Stapledon G (60 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright, pen front pastedown, 182pp with B&W illustrations. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Later Printing. Stated Third Printing of the First Edition. A notable early appearance of Lovecraft's work in a mainstream publication. A Very Good copy in a Fair dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, bumped corners, toning to pages, a gift inscription on the front endpaper, & a crack that's starting at the front interior hinge; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, severely bumped corners, chippping to entire top & bottom of jacket (pieces missing on spine), toning, soiing, rubbing, & has been price clipped. Interior is otherwise clean & unmarked. 12mo.…

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

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original cloth binding with green lettering, some general wear and a few marks. Contents clean and tight, ex-library bookplate to front paste-down. A good copy. Size: 8vo. Book.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.

Condition: Fair. 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 fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.…

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Hbk, 159p. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. A clean unmarked copy in very good condition, no dj. ' Types, improvement, manuring, ploughing . of grass lands.' e234 / m4352.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, the binding is a bit loose but remains solid, the book has light bumps to the spine ends, mild sunning to the head, some spots and smudges to the edges of the text block, and a couple notations from previous owners to the front and rear end pages. Otherwise, this is a solid, bright Near Very Good copy in an unclipped, Good only dust jacket, which has short chips and tears to the spine ends, corners and edges, a couple areas of sticker remnants, rubbing to the covers, very faint soiling to the lower third of the front, and a previous owner's acquisition notes to the inside of the back cover. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 182pp. HARDCOVER 1936 edition. Clean copy internally. No inscriptions. D/w is present, but has some edgewear top/bottom. D/w will be improved where possible & supplied in protective sleeve. Will appear smart when work completed. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. Book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Foreword by Major Walter Elliot. xii, 128pp, frontis and 7 b/w photos, appendices, index. EX-LIBRARY copy with Library stamps, over-stamped with 'cancelled' on front flyleaf, half title, and title page. Library reference by the spine foot. Or cl bds, gilt spine titles. The author presents his experiences and reflections, partly as a grass-worker or agrostologist, but also as a scientific philosopher and a traveller. Size: 8vo. Ex-Library. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG / -- Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Viscount Bledisloe. B/w illustrations. White titles to spine on green cloth boards. Binding is very firm and tight. Tanning and spotting to page edges. Just a touch of tanning to end papers. Owner's name and address pencilled on front fep.…

Condition: Good. 1941. 3rd Impression. 323 pages. Green and cream dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water stain to rear panel. Marking to front panel. Foxing overall.…

Condition: Near Fine. Reproduced from the 1936 publication edited by Stapledon for the Cahn Hill Improvement Scheme. Near fine condition, folded with green paper cover with mild shelf wear.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the potential of temporary grass as a valuable addition to crop rotation within the agricultural landscape. Historically, permanent grass has held a dominant position but has disadvantages. The author argues there is a significant case for a shift towards temporary grass as a more productive and versatile alternative. The author draws on extensive research to demonstrate that carefully managed temporary grass can rival the productivity of permanent grass while offering greater flexibility and scope for increased hay supplies and extended grazing seasons. Additionally, the text delves into the potential of improved herbage plants through selective breeding, which could lead to even greater gains in the quality and quantity of temporary grass crops. Ultimately, the book presents a vision of a sustainable and efficient agricultural future where temporary grass plays a central role. The author challenges the traditional dominance of permanent grass and offers a well -reasoned and evidence -based case for a more nuanced approach to grassland management. This book is an essential read for farmers, land managers, and anyone interested in the future of agriculture. 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: Poor. 1st Edition. xv 142pp hardback, green cloth gilt in wrapper, wrapper chipped and rubbed and marke, with folding maps and figs and substantial map on cloth in rear pocket, ownership signature.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper with light rubbing to spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. LAKE DISTRICT.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original January 1929 issue of the Journal of Philosophical Studies, Vol. IV, No. 13, edited by Sydney E. Hooper and published quarterly for the British Institute of Philosophical Studies by Macmillan and Co., London. Complete through p. 154 and retaining the original printed wrappers together with contemporary advertising matter. Of particular interest is Olaf Stapledon's "The Location of Physical Objects," pp. 64-75, an early and substantial philosophical paper by Stapledon, published the year before Last and First Men (1930) established his reputation as one of the most distinctive speculative writers of the twentieth century. The paper belongs to Stapledon's serious philosophical work rather than his later fiction and addresses the ontological problem of what it means for a physical object to occupy a determinate region of space. Cambridge records the article as appearing in this exact issue, Vol. 4, No. 13, January 1929, pp. 64-75. Stapledon begins from the apparently straightforward common-sense conception of an object as occupying a definite spatial region before bringing this conception into confrontation with A. N. Whitehead's critique of "simple location." Using the seemingly mundane example of a penny, he investigates whether the being of an object can genuinely be confined to the volume conventionally assigned to it, drawing Berkeley and problems of perception into an argument concerned with the relation between sensible qualities, physical existence and spatial location. The paper consequently has particular interest for collectors concerned with Stapledon beyond his science fiction, as well as readers of Whitehead, metaphysics and the philosophy of perception. Also particularly significant is C. Lloyd Morgan's "The Case for Emergent Evolution," pp. 23-38. Morgan was already closely associated with the philosophical formulation of emergent evolution, and this 1929 paper returns explicitly to the distinction between an "emergent" and a "resultant", tracing the terminology back to George Henry Lewes. The article remains cited in later philosophical literature on emergence and represents another substantial contribution in this single issue. Further contents include W. G. de Burgh, "Gentile's Philosophy of the Spirit"; William Brown, "Religion and Science"; John Laird, "The Possibility of Rationalism in Ethics"; C. Delisle Burns, "The Philosophy of Social Life"; and C. E. M. Joad, "The One and the Many," followed by the Philosophical Survey, New Books and Institute Notes. The issue therefore provides an unusually concentrated cross-section of British philosophical discussion at the end of the 1920s, encompassing idealism, emergent evolution, philosophy of science, ethics and metaphysics. Original printed wrappers present. The spine is considerably worn, with losses of wrapper material, splitting and exposed gatherings in places; wrappers have edge wear, creasing, age-toning and general handling marks. Memorial College, Brecon institutional stamps appear on the front wrapper, opening page and rear wrapper. Despite the external wear, the contents remain together and the interior is substantially cleaner than the wrappers suggest. Contemporary publisher's advertisements survive, including advertisements for philosophical, theological and psychological publications. An uncommon original issue with considerable interest through the conjunction of Stapledon's early metaphysics and Lloyd Morgan's mature statement of emergent evolution, retaining its original wrappers and advertising matter.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 916 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt; Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing. Corners Slightly Bumped, No Fraying, Gilt Bright, No Marks, Faint Splash Marks Right On Fore Edges Of Covers But No Traces On Endpapers Or Pages. Per Wikipedia, Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison Cbe (Née Haldane; 1897 - 1999) Was A Scottish Novelist And Poet. Often Called A Doyenne Of Scottish Literature, She Wrote More Than 90 Books Of Historical And Science Fiction, Travel Writing And Autobiography. Her Husband Dick Mitchison's Life Peerage In 1964 Entitled Her To Call Herself Lady Mitchison, But She Never Did. Her 1931 Work, The Corn King And The Spring Queen, Is Seen By Some As The Prime 20Th-Century Historical Novel. The Haldanes Were Known For Their Self-Styled Domestic Experiments. She And Her Brother John Started Investigating Mendelian Genetics In 1908. They Initially Used Guinea Pigs As Experimental Models, But Changed To Mice As They Were More Convenient To Handle. Their Findings Were Published As "Reduplication In Mice" In 1915. This Was In Fact The First Demonstration Of Genetic Linkage In Mammals. Mitchison Was A Prolific Writer Of More Than 90 Books In Her Lifetime, Across A Multitude Of Styles And Genres. These Include Historical Novels Such As Her First Novel The Conquered (1923), Set In Gaul In The 1St Century Bce, During The Gallic Wars Of Julius Caesar, And Her Second Novel Cloud Cuckoo Land (1925) Set In 5Th-Century Bce Ancient Greece During The Peloponnesian War.In 1932, Mitchison Was Commissioned By Victor Gollancz To Edit A Guide To The Modern World For Children. Mitchison's Book, An Outline For Boys And Girls And Their Parents, Included Several Distinguished Contributors, Including W. H. Auden, Richard Hughes, Gerald Heard, And Olaf Stapledon. On Publication, An Outline Was Praised By The Times Literary Supplement, The New Statesman And The London Mercury. However, Several Clergymen, Including The Archbishop Of York, Were Angered By The Book's Lack Of Emphasis On Christianity, While Other Right-Wing Authors Objected To A Perceived Sympathy With The Soviet Union. The Conservative Writer Arnold Lunn Wrote A Lengthy Attack On The Book In The English Review,[10] Which Contributed To Its Commercial Failure. Undoubtedly Her Most Controversial Work, We Have Been Warned, Was Published In 1935, Based On A Journey To The Soviet Union. In It She Explored Sexual Behaviour, Including Rape And Abortion. The Book Was Rejected By Various Publishers And Ultimately Censored. She Approached First Her Friend Victor Gollancz, Who Flatly Turned Her Down, Observing That "Publication Of The Book Would Cause A Real Outcry." The Book Was Extensively Rewritten To Make It More Acceptable To Publishers, And Was Still Subject To Censorship. On Publication It Was Universally Despised For Its Depiction Of Rape, Free Love And Abortion That "Alienated Readers On The Left And Horrified Those On The Political Right." In 2005, Files From The National Archives Revealed That The British Government Had Considered Prosecuting The Publishers Of We Have Been Warned, But Ultimately Decided Not To Do So. Mitchison, Like Her Brother, Was A Committed Socialist In The 1930S. She Visited The Soviet Union In 1932 As Part Of A Fabian Society Group And Expressed Some Misgivings About The Direction Of Soviet Society. An Active Anti-Fascist, Mitchison Travelled To Austria, Where She Undertook The Risky Task Of Smuggling Documents And Left-Wing Refugees Out Of The Country. She Stood Unsuccessfully As A Labour Party Candidate For The Scottish Universities In 1935, At A Time When Universities Were Still Allowed To Elect Mps. Eventually, As Her Political Candidacy And Her Pro-Left Writings Had Failed, She Gradually Became Disenchanted With The Left. At That Time, She Became Politically Attracted To Scottish Nationalism. She Was Also A Good Friend Of The Writer J. R. R. Tolkien, And One Of The Proof Readers Of The Lord Of The Rings. Figures (illustrator).…

unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket + owners name - Rare and Collectable - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. Spine and top edges of boards heavily sunned. A few light spots to boards. Endpapers foxed. Contents VG, includes charts to rear pocket. Size: 8vo.

H/c. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Editon. pages 182, last 6 pages are advertisements green boards. Pencil recipe inside back cover for Tomato Fertilizer, 2nd application for fruiting.b/w illustrations. Shelf wear to edges of covers.Name and address details on both pages inside front cover, also book shop stamp inside cover.…