Darwin charles others (15 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. First Edition.. Fair condition.cover corner cliped, book opens to title page.a few marks on contents page. Solid, bright white text pages.; SHORT examples by many fine writers, with Vocabulary, questions and topics for writing .redish cover art photo shows drowned trees in lake at sunset. ; 475 pages; Anthology of "first of all.source of ideas for stuudents-a means of stimulating their minds & emories, unlocking their own imaginations.".…

paperback. Condizione: Good. THIRD Edition"; 1234567890 print line. GOOD Condition PAPERBACK.minor spine distraction, some colored hiliting to text.2" black line to endpaper.else quite nice, ; GOLD BORDER TO COVERS & SPINE.COLOR PORTRAIT OF YOUNGISH DARWIN cover art. ; 695 pages; Profoundly Intelligent Writer Of Great Natural Wit, Sophistication & Learning Range.Index. Illustrated by Darwin Cover & frontis portrait Art (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. first edition,1p; 1234567890 print line. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S19.95) DUST JACKET,CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT; GOLD SPINE TITLES ON BLACK CLOTH HARD COVERS.WHITE DJ SHOWS TRAVELERS IN EARLY ERA AUTO.LOOKING AT MAP.L0ST IN THICK WOODS? ; 832 pages; Collects writings from world travelers---that reflect the changes in attitude and feasibility that have shaped travelers aims and perceptions.Paul Fussell, critic, essayist, and cultural commentator, has recently won the H. L. Mencken Award of the Free Press Association.…

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. PAPERBACK. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK.bit spine slant. ; white titles on MATTE black paper covers. ; 308pg pages; text in course for courses in scientific writing; selections which appeal toreaders of diverse levels of scientifiv training; ; supply of examples; logically progressing series of writing asignements; offer specimens of well written prose. …

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition.. GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S5.00) DUST JACKET.TOP 3" FRONT COVER HAS BEEN WET, COLOR WASHED OUT.DUST JACKET IS QUITE NICE.EP HAS TASTEFUL BOOKPLATE "MARY C.J. GONI" else book not marked up.; ep shows world m ap & a border of animals, plants.all in green.3x4" photo back dj panel photo of author as young man. ; 306ps pages; dramatic green dust jacket. Not a common title by this author (ed). Illustrated by BEVANS, MICHAEL H. ILUST (illustratore).…

2008. Exploration. Mauritiana. 64 p., very good small paperback.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 3rd Revised Ed. VERY GOOD CONDITION Tan Clothbnd, CLEAN SOLID, SOME FADE, DARKENING TO SPINE STRIP.BRIGHT COVER; iLLUSTRATED SPINE SHOWS BIRD OF PARADISE.COVER ART TALL GIRAFFE.(cover art initials IRF ? for those who collect this kind of thing.this cover ilust is quite nice, but initials hard to read on heavy burlap fabric.).Endpapers show many children dancing silhouette art green onwhite paper.with publishers logo,etc. by A.J. ; 397+pg pages; Selections From The Choicest Literature Of All Lands: MANY ATTRIBUTED SHORT ARTICLES ON VARIOUS ANIMALS FROM THE WASP TO CONDOR by Darwin.to JOSH RURROUGHS; THOREAU; JERRERIES, RICHARD. Illustrated by Glossy Color Frontis,PLUS 6 OTHERS (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Scarce title IN GERMAN, with heavy cloth cover showing fairly minor wear. Pages clean. Binding tight.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. EXTREMELY RARE 1917 FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** Evolution In Modern Thought. New York. First printed by Boni & Liveright and The Modern Library in September 1917 and this is the FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. This is a VERY attractive copy of a rare Modern Library title in an INCREDIBLY RARE dust jacket. Bound in green leatherette (spine #1) with Marbled end papers and C3 catalog making this a first printing! The book is NEAR FINE. Solid binding, bright gilt on cover and spine, faded matching topstain. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text. All points for the first printing are present including #1 spine and C3 Catalog from September 1917. GORGEOUS AND APPEARS UNREAD! The incredibly rare dust jacket is only FAIR with some paper loss, closed tears and tape present. 60 cent price present and bright on bottom spine. 37 Titles listed on the dust jacket from 1917 matching this to a 1917 FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION. Even with the damage on this dust jacket it is incredibly rare to find a 1917 printing with ANY dust jacket! THESE EARLY BONI & LIVERIGHT DUST JACKETS WERE CONSIDERED "WRAPPING PAPER" BY CUSTOMERS AND WERE COMMONLY THROWN AWAY AFTER PURCHASE WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY RARE!! Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND FIRST BONI & LIVERIGHT / MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET! This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. VERY RARE 1924 MODERN LIBRARY PRINTING WITH DUST JACKET IN FINE CONDITION **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** Evolution of Modern Thought. New York, First printed by The Modern Library in 1917, this is a beautiful 1924 reprint. Bound in blue imitation leather (spine #3), the book is in FINE condition. Solid binding, very bright gilt, attractive matching topstain. Brodzky endpapers. Contents are clean and no writing in the text. APPEARS UNREAD AND UNOPENED AND IN NEW BOOKSTORE CONDITION. The dust jacket is NEAR FINE with chipping to top. Otherwise the dust jacket is perfect - VERY bright with beautiful color. Modern Library titles listed on the dust jacket include those from 1924 but not 1925 indicating a 1924 printing. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. A truly amazing copy! EXTREMELY RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. No Dust Jacket. 1st Thus. 3rd printing. An unread book in an as new condition slipcase.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The following papers are all found in one volume (facsimile reprint) of the Philosophical Transactions, London (printed in New York by Krauss Reprint and Johnson Reprint corporations, 1963. Reprinted with permission of the Royal Society of London, the only authorized facsimile edition. Volume 68, 1778 1098pp, with numerous folding plates. Bound in a sturdy cloth. Ex-library with the usual markings: paper spine label at spine bottom, rubber stamps n text block faces, bookplate. The text is very clean and fresh. Uncommon to find these works as hardbound copies! **The density of the Earth—a Major Paper** Charles Hutton, "An Account of the Calculations Made from the Survey and Measures Taken at Schehallien, in Order to Ascertain the Mean Density of the Earth" pp 689-788 (which is a very long article for the PT). "Core Objective: To calculate the deflection of a plumb-line caused by the gravitational pull of the mountain Schiehallion, and use that measurement to weigh the Earth. Major Contribution: Hutton invented the system of contour lines to map the elevations of the mountain and calculate its total volume and mass. Final Result: Hutton calculated the mean density of the Earth to be roughly 4.5 g/cm³ (about 1.8 times the density of the mountain's quartzite), correctly deducing that the Earth's interior must contain a massive metallic core."--NIH site ("Charles Hutton and the 'Dissensions' of 1783-84: scientific networking and its failures.") Charles Hutton, "The Force of Fired Gun-Powder, and the Initial Velocities of Cannon Balls, Determined by Experiments; From Which is Also Deduced the Relation of the Initial Velocity to the Weight of the Shot and the Quantity of Powder" pp 50-85. An important paper on quantitative experimental ballistics. John Hunter, "Of the Heat, &c. of Animals and Vegetables" pp 7-49. Sir William Hamilton, "A Letter from Sir William Hamilton . Giving an Account of Certain Traces of Volcanos on the Banks of the Rhine" pp 1-6. **Imaginary Quantities** John Playfair, "On the Arithmetic of Impossible Quantities" pp318-343. **Vision and muscular coordination** Erasmus Darwin, "A New Case in Squinting" pp 86-96. And many others in this thousand-page volume.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Near fine in modern red cloth. Full volume contains the first printing (pp. i:xxv) of Huxley's long obituary and short biography of Darwin, written and published after a five-year delay.