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8305NY DUTTON 1979. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F. NY, DUTTON, 1979 unknown books
1958RH1372Goteborg: 1958. 1958. Series: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis Goteborgs Universitets Arsskrift vol. LXIV no. 7. 8vo. 394 pp. Original printed wrappers; partly unopened. Ownership signature of Roger Hahn. Very good. Ellegård had been known as a Swedish linguistic scholar and promoted the idea of a Jesus myth theory. This book is a detailed study of the changes in British public opinion which took place following the 1859 publication of The Origin of Species. 1958. unknown 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
1967BL3020Los Angeles:: University of California Press 1967. 1967. 8vo. xii 251 pp. Illus. folding maps appendices index. Gilt-stamped green cloth dust-jacket; jacket edges slightly worn. Burndy bookplate. Very good. Darwin's letters 1831-1860 edited by Nora Barlow the granddaughter of Darwin. University of California Press, 1967. hardcover books
197016080Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton 1970. Hodder & Stoughton unknown books
2009WRCLIT70746New York: Knopf 2009. Printed wrappers. Fine. Uncorrected page proofs of the first U.S. edition: "The life of Charles Darwin rendered in verse b his great-great-granddaughter." Knopf unknown 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
188942682Boston: The New Ideal Publishing Company 1889. 1st printing. Modern marbled paper wrappers with printed paper title label to front wrapper. A bit of age-toning to text block. Overall VG. 3 26 - 51 3 pp. Adverts last 2 pages. 7-3/8" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>"The publication of the series of essays on Evolution delivered under the auspices of the Brooklyn Ethical Association is undertaken in response to a general and increasing demand for a correct statement in popular form of the leading ideas inferences and tendencies involved in the acceptance of the Evolution Philosophy together with a clear statement of the main lines of evidence or proof by which the conception of Evolution is sustained. . The different phases of the subject are treated in this series in a certain natural order of succession which the student and reader will do well to follow in the perusal of the lectures." Preface. OCLC shows a bound volume of the entire series held in one copy Am Phil Soc Lib and the NUC lists this separate title as held in just one location: NYPL. The New Ideal Publishing Company unknown books
1950BL3818New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons 1950. 1950. Series: Twentieth Century Library. First edition. 8vo. ix 124 pp. Index. Black cloth dust-jacket; light wear to jacket edges. Very good. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. hardcover books
1964BL3816Garden City NY:: Doubleday 1964. 1964. First American edition. 8vo. xi 290 pp. 24 plates 31 figs. index; some minor penciling. Two-tone cloth dust-jacket design by Ellen Raskin. Very good. Doubleday, 1964. hardcover books
1978S11557Folkstone UK:: Dawson 1978. 1978. 8vo. 309 pp. Text figs. Green cloth gilt-stamped spine title dust jacket. Burndy bookplate. Fine. Dawson, (1978). hardcover books
1995S11301New York:: Alfred A. Knopf 1995. 1995. Thick 8vo. xiii 605 pp. Frontispiece bibliography index. Quarter gilt-stamped gold cloth over gilt-stamped yellow paper-backed boards dust-jacket; jacket with small nick to corner otherwise fine. ISBN: 0394579429 FIRST EDITION. "Janet Browne's definitive. . . biography. . . will not be matched in breadth depth insight or joy in reading" Reidy Kroll & Conway p. 133. "There are innumerable studies of Darwin facetiously referred to as the 'Darwin industry.' However there are some that stand out. The best biography of Darwin was written by Janet Browne. Hers is a wonderful and wonderfully readable account of Darwin's work and life with many new insights" Watson p. 1259. A second volume was issued. Reidy Michael S. Gary R. Kroll and Erik M. Conway. Exploration and Science: Social Impact and Interaction. Santa Barbara CA: ABC-CLIO 2007; Watson James and Charles Darwin. The Indelible Stamp: The Evolution of an Idea. Philadelphia: Running Press 2005. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. hardcover books
1978S8255Folkestone:: Dawson 1978. 1978. First edition. 8vo. 309 pp. Alphabetical dictionary of Darwin related information. Green cloth dust-jacket. FINE. Dawson, (1978). hardcover books
1983BL2859Oxford:: Oxford University Press 1983. 1983. 20 cm. xxvi 123 pp. Illus. index. Printed wrappers; rubbed gutter corner bumped. Burndy bookplate. Very good. ISBN: 0192851314 Oxford University Press, 1983. unknown books
195816673London: Oxford Univ. Press 1958. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
194517073London: Pilot 1945. Pilot unknown books
1978LLV2252Hamden Connecticut:: Archon Books 1978. 1978. 8vo. 309 1 pp. Frontis. Green gilt-stamped cloth dust-jacket; some fading to jacket evidence of foxing along edges. Very good. Archon Books, 1978. hardcover books
1927WRCLIT53795Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1927. 12472pp. Gilt cloth. Portrait plates and maps. Appendices. Index etc. First edition. Cloth faintly marked and slightly bubbled at lower edge bookplate else a good bright copy without dust jacket. The Bobbs-Merrill Company hardcover books
1947104263slim 8vo. London: Collins 1947. slim 8vo 48pp. Original blue and white pictorial paper-covered boards. Taped backstrip some warping to boards browning to endpapers no dust jacket. Very good. § First edition third impression. Part of the ‘Britain in Pictures: The British People in Pictures†series from Collins which includes the title ‘British Golf’ also written by Darwin. This volume includes a short history of British golf courses and other sporting clubs. Not in D&J. Collins hardcover books
291321hardcover. 28 illus. 8 in color. 48pp. 8vo blue pictorial boards. London: Collins 1947. vg<br/><br/> unknown 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
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
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
200224042002. COON Darwin E. ALCATRAZ: THE TRUE END OF THE LINE. Sacrament CA: New Desmas Press 2002. 8vo. printed wraps. First Edition. Signed by Coon on the half-title page along with his prisoner number and the years he was incarcerated in Alcatraz 1959-1963. An autobiography of the life and times of former inmate Darwin Coon. Coon also served time in the Iowa Training School for Boys the California Youth Authority the Federal Reformatory in El Reno Oklahoma the Nevada State Penitentiary in Carson City and the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth. Coon was among the last prisoners to leave Alcatraz when it closed. Fine. $10.00. <br/><br/> paperback books
20122281449Ocean View Publishing 2012. Revised Edition. Large Softcover. Near Fine. Revised edition. Stain on top page ridge. 2012 Large Softcover. xii 451 pp. Introduction by former inmate Darwin E. Coon. Alcatraz - A Definitive History of the Penitentiary Years is a comprehensive reference with hundreds of pages of historic photographs documents and information that breaks away from traditional tourist style books. This book is the result of years of intensive research and navigates the Island's history through rarely seen documents interviews and historic photographs. Historian Michael Esslinger thoroughly details the prominent events inmates and life inside the most infamous prison in American History. His research included hundreds of hours examining actual Alcatraz inmate files including rare original documents from Al Capone Machine Gun Kelly and over a hundred others exploring the prison grounds from the rooftop to the waterfront to help retrace events escape routes in addition to conducting various interviews with former inmates & guards. His study has resulted in detailed accounts of both the 1946 & 1962 Escape attempts. A definitive account of the 1962 escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers provides rare insight extracted through photos and over 1700 pages of FBI investigative notes. Detailed narratives of Alcatraz's most notable inmates who include Robert Stroud Birdman of Alcatraz Al Capone Machine Gun Kelly Frank Morris the Anglin Brothers Doc Barker Joe Cretzer Bernard Coy Miran Thompson Sam Shockley and many-many others. Alcatraz Federal Prison - A Definitive History of the Penitentiary Years is a comprehensive reference on the history of Alcatraz and contains one of the most comprehensive archives of inmate and prison life photographs nearly 1000 from 1934-1963. Ocean View Publishing paperback books
