Hope Macpherson J (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 475 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. Book is solid and straight. Text unmarked. Some minor fading to dust jacket spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Blue boards, no jacket. 0. Browning, G.J. (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 475 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Prominent forward lean to text block.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Owner inscription inside cover. Detailed line drawings accompany text. High-quality material. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) d/w (VG); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.…

54+[18]pp. Oblong 8vo. Original wrappers a very good copy. With numerous b/w plates and useful index. Revised edition. First published in 1923.

c.476pp. 4to. Original cloth in chipped dustwrapper. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy. First edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. xv, 475pp, index, glossary, num bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear and rubbing to jacket. Detailed descriptions and approximately 500 illustrations cover all of the common species of Victorian shells, together with their range and distribution. Their points of difference are stated simply and any feature of special interest discussed. A systematic listing of the remaining species is given with their authors and recorded Victorian localities. There is also a definition of each family and of the principle genera including the author of the genus and type species. Size: 8vo. Browning, G. J. (illustrator). …

Card Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Revised Edition. Very Good , Binding Firm Pages White Card Covers Have Minor Handling Wear And One Small Spot. Pp 54, + 18 Page Index, Illustrated 50 Plates And 1086 Species.

1st Ed. of Handbook No 2 of the National Museum of Victoria. XV, 475 PP with 486 figures in text (drawings by G.J. Browning). Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Very good. 25.5 x 15.5. The Amphineura (chitons), Gastropoda (univalves), scaphopoda (tusk shells). of Victoria.

Hardback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. VG to Near Fine in VG to Near Fine Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. No Jacket. Revised by J. Hope Macpherson, curator of molluscs, National Museum of Victoria. Some silverfishing to covers, one gathering loose, else good to very good.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 475pp., text illusts., glossary, bibliog., index, Detailed descriptions with almost 500 illustrations; covering all of the common species of Victorian shells, together with their range and distribution.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Periodical. 169pp, tables, bw ills, maps (inc folding). Greywraps. Small chip, minor edge wear and minor marking to cover, number at top front. Includes essays on feral pigs in Australia; geoloical evidence relative to the antiquity of the Australian Aborigines; several paleontological essays including foraminifera, diatoms etc; and a record of a South African mollusc (Haliotis sanguinea) in Australia. Size: 4to. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A UK printing of the Australian first edition, distributed by the Cambridge University Press (as noted on the printer's page) and with the dustwrapper priced in sterling. With 500 beautiful detailed illustrations and diagrams throughout by G. J. Browning. With a Foreword by Charles W. Brazenor - Director of the National Museum of Victoria, and a Preface by the authors. ***Near fine in navy-blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases. Page block edges slightly marked and foxed, mainly to the top edge. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no previous ownership inscriptions - just an erased pencil price on the front free endpaper. Endpapers slightly foxed and browned. Interior pages clean and bright. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine pink dustwrapper with titles printed in black. The dustwrapper has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 63s. Dustwrapper complete, with just minimal edge rubbing. No creases, chips or tears. Gentle fading to the pink colour on the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***254mm x 160mm. 475 pages including a detailed Bibliography, Glossary and Index at the back of the book. ***'The simple collecting of sea-shells is a fascinating pastime that gives untold pleasure to thousands of people. Of these, many progress to deeper study and try to learn all they can about the varied kinds, how to recognize them, their scientific as well as their common names, and their relationship each to the other. For both the beginner and the specialist this handbook will be of great value. It is generally simple and non-technical enough for the newcomer, but it contains much information that the specialist will find worth while. To assist the layman, a comprehensive glossary explains the technical terms used in the scientific descriptions. Detailed descriptions and approximately 500 illustrations cover all of the common species of Victorian shells, together with their range and distribution. Their points of difference are stated simply, and any feature of special interest is discussed, so identification is made easy. A systematic list of the remaining species is given with their authors and recorded Victorian localities. There is a definition of each family and of the principle genera including the author of the genus and type species. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first printing of the true first edition, published in Melbourne, Australia, but issued in the UK under the auspices of Cambridge University Press. An uncommon book to find in the UK. Detailed and beautifully illustrated. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. G. J. Browning (illustrator).…

Octavo,476 pp.,text illustrations, inscription, near fine copy in dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. B&W illustrations throughout. Some minor creasing. DW: PC, some small tears to top back cover only. 25 x 16 cm. 475 pp. Browning, G J (drawings) (illustrator).

Victoria, 1962. XV,475 pp. 486 ills. Cloth.

Revised edition of the 1923 original. 54, (18 Index to Genera and Species) PP with 50 plates with 1086 b/w illustrations. Stiff covers with light wear, title on front cover, staples. Near fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 24.8.

Gr.8°, XV, 475 S., zahlr. Abb., OrigLeinen mit OUmschlag, Schutzumschlag mit Gebr.sp., 1 S. mit herstellungsbedingtem Einriß, S. etwas gebräunt, sonst guter, sauberer Zustand.

Boards. Published between 1952 and 1954. The original reports, in original printed wraps, custom bound in boards with the title stamped in gilt to the spine and the name of the owner stamped in gilt to the upper board. B&w photographs, b&w plates, line drawings, two folding maps (with one more which is a duplicate), references. Believed to be all the reports published (including an an addendum). Part 1a: General History, by J.M. Bechervaise; Part 1b: Physiography, by R.W. Fairbridge and V.N. Serventy; Part 5: Reptiles and Frogs, by L. Glauert; PPrt 6 Spiders and Opiliones by Barbara York Main; Part 7 Molluscs (Sea Shells and Snails); Part 2 Birds, by V.N. Serventy; Part 3a Land Flora by J.H. Willis; Part 3b Marine Algae by H.B.S. Womersley; Part 4 Mammals by V.N. Serventy. Parts 3a, 3b, and part 4 are then repeated, with a photocopy bound in of a revised account by J.H. Willis of his report on the plants of the archipelago, with "some adjustments" and the inclusion of a list of the plants collected there by the famed botanist Robert Brown in 1802 and 1803. The wraps are lightly worn, with a faint ink stamp in the upper corner. The reports are clean and in very good condition. The set is bound in new cloth, with the gilt-stamped name of a Western Australian botanist. Near-fine thus, and a unique copy. Research into the Recherche Archipelago, off the south coast of Western Australia. In 1950 the Australian Geographic Society visited 20 of the islands. As well as presenting an overview of the archipelago, the researchers closely documented flora, fauna, invertebrates, etc.…

XV, 475 p. mit 485 drawings by G. J. Browning. Cloth with dust jacket. Wrappers with some tears. Some traces of use. Good copy.