Henslow Rev (52 results)

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. This book is from a library and may include stamps, tape, and markings. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

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

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. With Fifty-Six Figures in Text (illustrator). Size 6" x 3¾", 249 pages including index. Blue cloth covered boards. The front cover is decorated with lovely black stamped wild flowers with title in border in centre. Gilt titles and picture of a snowdrop on the spine and publisher's motif and Library of Useful Stories banner in black on the back cover. Condition very good, spine a little faded and grubby, corners, cover and spine edges rubbed, contents clean.

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

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

Condition: Good. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is darkened. Split to spine heads and tail.

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

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Plates 10-18 Plus Diagram Tab 9 (illustrator). Copyright Date: 1875 Quarto, Dec. 1875, PP.37-118, Good, Some Loss At Blue Paper Cover Edges And Spine and Label Romoval Volume 1, Part the second Original and Complete.

Hardback. Condition: Used - Very Good. 1st Edition. Excellent condition. Beautiful gilt illustration on cover and spine; beautifully illustrated throughout. Binding, cover and spine all robust and very negigible wear. Outer edges foxing very slightly but contents very clean. 294 pages.

Condition: Fair (see description). 8vo size, v,294pp with 2pp publisher's list, original cloth covered boards with title gilt on spine, title and floral design blocked gilt on upper cover, spine is slightly dull, small defect in upper hinge, frontis with tissue guard, floral pattern printed on endpapers, contents shaken, inner front hinge cracked although binding holds, contents overall clean, although there are a few marks and margins on a few leaves slightly age darkened on top margin, lacks colour plate number 15 the remainder are present, numerous text b/w illustrations, book overall fair,

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book probes the reasoning behind the popular belief in creation as a discrete set of occurrences and compares these beliefs with contemporary scientific thought. The author investigates the ideas within the first chapter of Genesis, applying archaeological discoveries of related writings from similar time periods to expand our understanding of how this concept of creation was formed. The book also explores the relationship between human moral consciousness and the natural world, which evolved over many epochs as animals developed more complex social structures. The author takes a nuanced look at our perception of the natural world and manâs place within it, including our moral and ethical responsibilities to the planet and all living things. Ultimately, this book challenges us to revisit our understanding of these foundational ideas. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO Dustwrapper. Curious facts and stories of the wild flowers and how they were introduced to this country. The Library of Useful Stories series. George Newnes Ltd, London 1901. line illus (viii) 250 + 2pp adverts hb No Dust-wrapper, gilt pict blue cloth, covers rubbed, lacks fep, pages browned, good.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an accessible guide to the wild plants of South Africa, written to encourage people to learn about the natural world around them. The book describes the structures of native plants, their habits, and how they are adapted to their environment. The author shows how every plant is adapted to its position in life and how it has acquired the characteristics that distinguish each kind. Individual chapters focus on pollination, the structures of flowers, their classification, and the adaptations plants have for surviving in hot, arid conditions. The author's enthusiasm for his subject is evident throughout, and his writing is clear and engaging. This book will appeal to anyone interested in botany, ecology, or the natural beauty of South Africa. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

pp.224 with 57 b/w. illus. within text plus 32-page publisher's catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Minor speckling to fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. Original wine-red boards fine. A super copy.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. Evicative botanical guide. pp.vii.294.ads. Num. B/W illus, 32 col. plates. Beveled boards with goold device and titles. Worn spine, I've seen more solid bindings. Stamp of Great Eastern Railway!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Heavy age toning to endpapers, mild toning to pages. 317pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original printed paper covers, landscape format 28 x 21cm. iv + 20 + (8) plates containing numerous illustrations printed to one side only, lithographed by the author. Ex-reference library with bookplate and stamps. Covers good only, worn to the extremities with minor loss, darkened with some staining. Possibly recased as the underlying green cloth and endpapers look to be more recent. Binding secure. Interiors very good, tanned and spotted with some light creasing, except for Plate III which has a short zig-zag tear with concertina creasing to the bottom edge, without affecting the image. George Henslow (1835-1925) was Lecturer on Botany at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, at the Birkbeck Institute, and Examiner in Natural Science for the College of Perceptors, and a noted advocate of Lamarckian evolutionary thought. No date or edition indicated, however, probably the first edition 1879 in line with Copac and OCLC estimates, with reference to a Jan 1879 work in the author's introduction and he held the above-mentioned positions until 1880. Scarce - 13 locations traced including 9 on Copac, with 2 additional copies of the 3rd edition on OCLC.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Specifically containing 'On the Character and Hybrid-like Nature of the offspring from the illegitimate unions of Dimorphic and Trimorphic Plants' by Charles Darwin. With many other papers by George Bentham, Rev. George Henslow, William Mitten, Charles Wright, et al. Half leather binding with marbled boards and gilt title to spine. All edges yellow. Wear to exterior as shown with rear board detached, front board nearly detached, general marks and scuffs, small loss to top of spine. Title with blind stamp of Wigan Free Public Library to bottom outer corner. Pages with a total of 8 plates, plus illustrations in the text. Mostly marginal age toning and the odd little mark here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Size: 21cm by 13.5cm. Pages: v, [1], 510pp, 8 plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sketches (illustrator). shelf wear, some cocking, blue cloth whit black decor. S1 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Henslow, Rev. J. S. and Edmund Skepper. Flora of Suffolk : a catalogue of the plants (indigenous or naturalized) found in a wild state in the county of Suffolk. London: Simpkin & Marshall ; Bury St. Edmund's : Jackson and Frost, the preface dated 4 June 1860. Hardback, Good. Green cloth, bumped to corners and head/base of spine. Blind embossed decoration to front and back; gilt lettering to spine. Small black mark to back. Binding strong. Some blotching to ffep. Foxing to title page. 140pp. Occasional foxing spots, otherwise contents clean and bright. SCARCE. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

pp. xii, (13)-189, (i), 2 Advertisements. 46 text figures. Original cloth, a bit faded, else a very good copy.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Reprint, 1940. Hardback in dust wrapper. With 48 coloured plates of 95 wild flowers. Book near fine, just browning to eps and neat owner name on fep. Dw good - darkened on spine. Edgeworn with minor loss only, except for a piece missing (max 6cm x 3cm) from bottom front corner. Not clipped.

blue cloth. Condition: Good-. 1st Edition. black & white photo illus. on coated stock, all are present; gilt title on spine is faded, both inside hinges are cracked, but binding is solid; inked name and small bookseller's label on endpaper.