bingley rev w (39 risultati)

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condizione: V.g. Facsimile reprint of 1814 edition. Limited edition (no. 146 of 450 copies). Folded map intact. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. This thick 558 pp. book has no copyright date, but is circa the 1890's. It was published by Union Publishing House. Comprising graphic descriptions by the author, it contains over 500 steel engraved illustrations throughout. The pages show slight yellowing, as is normal for books of that period, but they are NOT at all brittle, and are very handleable. The front & rear internal gutters are partly separated, but fully intact. Externally, there is slight corner bumping, but the book is in VERY GOOD condition for a 136 year old book. Lists to $75.00 for new reprints.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 6th Edition. Loss to head of spine. Internally fine. 2 edges untrimmed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good condition. 1/4 leather boards have light wear. Content is clean and has light toning.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Gold titles on illustration on green bevel-edged covers, 1200 pages with 1,000 engravings. Complete title: "Bingley's Natural History; exhibiting, in a series of delightful anecdotes and descriptions, the characteristic habits and modes of life of the various Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Mollusca, and Anamalcule of the Globe." Spine is scuffed at top and pasrtially splitting at hinges.

2nd edition. 8vo. xxiv + 532pp. Engraved frontispiece and 1 engraved plate, lacks map. Pages 1/2 supplied in facsimile. Some occasional foxing. Rebound in modern brown cloth with black leather title label to spine. US$29.

Calf. Condizione: Fair. Pp. xii, (6), 459, 70, (Index). Calf cover. Lacking rear cover. Spine worn. Internal wear, foxing & stains. Else fair.

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Calf spine is battered and bottom and top portions are missing. Paper on boards which are well-rubbed at corners. Pencil scribbling on front pastedown, with doodlings on verso of title page. Most of contents present with several pages missing. Rear advert piece missing. Several internal cracks.

leather. Condizione: Fair-Good. Volume I (Quadrupeds) of Rev Bingley's three volume Animal Biography, with chapters on Primates, Bats, Cats, Weesels (Weasels), Beavers, and including an account of The Duck-Billed Platypus "not long ago discovered in New Holland"; bound in full calf, spine professionally restored and with new hinges; significant dampstain to first 20 odd pages, occasional lighter dampstain in text, text block tanned, some pages tanned, scattered foxing; boards rubbed, corners worn, spine dulled. no dustwrapper. 475pp (xxxi). 8vo. Fair-Good.

Second edition - With considerable additions. In Three Volumes - Volume II only - Quadrupeds - Whales, - Birds. 554 pp. Browning on title page. Front hinge cracked internally at title page. Title page reinforced with strip of white tape. Intermittent spots of foxing in text and occasional finger-soiling. Binding tight. Previous owner's inscription on rear eps. Bound in contemporary full tan leather with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Front edge of spine has been neatly reinforced with a strip of brown leather. Rear edge of spine cracking in places along length. Corners well rubbed. Surface of boards scuffed in places. Overall condition Good+.

Second edition - With considerable additions. In Three Volumes - Volume III only - Amphibious Animals, - Fishes, - Insects, - Worms. 580 pp. Intermittent spots of foxing in text and occasional finger-soiling. Binding tight. Previous owner's inscription on rear eps. Bound in contemporary full tan leather with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Short splits developing at bottom of spine. Edges of spine rubbed. Corners well rubbed. Surface of boards scuffed in places. Overall condition Good+.

Quarter Leather. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, 8vo, 532pp, frontis + one further plate; a colour map is called for which is NOT present; bound in green cloth with half sand-coloured leather lettered gilt to spine; top edge gilt; rough-cut pages have the obligatory spotting to edges and margins plus plates but, missing map aside, by and large a decent example; certainly VG Copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Full-Leather. Condizione: Very Good. 4th Edition. Three volumes. Octavo.Some scattered spotting but a very handsome set indeed, bound in contemporary Regency style full diced calf, the spine with gilt bands, gilt in compartments. Minor rubbing extremities but joints and hinges are sound and this is a very handsome set indeed. VG.

Condizione: Fair. Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1877. Sm 4to. 1122pp. Illus. Fair book. Reading copy. Shelfworn. Bookplate inside. Gifter's inscription on front free endpage. Front hinge split; rear hinge almost entirey split also. Binding cracked. (zoology, animal behavior ) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Pages clean and bright with some minor spotting, Light wear to edges, Volume three Fishes-Insects-Worms. Fourth edition, Marbled Boards, Some rubbing to spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Decorative Binding. Condizione: Very Good. 586 pages, very clean, mild wrinkle to backstrip, previous owner's signature, stain from old flower. No apparent date. Many illustrations. Circa 1890.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Union Library edition (stamped on spine tail). Octavo. 526pp. Pictorial beige cloth stamped in black, gilt has been worn off. Small drill hole in rear board going through pages 445 to the end, dampstain on rear board edges, cloth soiled and worn along edges, thus a good only copy. "Prepared after Laborious Personal Research; with the Aid of the Great Works of Cuvier, Buffon, Wood, Dallas, Nuttall, Bonaparte, Agazzis, Jardine, Brewer, and many others." - title page. Scarce Union Library edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Fourth Edition (with an Addition of more than One Hundred and Forty Species). Volume One. Hardback copy in marbled boards with tan leather corners, tan leather spine with gold gilt lettering. 520pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no underlined or highlighted text, no notes in margins. Foxing to some pages, missing leather to bottom half of spine, rubbing to board edges, some page foxing. (5/2).

Hard Back Full Leather. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated with Aquatins By Alken (illustratore). First Edition. A scarce book but volume two only of two volumes, book is in contemporary tree calf binding with black label title in gilt name address and date in ink on top of title page 468 pages.

1st Ed. 2 vols. xx + 464pp. + xii + 450pp. + [ii]. Frontis. [to vol. 1. only, lacking to vol. 2], folding map hand coloured in outline (repair taped to verso), 12pp. of sheet music. Some light browning, contemporary calf, some marking to boards, joints sl. rubbed, dec. gilt spines with gilt lettering. William Bingley (17741823), naturalist and Church of England clergyman. ODNB '. Bingley was a noted writer on botany, topography, and popular zoology. His travels in Wales while still an undergraduate formed the basis of his two-volume, illustrated, [the above], which includes a catalogue of Welsh plants .' US$96.

1st Ed. 2 vols. xx + 464pp. + xii + 450pp. + [ii]. Partially hand coloured folding map, engraved frontiss. 12pp. of sheet music. Some sporadic age toning and occasional spotting, some browning and offsetting to plates and map, blind inner dentelles, light marginal browning to e.ps., full contemporary tree calf, minor marking, edges rubbed with sl. wear to corners, joints cracking but firm, gilt ruled bands dec. gilt motifs and gilt lettered dark green leather title labels to browned and rubbed spines with sl. loss at head. William Bingley (17741823), naturalist and Church of England clergyman. ODNB '. Bingley was a noted writer on botany, topography, and popular zoology. His travels in Wales while still an undergraduate formed the basis of his two-volume, illustrated, [the above], which includes a catalogue of Welsh plants .' Additional postage may be necessary US$111.

4th edition. 3 volumes. 8vo. xxxix + 520pp. + 466pp. + 495pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, rubbed to edges with loss of approximately half of spine of each volume. US$59.

Half-Leather. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. Very good book in brown calf half leather covers with marbled boards and bright gilt titles on darker brown panels to six bayed spine having raised bands; a little light rubbing to edges. Internally very good and free of inscriptions; illustrated with fold-out coloured map and copper plate views; binding tight; virtually free of foxing; top edges gilt; marbled end papers; 532pp. A very attractive early copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Extremely scarce in any condition. Backstrip has chipping and loss, splitting at hinges but binding is still intact. Textblock clean and sturdy.

cont.Through all the interesting parts of that highly beautiful and romantic country,and intended as a guide to future tourists." Second Edition 1814 A remarkably well preserved copy in the original drab boards but lacking map. 8vo 9"X6" 532pps. 2 copper plate views.Some mountaineering interest see Neate B107.

, 2 uniform volumes, xx, 464 & xii, 450, [2] pages, with engraved frontispiece in each volume, large folding engraved map which is hand-coloured in outline, 16 pages of music in volume 2 - 'Sixteen Admired Welsh Airs' First Edition , joints cracked thus covers loosely attached, spines scuffed and lacking labels, previous owner's bookplates on front endpapers, both internally clean, map has some light offsetting and one closed tear, the books are in good condition , full tree calf with gilt borders Octavo, 22 x 14 cm Hardback ISBN:

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 8vo. (21 x 13 cm). pp. [8, contents]+xvi+513; viii+466. Contemporary half crimson straight-grained morocco over marbled boards, spines with gilt-ruled raised bands and lettered in gilt, grey-coated endpapers, yellow ribbon page markers, sprinkled edges. 2 tinted aquatint frontispieces, numerous engraved vignettes in the letterpress, and 18 pp. of engraved Welsh music (but lacking the 2 additional aquatint plates seemingly never bound in). Ex libris Harper Gaythorpe with his bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. Trivial spotting to title-pages, an attractive copy. William Bingley (17741823), was naturalist and Church of England clergyman. Bingley was a noted writer on botany, topography, and popular zoology. His travels in Wales while still an undergraduate formed the basis of his two-volume, illustrated, Tour of North Wales (1800; 2nd edn, 1814), which includes a catalogue of Welsh plants. He returned to Wales in 1801 and afterwards issued a topographical account, North Wales (2 vols., 1804) (ODNB). An interesting account of North Wales, including some remarkable advice against wearing boots to climb Snowdon, information on the Welsh habit of cleaning teeth with a green hazel and a woolen cloth, etc. "In this work the language, manners, and botany are particularly well-described" (Lowndes). (Not in Abbey).

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Not Stated (illustratore). A comprehensive mid nineteenth century three volume set on natural history by William Bingley. A three volume set of works on animal biography.The seventh edition of the works.In full red cloth binding.Illustrated with three frontispieces and seven plates between the volumes.A work by William Bingley, an English cleric, naturalist and writer.Including Vol II- Mammiferous Animals- Birds, Vol III- Birds- Amphibious Animals- Fishes, and Vol IV- Insects and Worms.Not including Volume I.These are one of Bingely's most popular works, and provide a comprehensive account on natural history. In full cloth. Externally, very smart. Very light shelf wear to extremities, with the odd spotting and mark to boards. Fading to spines. Ink inscription to front paste down of all volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting and age toning to the front and rear. Very Good. book.

Leather. Condizione: Good. Not Stated (illustratore). The three volume third edition of Rev. W. Bingley's detailed and important work of natural history and zoology, illustrated with a folding frontispiece. The third edition, complete in three volumes. Complete early editions of this work are scarce.Volume I is illustrated with a folding frontispiece.Volume I covers quadrupeds; volume II covers birds, quadrupeds and whales, and volume III covers fishes, insects and amphibious animals.The work of William Bingley, an English cleric, naturalist and writer. This work was first published in 1803, and was enormously popular, reaching six editions by 1824, and being translated into several European languages.With an index to the rear of each volume. In full calf bindings. Rubbing to back strip, joints, and board perimeters. Volume I joints starting, with front board somewhat tender. Heads and tails of volume III joints starting, with boards firmly held. Volume II hinges strained but firmly held. Inscriptions to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with light handling marks throughout. Good. book.

Full Leather. Condizione: Good. Second Edition. 'Second edition - With Considerable Additions and Corrections.' Three volumes; pp. vol. I: xxiii, [1], 504, [8 - index] with large folding, engraved plate of a lioness and her whelps; vol. II: [2], 554; vol. III: [2], 580. Contents vol. II quadrupeds, whales, birds; vol. III: amphibious animals, fishes, insects, worms. Contemporary half brown calf with marbled paper boards, red and black title labels to gilt decorated spine. Bindings good with a some rubbing to edges, several cracks to joints inconspicuously repaired and all boards firmly attached, light chipping to the heads of the spines and corners worn and bumped. Contents very good, clean and tight. Frontispiece to vol. 1 a little creased with several expert paper repairs to the underside. [Provenance: with the armorial bookplate and signature of Henry Birkbeck to the front end paper: Norfolk family of High House estate at West Acre, Norfolk, with Grade I listed house built in 1756.] A good to very good set of the second edition. Size: 8vo. Book.