Lubbock j ed (16 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st ed. Blue cloth boards with bright gilt titles. VG copy, decorative bookplate to ffep. J. Spurling (illustrator).

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Quarto softcover (VG) covers soiled; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Third edition. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt titles on spine. Heavy external wear, rubbing, and soiling. Spine darkened with tears to head and tail and along rear edge. Internally rear hinge is split and there is an exposed inner gutter at the centre of the book, but text block remains intact. Pages clean with some minor foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: Good. xx, 377, 4 col + 2 b/w plates, 31 text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig cloth, spine faded. Good. New edition, based on the 17th, edited and annotated by J.G. Meyers, with his Introduction (Lubbock as an Entomologist and Comparative Psychologist) and deatiled annotations extending to 118 pages. New colour plates in this edition are by A.J.E. Terzi. …

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Very Good. xx, 377, 4 col + 2 b/w plates, 31 text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig cloth; some spotting to fore edge, occasional light foxing. Vg. From the library of the British hymenopterist, Robin Edwards, with his bookplate. New edition, based on the 17th, edited and annotated by J.G. Meyers, with his Introduction (Lubbock as an Entomologist and Comparative Psychologist) and deatiled annotations extending to 118 pages. New colour plates in this edition are by A.J.E. Terzi.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. The first edition of this observational study of insects with colour plates and illustrations. First edition thus of Ants Bees and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera by Sir John Lubbock in the original publisher's green cloth binding.A new edition based on the seventeenth edition edited and annotated by J. G. Myers.Illustrated throughout the text in black and white and with two monochrome plates to the rear and four colour plates by A. J. E. Terzi. Collated complete.Prior owner's ink inscription from 1930 to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is a tear to the front joint and some loss to the cloth in this area. There are some light marks to the boards. Prior owner's ink inscription from 1930 to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Good. A. J. E. Terzi (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG-. 'New' based on 17th. col.f/piece+xx+377+plates V & VI, 3 further col.plates by Terzi, 31 text figs. Terzi's 4 col.plates replace Lubbock's original ills. sm.1943-dated inscrip. top corner fr.pastedown, otherwise an excellent copy being internally clean, tight &unmarked in bright, clean, unwor green cloth n covers; unclipped jacket quite clean but some fading and edge-rubbing/nicking. Lubbock's most popularly successful work, first issued in 1882 in the International Scientific Series and going through 17 editions, the later of these being quite common. This, apparently now scarce, edition however is in effect a new work since p.249 onwards contains Myers full annotations in the light of subsequent work by Wheeler, von Frisch etc. His intro. on Lubbock is a little patronising in tone. I think this is about the only Lubbock work which was re-issued after the Great War. A.J.E.Terzi (illustrator).…

Second impression. Frontispiz, Titel, 3 Blatt, 152 Seiten, Anhang von 5 Tafeln mit figuralen Darstellungen, 30 Farbtafeln, 1 gefaltete Karte. [Hier Sail II, der mittlere von 3 Bänden]. Der Einband leicht berieben und leicht eck- und kantenbestossen, am Vorderdeckel etwas angeschmutzt, anfangs stärker, durchgehend aber deutlich stockig, von den Illustrationen ist das Frontispiz betroffen, die Tafeln kaum. Insgesamt solides, durchaus noch ansprechendes Exemplar. In englischer Sprache. John Robert (called Jack) Spurling wurde 1870 geboren, und hatte aussergewöhnliche Begabung und Liebe zu Segelschiffen. Er fand Anerkennung durch seine detailreiche und wirklichkeitsnahe Darstellung der Clipper und für die Schönheit seiner Arbeit. Spurling starb 1933 in einer Klinik für Matrosen in Greenwich. ****An unsere Kunden in Deutschland: Versand nach Deutschland einmal in der Woche ab Freilassing mit der Deutschen Post.*** - Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100 4°, Blauer Original-Leinen-Band mit Goldprägung.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. A lovely illustrated study of the halls of London's livery companies. First edition.In the original cloth binding.Featuring many full-page and half-page drawings by Richard Howard Penton, being his final works before his passing and appearing here for the first time posthumously.A delightful account of the origins, members and halls of London's liveries, including Bakers, Carpenters, Mercers, Fishmongers, Stationers and Innholders. With details concerning the damages and restorations dealt with from the Second World War.Based on the original manuscript by W. A. D. Englefield and re-written and edited by Peter J. A. Lubbock. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. A few faint small spots to the front board. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. Howard Penton (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3-volume with. With 78 fine color plates after paintings by Spurling. Blue cloth covers with gilt decoration show minor wear and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned with minor foxing and a few small tidemarks.

3 VOLUMES, ALL FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSIONS (1927, 1929 & 1936), ALL LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES, lg quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & ship illus to spines & front boards, gilt maritime illus to rear boards, top page edges stained blue, deckled page edges, illus eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, moderate insect damage to front eps of vol 1, moderate foxing throughout).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3 volumes. 4to. pp. x, 153; [4], 152, [12]; [6], 102. 3 sepia frontis illus., 78 colour plates, 3 folding charts & 5 b/w full-page illustrations. endleaves illustrated by W.M. Burchell. index. original gilt-stamped cloth (spine ends & corners bit worn & frayed, spines discoloured, short tear to vol. 2 foot of spine, couple stains to vol. 3, vol. 1 & 2 bit shaken). Edition limited to 1,000 copies. Volume 1, Third Impression; Volume 2, Second Impression; Volume 3, First Impression.…