Major Hingston (13 results)
Language: English
Published by Book League of America, NY, 1929
- Softcover
Seller: Hellertown Books, Hellertown, PA, U.S.A.Hellertown Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Edgewear and chipping to wraps.
instinct and intelligence hc1st1929 penetrating anecdotes
major hingston writer of a naturalist in the Himalayas and hindustan
Published by hc1st, 1929
- First Edition
Seller: forest primeval, cherry tree, PA, U.S.A.forest primeval
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INSTINCT AND INTELLIGENCE 1929 HC3RD 296PP ANTS, WASPS, INSECT MEMORY, UNKNOWN SENSE EXCEPTIONAL BOOK
MAJOR R W G HINGSTON , M C \(NATURALIST OF HIMALAYAS AND HINDUSTAN \) , INTRO BY BERTRAND RUSSELL
Published by MACMILLAN, 1929
Seller: forest primeval, cherry tree, PA, U.S.A.forest primeval
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Published by Edward Arnold, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1928. First Published. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking, creasing and staining to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner…bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
- Softcover
Seller: Librairie Laurencier, Bordeaux, AQUIT, FranceLibrairie Laurencier
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1931. Paris. Payot. Coll : Bibliothèque Scientifique. Préface de Bouvier. In-8. Br. 37 figs. 302 p. TBE.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents
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Condition: Good. London 1933 first edition. Edward Arnold. Red cloth hardcover. Octavo. 411p. Good, owner signed, binding secure, hinges not cracked; text clean. no dj.
Published by Edward Arnold & Co, London, 1932
- Hardcover
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United KingdomPsychoBabel & Skoob Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover without dust jacket in good condition. Covers are marked, scuffed and sunned, with tears and fraying at the spine ends. Board corners and sedges are bumped and rubbed. Page block is tanned and foxed, with light foxing on the occasional page within. Bookplates of W.S. Bristowe…, naturist and authority on spiders, on front pastedown and FEP. Remnant of label and surface tear also on front pastedown. Binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Used.
Published by P., Payot, 1931, 1 vol. in-8br. de 302 pp. Petit manque en bas du dos, très bel exemplaire par ailleurs., 1931
Seller: Bouquinerie Aurore (SLAM-ILAB), BELMESNIL, FranceBouquinerie Aurore (SLAM-ILAB)
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De la coll. "Bibliothèque scientifique". Préface de M.E.-L. Bouvier. Avec 37 figures.
Published by Edward Arnold & Co., London, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomAntiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB
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First edition. xiii, [2], 384pp. With 16 plates and 150 illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked spine sunned and a trifle cocked. Half-title lightly foxed, otherwise bright throughout. Major Richard William George Hingston (1887-1966) was an Irish physician, explore…r and naturalist, who travelled and wrote extensively throughout his military career. As a naturalist, one of his discoveries (a species of jumping spider Euophrys omnisuperstes) remains a contender for 'animal with the highest permanent habitat on earth'. Hingston joined the Indian Medical Service on graduation from the National University of Ireland, remaining with them throughout much of his career, including both world wars. On one of many secondments, he served as the expedition doctor on the famed 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition. Size: 8vo.
Published by . New York, Longmans, Green & Co, 1932, First American Edition., 1932
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Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaHorizon Books
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8vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; xiii, [ii], 384 pp, 16 plates including frontis from photos, map, 150 illustrations from the author's drawings, appendix on new species of spiders. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded but lettering clear, name of Arthur J. Spoor on endpaper, minor foxing on a few margins, front panel of du…st jacket glued to front endpaper, tipped in description on endpaper, near fine, clean. An important book on scientific exploration in these South American jungles by the distinguished naturalist and leader of the Oxford University Expedition to British Guiana. Based on long hours of watching in observation posts slung in the tree tops, enabled the author to observe a teeming and fantastic natural world. With much on insects, spiders and spider webs. Nicely illustrated including many sketches of spider webs by the author. A picture of this book is available on request.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co., 1932, 1932
- Hardcover
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.A Casperson Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First, dust jacket, 384 pps. Minor foredge soil, mod soil back cov., few small DJ edge tears, former pricing code inside fr. cov. in pencil. G/VG.
More imagesPublished by Lund Humphries and Co., London, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of the fifth volume on the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, following their fascinating history from 1919-1942. The first edition of the fifth volume of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Higston's historical narrative on the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Pub…lished by Lund Humphries and Co. in 1950In the publisher's original decorative cloth, with a frontispiece of The Regimental Chapel in Yorkminster. Contains all other 25 attractive illustrations by Major Dugmore, and 9 maps of areas in which the regiment fought. Collated complete.Written for future generations, Higston's stirring narrative follows his esteemed regiment and their significance across British military campaigns. In this particular volume, Higston details their service in India and Mesopotamia, as well as their struggles in the turbulent Burma campaign of World War II. In the publisher's original decorative cloth. Externally, very smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and the occasional marks to boards. End papers are bright and clean, with the rare spot to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very minor offsetting to half-title. Very Good Indeed. Major J.R. Dugmore (illustrator). book.
Problèmes de l'instinct et de l'intelligence chez les insectes (insectes des tropiques). Avec 37 figures
Major Hingston R.W.G., naturaliste de l'expédition du Mont Everest - M. E.-L. Bouvier, membre de l'institut, professeur au museum (préface de) - Dr S. Jankélévitch (traduit de l'anglais par)
Seller: Librairie-Bouquinerie Le Père Pénard, Lyon, FranceLibrairie-Bouquinerie Le Père Pénard
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Payot collection bibliothèque scientifique - 1931 - In-8 broché - 302 pages - quelques illustrations Bon état, coins légèrement émoussés, pliures de lecture et léger frottement sur le dos, déchirure sur le haut et le bas du dos.
