Maurice Yonge (66 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; Volume 8 only; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; re ference number taped to spine; fading, light staining, and shelf wear to ex terior; scrape to cloth at top end of spine; crease to side edge of about a dozen pages; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; Volume 9 only; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; re ference number taped to spine; fading, scuffing, and shelf wear to exterior; corners bumped; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Condition: Good. 584 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text clean and binding tight (lacks dust jacket). - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1978, 4to, 194; 172pp, index, profusely illustrated. The bottom corners and the top of the front cover near the spine appear to have light dampstaining, else G+ in G+ dj which barely shows any dampstaining and which has a small label on the front cover, and is lightly worn. The results of the 1973 Royal Society and Universities of Queensland Expedition to the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia. The book contains about twenty-four articles by the geologists, geophysicists, geomorphologists and marine biologists from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States who were members of the expedition. A detailed and exhaustive study.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. 8vo. 283 pages. With dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Blue top edge to text block. 24 colour plates; 23 black and white plates; additional black and white illustrations in text. Dust jacket with light edgewear. Boards with small closed tear at foot of spine; otherwise with no significant signs of wear. Pencil inscription on front pastedown; otherwise pages clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. 4th edition, corner clipped, some light wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges a little creased, some light wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, some light wear to covers and spine, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Decorated. Condition: As New. Reprint. Unopened. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. 1958. No dust jacket. Foxing to the page edges and end papers. Contents clear and firm within. A good condition book.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1976 printing. Top spine badly damaged, interior clean and bright - still very useable. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). (1949) later reprint. Ppxvi,311. Colour & b/w plates, illustrations, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Ex library working copy, usual faults. Lacks dust-wrapper. "There is a greater variety of plants and animals to be found in a small section of the sea shore than in any other comparable area. The natural history of the sea shore is thus the best possible introduction to a general knowledge of the animal and plant kingdom. it also affords an almost diagrammatic introduction to ecological study with its demonstration of the way in which the types of animals and plants ae modified to suit different environments." .

First Edition. Very good copy in the original, paper-covered boards in a very good dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Spine and panel edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series; Britain in pictures. Physical description; 47 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates. illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm. Subjects; Marine animals Great Britain. Faune marine Grande-Bretagne.Aquatic animals. Coasts Littoral fauna. Scientific names. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1968 Hardcover Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 6. Blue cloth covered boards looks sharp contrasted by gold lettering along spine. Ex-library book; otherwise, the book is in Very Good condition. The covers are in good shape. The binding is square and tight. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. Abrasion to front flyleaf. No dust jacket. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. An electronic tracking number issued free of charge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Collins 1949 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover, no dust jacket. We are closed 14th-23rd July items ordered after 9:00am on the 13th July will be shipped on 25th July, shipping times have been updated. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1958). (1949) 1958 reprint. Ppxvi,311. Colour & b/w plates, illustrations, bibliography. Green buckram. Sl browning, large stain to bottom of many pages, good. No dw. "There is a greater variety of plants and animals to be found in a small section of the sea shore than in any other comparable area. The natural history of the sea shore is thus the best possible introduction to a general knowledge of the animal and plant kingdom. it also affords an almost diagrammatic introduction to ecological study with its demonstration of the way in which the types of animals and plants ae modified to suit different environments." .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1966). (1949) 1966 revised edition. 8vo (155 x 222mm). Ppxvi,311. Colour and b/w plates, illustrations, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. 30s. Ex school library with associated markings and faults. A reading copy only in dust-wrapper. "There is a greater variety of plants and animals to be found in a small section of the sea shore than in any other comparable area. The natural history of the sea shore is thus the best possible introduction to a general knowledge of the animal and plant kingdom. it also affords an almost diagrammatic introduction to ecological study with its demonstration of the way in which the types of animals and plants ae modified to suit different environments." Chapters include:- Introduction; The discovery of the sea shore; The inhabitants of the shore; The background of the sea; The moulding and nature of the shore; The seaweeds of a rocky shore; Life in rock pools; Shore fishes; Barnacles and molluscs of a rocky shore; The intimate fauna of weed and rock; Life under seaweeds and boulders; Borers into rock and weed; Pier piles and fouling; Zonation on rocky shores; Life on sandy shores; Muddy shores; Life in estuaries; Distribution and fluctuations of the shore population; The economics of the shore. .

First Edition. Very good copy in the original, paper-covered boards in a very good dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Spine and panel edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series; Britain in pictures. Physical description; 47 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates. illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm. Subjects; Marine animals Great Britain. Faune marine Grande-Bretagne.Aquatic animals. Coasts Littoral fauna. Scientific names. 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). (1949) 1961 reprint. Ppxvi,311. Colour & b/w plates, illustrations, bibliography. Well used ex-library reading copy. Lacks dust-wrapper. "There is a greater variety of plants and animals to be found in a small section of the sea shore than in any other comparable area. The natural history of the sea shore is thus the best possible introduction to a general knowledge of the animal and plant kingdom. it also affords an almost diagrammatic introduction to ecological study with its demonstration of the way in which the types of animals and plants ae modified to suit different environments." .

Condition: Good. Volume 9. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1150grams, ISBN:012026109X.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy the original illustrated paper-covered boards. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's book plate top front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; Physical description. : 47, [1] p. : illus. (incl. Ports. ) col. Plates. ; 23 cm. Notes: The British people in pictures. With 8 plates in colour and 26 illustrations in black and white. Subject: Marine animals - Great Britain. Series: Britain in pictures. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's book plate top front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; Physical description. : 47, [1] p. : illus. (incl. Ports. ) col. Plates. ; 23 cm. Notes: The British people in pictures. With 8 plates in colour and 26 illustrations in black and white. Subject: Marine animals - Great Britain. Series: Britain in pictures. 3 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1949). 1949 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 222mm). Ppxvi,311. Colour & b/w plates, illustrations, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Stains to cloth, inscription, foxing and occasional underlining. Good in poor dust-wrapper. "There is a greater variety of plants and animals to be found in a small section of the sea shore than in any other comparable area. The natural history of the sea shore is thus the best possible introduction to a general knowledge of the animal and plant kingdom. it also affords an almost diagrammatic introduction to ecological study with its demonstration of the way in which the types of animals and plants ae modified to suit different environments." .

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. This copy is in fine condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a small neat signature to the reverse of the f.e.p. The price clipped dustwrapper is in fine condition and has been covered in clear, removable, mylar protective film. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. An essential guide to the life on the sea shore in its many manifestations including shells, sea-anemones, fish, crabs, starfish, sponges, seaweeds etc with over 750 illustrations, over 280 in colour. Ref N 3.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 300mm x 210mm (12" x 8"). 172pp. A Royal Society Discussion organized by D.R Stoddart and Sir Maurice Yonge, F.R.S. held on 28 and 29 January 1976. First published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, pages 199 - 438, black and white plates, text figures, original brown wrappers, neat stamp of The Booth Museum of Natural History on the front cover otherwise fine. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, Volume 284, Number 1001.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [1st Bonanza edition, 1st printing] ; 640 pp. : color illustrations ; 30 cm. ; ISBN: 0517360551 : LCCN: 81-17030 ; OCLC: 7875565 ; LC: QL50; Dewey: 591 ; "Based on Léon Bertin's La vie des animaux, first published in France by Augé, Gillon, Hollier- Larousse, Moreau et Cie (Librairie Larousse), Paris"--T.p. verso.; English edition originally published by Paul Hamlyn, London ; grey cloth with gold lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; large volume ; shaken ; wear to dustjacket ; G/G. Book.