Berkeley Rev (25 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 8vo, original gilt stamped cloth, [x], 604p. Ex-Bowdoin College Library, with its discard bookplate and blind-stamp on title page. Text block entirely detached from covers. First Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Extract from Transactions of the Linnean Society. Pages 399 - 408, 2 lithographed plates by J N Fitch each illustrating several figures, disbound but a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Both covers are detatched, but present. Spine missing. ; Scarce copy of this work. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Wood engraving illustrations (127) by the author. A comprehensive study of the known varieties based on extensive research and study by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 604 pages. Illustrated by Author (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, extracted from Transactions of the Linnean Society. 4 pages with two fine hand - coloured plates by E M Williams, the plate of Agaricus terastrus being particularly striking. The paper was read at the Linnean Society November 19th 1868.

Octavo, light blue/grey light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, printed inside covers, frontispiece, 242pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's label to front cover).

Super 8vo, pp. x + 604; green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, decorative border in blind to boards; illus.; G (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; front board completely detatched from text block; moderate cracking to rear hinge; moderate cracking to central gutters). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Vol. XIV in the International Scientific Series. 5th edition. 12mo (19 x 13 cm). pp xii, 299. Monochrome text illustrations. Red cloth boards, decorated and lettered in black and gilt. Black endpapers. Boards rubbed, especially to edges; corners bumped; spine discoloured and starting to fray at ends. A few spots and handling marks to pages at front; otherwise clean internally. Front hinge starting to crack and gutters cracking in a couple of places but text block remains firmly bound.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A unique item due to it's profuse marginalia, dated around the 1840s, including detailed illustrations, many in colour. [2]+386pp.+32pp.+xv index. Rebound at some point in burgundy boards with brown hessian spine cloth. Front hinge cracked after title page; remaining firmly bound. The contents are very lightly age toned with only the very occasional spot of foxing. Almost every leaf contains marginalia, mostly pencil, often numerous entries per page, these being a variety of species sightings with dates (1840s), specific notes around the descriptions, extra information brought in from other sources (often cited), some notes on contradictions, and drawings showing a good level of both skill and understanding, with varying levels of detail, in either pencil or a colour medium. There are also a number of slips of paper tucked in at appropriate places with extra notes and drawings, and others containing species lists. A small number of dried leaf specimens showing fungal activity are tucked inside. See photos. A delight for any fungi collector.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 24 plates at rear, one uncoloured, 23 hand coloured plates. Publishers 20 page publication at rear dated 1865. Recently restored with new spine and endpages. Contemporary brown boards knocked on corners and edges. All page ends darkened, slight marks throughout. Some neat annotations throughout in margins. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1009g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 010141:1-G1) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 1009 G. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. FRONT BOARD IS LOOSE WITH SCUFFS AND SMALL HOLE ON PAGE 1 AND 2 AND FOXING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Volume 1 contains a paper by Darwin, 'On the Action of Sea Water on the Germination of Seeds'. One book containing volumes one and two, plus the supplement to volume one.Half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title to spine. Wear to exterior as shown with rear joint cracked and board nearly detached, general marks and scuffs. All edges yellow. First title with blind stamp of Wigan Free Public Library to bottom outer corner. Separate dated title and pagination for each part. Pages with a total of 4 plates (bound at the end of volume one and volume two). Light age toning and the odd little mark or spot here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Pages: iv, 203pp, [1], 2 plates, [4], 171pp, [1], iv, 205pp, [3], 2 plates. Size: 21.5cm by 13.5cm.…

, viii, 604 pages including index at the rear, with 127 woodcuts by the author First Edition , rubbed at corners and spine, remains of paper label at upper panel of spine, firmly bound, internally clean, book in good+ condition , half green calf with marbled paper sides, gilt titles on red leather spine label, raised bands Octavo Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. 1883. KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH AND CO. VERY SCARCE. A HARDBACK IN GOOD PLUS CONDITION. PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES. ATTRACTIVE RED BOARDS WITH DESIGN IN BLACK AND GILT LETTERING TO SPINE. WITH 109 BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. AGE RELATED WEAR TO BOARDS AND SPINE. BUMPING TO EXTREMITIES. HINGES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WITH BOOK TAPE. THE SPINE REMAINS FIRM AND TIGHT. THE PAGES ARE CLEAN, CLEAR AND UNMARKED. OVERALL A VERY NICE, CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE COPY OF THIS VERY SCARCE CLASSIC WORK IN GOOD PLUS CONDITION. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.…

Illusts., 81 + 8 pages of subscribers, 12mo, early qtr roan, marbled boards, spine slightly rubbed to edges, couple of short splits to top outer hinge, endpapers and page edges spotty. --- Please e-mail for one of my FREE CATALOGUES which include GLOUCESTERSHIRE - ( History - Topography - Genealogy - Natural History - Biography - Mining - Dialect - Language - etc. ).…

8vo., dark green clothbound hardback gilt, with gilt emblem to upper cover; [xxxvi] + 324pp, indexed, with 24 plates (1 b/w and 23 hand-coloured) at end. Very faded inscription to top of title page, occasional pencil annotation to text. Edges and endpapers slightly browned, occasional light foxing, slight rubbing and wear to boards, lower outer corners lightly scuffed, otherwise a VG copy. (Shelf 7) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. …

Hardcover. pp.xxxvi, 324 with 23 hand-coloured plates, 1 b/w. plate (all with letterpress) plus 16-page Reeve catalogue (not dated). 8vo. Hardback. Neat inscription. Very minor spotting at ends, o/w. contents fine. Original green cloth binding, spine expertly relaid (so well undertaken it is barely noticable), all in excellent, nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.…

New edition. Ownership signature "Frances Marshall" to verso of first blank, pencil shelf-mark from library at Ham Spray House. In a contemporary hand on both sides of second blank are written short passages about tar water. Original paper-covered boards - fragile, spine chipped, an unsophisticated copy in good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume I only. Full leather with gilt title on spine; gilt ruled borders; dentelle. Spine scuffed; corners lightly worn. Starting crack to inner front hinge. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Interior is clean with some occasional light foxing. pp. [2], (3)-271. A volume of letters by Anne Berkeley (c. 1707-1786), wife of philosopher Bishop Berkeley (George Berkeley), addressed to Adam Gordon (c. 1745-1817). The matter includes her arguments against the free-thinkers, who here husband also attacked, and references Shaftesbury, Hume, Voltaire, Bolingbroke, and Rousseau. In addition to addressing various theological and philosophical matters, Anne largely waxes upon the importance of Christian education and morality. According to the Berkeley scholar Stefan Gordon Storrie, Anne's correspondence here started around 1764, when Anne was approaching her sixties and Adam Gorden was still a young man. Volume I is divided into two parts: [a] the Preface by the editor, Rev. Adam Gordon, Rector of Hinxworth, which is dated December 18, 1790; and [b] 31 of the 41 letters by Anne Berkeley. [For reference, Volume II, which is not offered, included [a] the final ten letters by Anne, [b] the ''Anniversary Addresses from a father to his son, on his birthday,'' by Adam Gordon, and [c] ''Six letters to a Lady of Quality,'' by the historian and Christian mystic, Nathaniel Hooke.].…

First edition, 4 vols., small 4to (245 x 200 mm), printed titles and indices, 350 original mounted specimens of Fugi, with printed labels, volumes 1 and 2 contemporary morocco-backed boards (one cover detached, worn), volumes 3 and 4 publisher's boards, one lacking spine. A remarkable work in the of mycology, providing a visual and physical record of British fungi. Miles Joesph Berkeley (1803-1889), a Church of England clergyman and naturalist and to be later known as 'the father of British mycology'. He contributed the section on British fungi to Sir James Edward Smith's 'The English Flora' which was published in 5 volumes from 1824 to 1836. Here he presents the dried specimens which he had described in Smith's work. For obvious reasons fungal exsiccatae are much rarer than other species of the genus and complete set are seldom meet with. This being the only complete set to appear at auction in the past 70 years. Provenance: Andrew Fountaine library; the library of Michael Walpole (1933-2009), founding member of the Loughborough Naturalists' Club.…

Full Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST EDITION/LONDON PRINTING of this philosophical work by Berkeley (here spelled Berkley) DOES NOT FEATURE SIRIS IN TITLE, PREDATES IT. Extremely rare, scarce. Title page: "By the Right Rev. Dr. George Berkley, lord Bishop of Cloyne, and Author of The Minute Philosopher. "As we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men. Gal. vi. 10. Hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli. Hor." LONDON, printed for C. Hitch in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis, against Gray's Inn, Holboutn MDCCXLIV [price two shillings]. CONDITION: Front board is COMPLETELY MISSING. obvious shelf-wear for a book almost 300 years old, all pages present, a few pencil markings on title page, back board/spine still bound in leather, marbled back board. Formerly from Harvard library, though with no library markings (info paper included with book) Please email for any information.…

Condition: V.G. Lord Bishop of Cloyne and author of The Minute Philosopher. 1744. p.p. 174-2. Siris Bound with Armstrong, John. The Art of preserving Health: A Poem. London. Miller 1745. p.p. 128. Contemporary calf.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1877 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 343 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 343.…