W E Mackay Smith (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 255pp., vi. No editions, printings or number line cited; same date on title and CP. Shiny forest green cloth with brilliant gilt lettering on spine, blind-stamped Publisher logo at center front cover. Toned (thin line of light brown) across spine ends and very top of boards and inside top cover edges, with very slightest line of thin brown across rear cover top edge (minimized by strong forest green beneath); very small-to-tiny tip wear at corners and across foot and head of spine;very thn line of diminished green across lower rear cover edge [with corresponding faint green on outside (not inside, except for tiny bit of rear cover lower left corner inside)]: it all describes much worse than it is, but there you have it: binding still tight; corners essentially square. Original taupe dustwrapper with black lettering for title and subtitle across top and upper middle front cover, respectively; Publisher name in black across bottom front cover. Spine browned, but with all lettering in black sharp and distinct, eminently readable; browned across top front cover and down right edge, as with rear cover left edge: would appear that a smaller book on the shelf was adjacent to this copy's front cover, a larger book on the shelf adjacent to its rear cover, given the pattern of browning; 1" closed tear down top edge rear cover near top corner; 1/2" closed tear down top right spine corner, with other small chips and tears at corners: now imperfections backed with archival tape and dw in Brodart mylar which forgives sins kindly. Contributions: Niels Bohr, "Quantum Physics and Biology"; A.W.F. Edwards, "Models in Genetics"; H. Kacser, "Kinetic Models of Development and Heredity"; E.N. Willmer, "Tissues in Culture and in the Body"; J.W.S. Pringle,"Models of Muscle"; R.H.J. Brown, "Mechanical Models in Biology"; J.W.L. Beament, "Physical Models in Biology"; J.H. Westcott, Estimation of Values of Parameters of a Model to Conform with Observations"; R.C. Rainey, "Applications of Theoretical Models to the Study of Flight-Behaviour in Locusts and Birds"; J. Dainty, "Electrical Analogues in Biology"; W.K. Taylor, "Computers and the Nervous System"; F.H. George, "Models in Cybernetics"; D.M. Mackay, "Modelling of Large-scale Nervous Activity"; R.A. Hinde, "Energy Models of Motivation"; S. Smith, "The Use of Models in the Teaching of Embryology"; H.P. Ramage, "School Biology as an Educational Model"; W.T. Williams, "The Problem of Communication in Biological Teaching"; J.E. Harris, "A Review of the Symposium". Despite minor flaws, book is solid, having only Donald Schon's short vertical markings in the final chapter of the book, a review of the Symposium ( i.e., 6 pp. of 255 pp). Donald Schon's name and address at time of acquisition of book are printed in blue ink on ffep and have been ineffectually blacked out with felt-tip pen. A solid copy, despite peccadilloes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bending and bowing to boards and page block. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front baord, frontispiece, x + 76pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing, long heavy crease to rear cover- tidy internal archival tape repair, light to moderate foxing to flaps).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. By Mackay Smith. 1980, First Edition. Cook Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 7 x 10 (18mm x 25mm). Hardback in cloth boards with original Dust Jacket. P.p. 76 plus 5 foldouts at the rear. Illustrated throughout with many black and white photos. Along with Bar Sinister and McGuffin, this is one of the "must have" books for Bull Terrier enthusiasts. Detailing the progress of the breed from Ormandy Souperlative Bar Sinister (James) to Ch Souperlative Jackadandy of Ormandy (Jim). Boards are clean and sharp with no spine lean, silver titles to front board and spine. Contents are clean, crisp and unmarked throughout. Dust Jacket is quite worn, particularly to edges, wholly intact though and not price clipped. A rare and much sought after authority on the breed, particularly scarce with the original Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 77 pp., plus 5 foldouts. Illustrated throughout with black- and-white photos. Errata slip laid in. Stated first edition. SIGNED and DATED by author on title page. Minor shelf and handling wear. Head and foot of spine and corners and edges of boards gently bumped/rubbed; two small crimps on front pastedown. Faint wear to text block fore-edge. Significant wear (including fading, chips, creases, rippling, and tears) to dust jacket (see photos); dust jacket is now enclosed in a (removable) protective mylar cover. Highly sought text for enthusiasts; rare with author signature. Signed by Author(s).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1903 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 268 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 268 Language: English.