dustwrapper with a couple of closed tears repaired on the reverse. Country Life, London. hardcover
1952225750London: Hodder and Stoughton 1952. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Hardcover; 8vo; 196 pages. First edition. Green cloth with gilt on spine. Sunned at head/tail. Lightly bumped corners. Off-white but clean interior. A number of b&w plates. In a green jacket with white and black titles. Quite bumped/chipped edges. PC. In a mylar jacket. VG/VG- <br/> <br/> Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1952240176London: Hodder & Stoughton 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. N/a. 196pp. 1952. First edition. 8vo. sized. A very good clean tight copy in very good or very good minus jacket. Original publisher's green cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. No inscriptions. A frontispiece of James Braid and 3 other illustrative plates - all as called for. Upper edge dyed brown as it should be. Some fading to the extreme head and tail of the spine - particularly where the jacket is missing and some fading to the head of the front board. The jacket has not been price-clipped - it is chipped at the tail with some loss of the letters of 'Stoughton'. Some sellotape ghosting to the tail of the spine. Several short tears and nicks have been expertly repaired. No inscriptions. A very good clean tight copy in like jacket. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1952002670London: Hodder & Stoughton 1952. Biography of the Golfer James Braid.Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in green dustwrapper illustrated with photographs Very good book which is faded on the top and bottom edges in a price clipped dustwrapper which is a little chipped and creased at the corners and spine ends. First Edition. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
191198017HBLeipzig:, Xenien-Verlag, 1911. 40 Seiten, OBrosch. (Fadenheftung), 25,5 x 20 cm.
192423254Burlington VT: University of Vermont 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Oxblood leather binding with light wear clean some binding lean covers firmly attached pages clean and book is unmarked. Color armorial plate of the 1850 Delta Psi. Plus frontispiece of Goodrich and 6 more plates all with tissue guards being photographs of the former UVM Delta Psi fraternity building now called the Edward Wells House both exterior and interior views. 70 pages. No dust wrapper if issued binding spine has no printed title. Scarce title. <br/><br/>Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome. University of Vermont hardcover
1991165A. Darwin Kirby Jr 1991. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Dustjacket has light wear and spine is somewhat faded. Cover has light wear. Signed and inscribed by the author Darwin Kirby Jr. to former book owners on front endpaper. A. Darwin Kirby, Jr hardcover
1957000117New York: The Heritage Press 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Robert Gibbings. 4to bound in tan cloth dark brown lettering and design. Light staining on spine cloth comes with the Heritage Club Sandglass news letter and comes with a very good maroon slip case. A grea collectible copy. <br/> <br/> The Heritage Press hardcover
1905B272London: John Murray 1905. A New Edition with Illustrations. Hardcover. Good-. The Voyage of the Beagle is the title most commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks bringing him considerable fame and respect. This was the third volume of The Narrative of the Voyages of H.M. Ships Adventure and Beagle the other volumes of which were written or edited by the commanders of the ships. Journal and Remarks covers Darwin's part in the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle. Due to the popularity of Darwin's account the publisher reissued it later in 1839 as Darwin's Journal of Researches and the revised second edition published in 1845 used this title. A republication of the book in 1905 introduced the title The Voyage of the "Beagle" by which it is now best known.<br /> This copy is good minus in the publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and black blind-stamped title and design on the covers. Moderate wear scuffing and spotting on both covers. The front hinge is cracked and the rear hinge is starting but binding is still holding. A couple of pages have come loose. The endpapers and deckled page edges are age darkened but the text itself is clean. Slight foxing on plates. CH. John Murray hardcover
19021725430518ABSJohn Murray 1902. Hardcover. Good. 1902. Reprinted. 521 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to hinges and gutters with exposed netting. Binding throughout remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing fraying and tearing to spine ends and edges. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional mild marks and staining. Book has slight forward lean. John Murray hardcover
1909961T73London: John Murray 1909. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound later edition of this journal of a voyage around the world by English naturalist Charles Darwin with illustrations. Later edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece a folding map to the rear nineteen images across fifteen plates and six in-text images. Collated complete. A journal of Darwin's research into the natural history and geology of different countries explored during the almost five year round the world voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. This voyage took place under Captain Robert FitzRoy an English officer of the Royal Navy politician and scientist who served as the second governor of New Zealand and achieved lasting fame as the captain for this famous voyage. Darwin spent most of that time on land investigating geology and making natural history collections keeping careful notes of his observations and theoretical speculations while HMS Beagle surveyed and charted coasts. Written by Charles Robert Darwin an English naturalist geologist and biologist widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. Bound in full calf. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good John Murray hardcover
1956112578The Limited Editions Club 1956. Hardcover. Fine/No jacket. Robert Gibbings. #528/1500cc signed by illustrator Robert Gibbings. In damaged slipcase. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
195269204New York: Hafner Publishing Co. 1952. Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition. Full Leather. near fine. Bound in full green leather. Marble endpapers. Five raised bands. TEG. Gilt lettering to spine. Red tie. 615pp. Plates in rear of book. This is copy #213 of a total of 250 copies prepared for the Book Collection Society. Light wear to bottom corners. Hafner Publishing Co. unknown
195288041Hafner 1952 . Leather. Very Good. Leather bound with gilt titling and top edge sewn in marker #68 of 250.Facsimile reproduction of first edition. Tight and unmarked. Please email for photos. Hafner hardcover
1952166Hafner 1952 A Facsimile Reprint of the FIRST EDITION NF/VG. Hardcover has boards with geometric design green spine with gold gilt titles. Binding is tight clean interior of book. No marks no stickers no bookplates no p.o's signature. Inside front and back cover depicts a map of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle 1831-1836. Fifteen scarce 15 breathtaking wood cut plates on back pages of book. Dust Jacket has a sketch of the ship and shows average shelf ware of a book over 60 years old- tears at top and bottom spinescorners and edges bumped. 615 pgs. 15 full page plates<br /><br />On October 6 1836 Charles Darwin then a young Geologist of twenty-five returned to England after a five-year voyage around the world on the H.M.S. Beagle. This memorable voyage of exploration and research was particularly important in Darwin's intellectual development. When he set out Darwin was still under the influence of the Biblical Idea of creation. As the trip progresses the reader of the Journal of Researches becomes increasingly aware of a change of outlook.<br /> Hafner hardcover
191350783John Murray 1913. 8vo. with frontispiece title-vignette numerous plates and illustrations in the text and 2 folding coloured maps on japon at end small contemporary signature on front paste-down; original sage green cloth upper board blocked in gilt back lettered and blocked with bolas all in gilt uncut upper hinge starting but binding wholly sound else a very good bright clean crisp copy. Murray's first illustrated edition Freeman 59 was first published in 1890. This is the first reissue in identical binding save scallop shell on front board. VERY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman 125. John Murray, hardcover
191026062London: Collins' Clear-Type Press. Good in Good dust jacket. c1910. Hardcover. No signatures. 5mm tear to cloth at head of spine. Spine slanted. Rubbing foxing and creasing to dust-jacket. 60mm tear at tail of front joint of dust-jacket. Strip of masking tape along length of dust-jacket spine on reverse side. 15mm missing at head of dust-jacket spine. Price label "3/-" on dust-jacket spine. ; Reprint edition of a title first published in 1839 Charles Darwin's first published book. Uncommon with dust-jacket. 512 pages portrait frontispiece 6 plates. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Burgundy coated endpapers. Frontispiece is conjugate with the illustrated title leaf. Page dimensions: 152 x 98mm. Series: Collins' Illustrated Pocket Classics #69. Dust-jacket printed in red and black. Dust-jacket with list of titles in the series on front and rear flaps and rear panel arranged alphabetically by author. Highest number on list of titles is #248 - Dumas Taking the Bastille. Reference: Freeman 115 . Collins' Clear-Type Press hardcover
191247762London: John Murray 1912. 8vo 16 521 pp. Frontispiece plus 16 plates and a few illustrations in the text plus 2 folding maps which were added to this edition contemporary signature to front blank marbled endpapers St. Paul's School prize label to paste down. Contemporary dark blue half calf a.e.g. gilt arms to upper cover an excellent copy. "It is impossible to overrate the influence of the voyage on Darwin's career: it was both his education and his opportunity. He left England untried and almost uneducated for science he returned a successful collector a practiced and brilliant geologist and with a wide general knowledge of zoology gained at first hand in many parts of the world" DNB. The lessons learnt and specimens taken around the world led directly to "The Origin of Species" 20 years later. Freeman 122. London: John Murray unknown
1952blb01806New York: Hafner Publishing Company 1952. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Beautiful copy of this fantastic reprint of the 1839 original. Marbled paper on boards over green cloth spine. Map endpapers showing voyage of the Beagle. Book is in Near Fine condition tight square and with no visible markings or flaws. Unclipped Dust Jacket is Very Good with original price of $7.50 present. Pale green pictorial with brown titling and drawing of the Beagle on the front. Rip on spine previously repaired. Part of the Pallas Offset Reprints of out-of-print and classic scientific works. Frontispiece drawing of the BEAGLE made by Captain King. Hafner Publishing Company hardcover
19098851New York: D. Appleton And Company 1909. New Edition Authorized Edition. Hardcover 512 pages. Good. New Edition Authorized Edition. Embossed art on front and back boards. Gilding on outer spine. Bumping rubbing and light chipping to top and bottom of outer spine. Rubbing and bumping to corners. Scuffing and very light soiling to boards. Foxing and light soiling to text block and throughout text as well as to front and back paste-downs and inlay pages. Cracking along inner front binding between paste-down and inlay page. Faint signs of writing in pencil on back inlay page. D. Appleton And Company hardcover
1956GD013122okTTThe Limited Edition Club 1956. The Limited Editions Club 1956 First Edition 4to. 489 pages. Fifteen hundred copies printed of which this is number 1213. Signed by illustrator Robert Gibbings. Book bound in a tan colored cloth no dust jcket as issued comes with slipcase. Book near fine slipcase has edgewear else very good. Signed by Illustrator. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. The Limited Edition Club Hardcover
195249094New York: Hafner Publishing Company 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Thick 8vo. Pp. 615 plus plates. Green cloth spine lettered in gilt marbled boards with a small puncture to the cloth at rear joint bookplate and a light spot to the fore-edge of text block not toughing inside clean throughout and the binding tight and square. Dust jacket edges and spine sunned with a little nick to the spine head. Good clean copy. Hafner Publishing Company hardcover
1956022366Cambridge: Limited Editions Club 1956. Hardcover. Fine in lightly worn glassine and an intact near Very Good slipcase. Robert Gibbings. Tall quarto 7-1/2" x 12" bound in full sailcloth stamped in brown with a native tapa design; 490 pages. Introduction by Sir Gavin de Beer. Illustrated with text wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
193090-10217E. P. Dutton & Co 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with a loose bind and minor markings. E. P. Dutton & Co, hardcover
