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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Jones's Icones contains finely delineated paintings of more than 760 species of Lepidoptera, many of which it described for the first time, marking a critical moment in the study of natural history. With Iconotypes Jones's seminal work is published for the first time, accompanied by expert commentary and contextual essays, and featuring annotated maps showing the location of each species. Jones painted the species between the early 1780s and 1800, drawing from his own collection and the collections of Joseph Banks, Dru Drury, Sir James Edward Smith, John Francillon, the British Museum and the Linnean Society. For every specimen painting he provided a species name, the collection from which it was taken and the geographical location in which it was found. In 1787, during a visit to London, the Danish scientist Johann Christian Fabricius studied Jones's paintings and based 231 species of butterfly and moths on them. In this enhanced facsimile, Jones's references to historic references are clarified and modern taxonomic names are provided, together with notes on which paintings serve as iconotypes. Contextual commentary by specialist entomologist Richard I. Vane-Wright gives an account of Jones's life and his motivation for collecting butterflies and creating the Icones, and evaluates the significance of his work. Interspersed at intervals between the pages of Jones's paintings are modern maps showing the location of each species painted, and expert essays on the development of lepidoptery and taxonomy after Linneaus, and the roles of collectors and natural history artists from the late 1700s to mid-1800s.With 1600 illustrations in colourIn partnership with Oxford University Museum of Natural History An enhanced facsimile of Jones's Icones, one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Quarto,803 pp.,illustrations, laminated boards. This book deals with about 20% of the world butterfly fauna and is divided into three main sections - biology, biogeography and catalogue. It also includes a gazetteer and list of regional works as well as a bibliography.

paperback. Condition: Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Conference proceedings, academic articles. Hardcover in Near-Fine condition, large 8vo, pages: xxiv,429. Reddish cloth with titles in black, black-and-white portrait frontis (E.B. Ford, to whom this volume is dedicated), numerous tables, graphs, and illustrations, color plates, bibliography, index. 2nd printing. Light wear, spine a bit sunned, contents clean and unmarked. Bookseller accession no.: 23044. Additional shipping fees might be required for this large, heavy volume. Edmund Brisco Ford (1901-1988) was a British ecological geneticist interested in natural selection, particularly in butterflies and moths.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1984/1989. Insects, Invertebrates. Princeton University Press. Very good black cover/paperback 429p. Slight crease on back cover otherwise tight and very clean 9/25.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). First Thus. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. (1989). First Thus. Paperback. 4to., 429 pp., shelfwear, blindstamp .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "Gloriously accessible. . . . A book as lovely as the creatures it depicts. There's much here for specialists (lepidopterists; art historians) but lay readers too can savor an astonishingly beautiful 'pre-industrial butterfly world.'"-- Library Journal The first publication of Jones's Icones , a strikingly beautiful and significant achievement in natural history. William Jones's Icones is one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created. Icones contains finely delineated paintings of more than 760 species of Lepidoptera , many of which it described for the first time, marking a critical moment in the study of natural history. Yet until now, it has never been published--the only existing manuscript copy is housed in the archives of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. With Iconotypes , Jones's work is published for the first time, accompanied by expert commentary and contextual essays, and featuring annotated maps showing where each specimen was discovered. Between the early 1780s and 1810, Jones, a wine merchant, painted in painstaking detail hundreds of species of Lepidoptera , drawing from his own collection and the collections of prominent amateur naturalists. For every specimen, Jones included the known species name, the collection, and the geographical location in which it was found. In this enhanced facsimile, Jones's historical references are clarified and modern taxonomic names are provided together with notes on which paintings serve as iconotypes. Contextual commentary by specialist entomologist Richard I. Vane-Wright gives an account of Jones's life, his motivation for collecting butterflies and creating the Icones , and evaluates the significance of Jones's work. This lavish volume intersperses contemporary maps showing the locations of each specimen, expert essays on the study of lepidoptery since Ancient Egyptian times, the development of taxonomy after Linnaeus, the roles of collectors and natural history artists during the late 1700s to mid-1800s, and the steep decline of butterflies and moths over the last fifty years. Iconotypes is a beautiful collector's object for fans of natural history and illustrations of butterflies and moths, as well as artists, designers, and bibliophiles. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London, Academic Press. 1984. xxiv+429 pages. Publisher's printed boards. Corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Illustrated. Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Number 11.

paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Good condition. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Turn to bottom front book cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Presented with clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

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Hardcover. Condition: Coll - U6 - Very Good. Binding is solid. Pages clean & unmarked.

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Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Covers hve minimal general wear. A small area or eraser rubbing to top corner of ffep, otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 803pp HEAVY BOOK. NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING (except NZ). Size: 210mm x 275mm. Book.

Condition: Very Good. xxv, 429, col + b/w photos, text figs. 305x215mm. PB. Vg. This volume contains 33 original contributions by leading butterfly researchers from around the world. [9780691084992].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - very good. Hardback. Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society of London, Number 11. Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A unique exploration of teleonomy-also known as "evolved purposiveness"-as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.A unique exploration of teleonomy-also known as "evolved purposiveness"-as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.The evolved purposiveness of living systems, termed "teleonomy" by chronobiologist Colin Pittendrigh, has been both a major outcome and causal factor in the history of life on Earth. Many theorists have appreciated this over the years, going back to Lamarck and even Darwin in the nineteenth century. In the mid-twentieth century, however, the complex, dynamic process of evolution was simplified into the one-way, bottom-up, single gene-centered paradigm widely known as the modern synthesis. In Evolution "On Purpose," edited by Peter A. Corning, Stuart A. Kauffman, Denis Noble, James A. Shapiro, Richard I. Vane-Wright, and Addy Pross, some twenty theorists attempt to modify this reductive approach by exploring in depth the different ways in which living systems have themselves shaped the course of evolution.Evolution "On Purpose" puts forward a more inclusive theoretical synthesis that goes far beyond the underlying principles and assumptions of the modern synthesis to accommodate work since the 1950s in molecular genetics, developmental biology, epigenetic inheritance, genomics, multilevel selection, niche construction, physiology, behavior, biosemiotics, chemical reaction theory, and other fields. In the view of the authors, active biological processes are responsible for the direction and the rate of evolution. Essays in this collection grapple with topics from the two-way "read-write" genome to cognition and decision-making in plants to the niche-construction activities of many organisms to the self-making evolution of humankind. As this collection compellingly shows, and as bacterial geneticist James Shapiro emphasizes, "The capacity of living organisms to alter their own heredity is undeniable." "Explores the theoretical implications of teleonomy, an evolved purposeness exhibited by living systems, and how it has shaped natural selection and biological complexity"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Quarto,429 pp.,signature, fine copy.

Condition: Very good. xxiv, 429, b/w frontis, text figs. 305x215mm. HB. Owner's name neatly inscribed to endpaper. Vg. Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society of London No. 11. [9780127137506].

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

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 688 pages. 10.00x8.00x2.20 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: Good. Minor shelfwear to extremities of book, otherwise fine.