William Grew (47 results)

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 182 pages. First edition. Nehemiah Grew was a pioneer in exploring the physiology of plants and the comparative anatomy of animals. He was an active Fellow of the Royal Society and one of its busiest officers in its first great period during the 1670s. Born in Warwickshire in 1641, he was educated at Cambridge and practiced as a physician in the City of London where he died in 1712. William LeFanu's pioneer study of Grew's work surveys writings on many subjects but primarily his publications in botany and chemistry. Most notable among these are The Anatomy of Plants(1682) - a landmark in the literature of botany and Grew's most influential work - and his catalogue of the Royal Society's Museum (1681). Grew, Nehemiah (illustrator).…

Stapled. Condition: Fair-Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The December 1923 issue of The American Magazine. Contains What is Success, an article by H G Wells, The Girl Who Was the Life of the Party, a story by Fannie Kilbourne (Fannie Kilbourne Schubart), The Almost Perfect Alibi, a story by Alice Louise Lee, "They've All Got Something Wrong with 'Em.", a story by Mary Land May, a story by When the Children Grew Up, a story by Bess Streeter Aldrich, The Image of the Loved, a story by Theodore Seixas Solomons, Hearts and Fists, a serial installment by Clarence Budington Kelland and numerous vintage articles and ads. Condition issues include light stiffness and waviness throughout due to moisture exposure, light damp stain to the fore edge of the back cover and pages 1 - 20 that gradually fades out, rubbing in spots to the front cover, .5" closed tear to the fore edge of the front cover, spine wear with loss at the top and bottom, a small chip to the top corner of the pages that fades out by page 30, a small chip to the fore edge of pages 1 - 4, and loss at the top left of pages 1 - 4. No cutouts or missing pages. A fair copy of a vintage magazine. Earl Christy (cover), Norman Price (The Girl Who Was the Life of the Party), Mead Schaeffer (The Almost Perfect Alibi), Arthur william Brown ("They've All Got Something Wrong with 'Em."), W B King (When the Children Grew Up), and others (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 124 Pages; 3 Books With Several Chapters In Each Book. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; Some Foxing On Page Edges And Some Page Margins. Previous Owner Name On Front End Page. End Pages Show Soiling, Foxing, Smudges And Staining From Previous Exposure To Moisture. Beige Linen-Like Hard Covers With Lettering On Spine. Evidence Of Some Staining On Book Spine And Small Portions Of Covers. Dust Jacket Shows Extensive Tearing Along Edges, Dj Spine, And Fold Flaps. Some Rubbing, Staining, Fading On Dj. 4 Books Are From Detective Book Club Selections. Very Rare Vintage Copy.…

cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 182 pages. First edition. Nehemiah Grew was a pioneer in exploring the physiology of plants and the comparative anatomy of animals. He was an active Fellow of the Royal Society and one of its busiest officers in its first great period during the 1670s. Born in Warwickshire in 1641 he was educated at Cambridge and practiced as a physician in the City of London where he died in 1712. William LeFanu's pioneer study of Grew's work surveys writings on many subjects, but primarily his publications in botany and chemistry. Most notable among these are The Anatomy of Plants (1682) - a landmark in the literature of botany and Grew's most influential work - and his catalogue of the Royal Society's Museum (1681). Dust jacket is wrinkled and shows slight wear. Grew, Nehemiah (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. This is a hardcover book in fair condition, which may include heavy foxing and/or discoloration of pages, writing, inscriptions or highlighting, may have a remainder mark or stamp on top or bottom of pages. Spine is loose, pages may not be fully attached, but all are still there. Dust jacket is missing. Absolutely no stickers on my books. Readable copy or project book. Book Barn Boutique since 2007, quality books at reasonable prices.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. new mystery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Reprint. Pictorial hardcover binding rubbed along edges, bumped corners, top of spine repaired with clear tape, paper cracked bottom of front gutter. There is a spine sticker and remains of a pocket inside back cover, but no other markings or library marks inside book. Interior clean and tight. List of other Famous Horse Story titles on back cover. 180 pages. Russell raises the motherless buckskin colt he calls Peg. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ferguson, William (title page and cover) (illustrator).…

Very Good. # (25c. cover).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). A Crime Club book. Dust jacket has light edgewear and is faded. Crime novel set in New York. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very G. No Dust Jacket. First Printing. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). DBC 3-in-1 mysteries, the first featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Ex-library copy with a sticker shadow on the spine, stamps and notations internally and to the edges of the text block. Bumped with short tears to the spine ends. Rear hinge cracked, front end paper removed. Good reading copy. Ex-Library.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. April, 1944, pp. 385-432, Profusely Illus with BW Photos & 16 Color Paintings by William F Draper, Contains Orig F Cover & Ads but all pages following have been removed. Thus article stands alone in Orig F Cover, else VG (Lge Color FoldOut Map "Japan and Adjacent Region of Asia and the Pacific Orean" Laid in). William F Draper (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Printing. Corner crease on the front cover, else nice.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 138 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Condition. Very Good Dust Jacket.

Paperback. first PB. M-3019, almost near fine, mystery novel, paperback.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Three books in one. (mystery, crime, fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Small octavo. 124pp. Ink owner name and spotting at the edges of the text block, near fine in very good dust jacket with spine sunned, a bit of rubbing and corner wear, including nicks and tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Foxing to prelims and edges of textblock, else a very good hardback in a slightly darkened and rubbed jacket.

Paperback. first PB. M-3019, near fine, mystery novel, paperback.

1st Paperback #M-3019 CONDITION: very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good plus. Good only. First Edition, First Printing. Green boards with title stamped in black onto spine, small 8vo 7-3/4" tall, pp. 190, "FIRST EDITION" stated on copyright page. Volume with light tap to bottom corner of upper board, spot of fade to head of spine matching DJ chip, text edges toned, a few stray pencil marks to one page and p.o. name ffep. Unclipped DJ is faded and toned with rubs, short closed tears and chips to spine ends. Author's only Crime Club entry under this pseudonym (three other titles under his real name) and published in C.C.'s 25th anniversary year with the DJ art work by Robert Cato. Ref. Nehr, p. 338; Carty, p. 90.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition stated. 8vo in grey cloth, title in black. Virtually no shelf wear, Sharpie marking on the front pastedown hidden by the dustjacket flap. The jacket is not price-clipped, very light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, spine very mildly sunned.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Good/Very Good. First Edition. A bright frim copy with moderate browning t the margins, dj (protected) has moderate wear and creasing towards the edges, significant fading to spine. Scans available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stated 'Published 1953,' presumably first edition. Last few pages slightly wrinkled at corners. Tiny stains at edge of copyright page. Binding tight. Board corners slightly bumped; thin black ink stain at lower edge of and faint stain at upper corner of front board. Spine has a few tiny marks; brown lettering. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).…

Grey hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. [First Edition]. VG : in very good condition without dust jackets. Light shelfwear. Occasional foxing within. 260mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). x, 238pp; x, 256pp; x, 279pp; x, 272pp; x, 263pp; viii, 361pp. 232 plates (70 in colour). Published 1914 to 1920. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1963, 1st edition, 1st printing, NF/VG+, GREEN DECORATED CLOTH WITH Black CREEPING HOUSE & TREES & Titled on Spine Cvr, Tiny Extremities chips wear & top back DJ small piece out, 128 PGS, Dust jacket is in a protective MYLAR cover.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1672 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: 264 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: 264 Language: English.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 262 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1672. Detailed early scientific treatise on plant anatomy and vegetation, presenting one of the foundational works in botanical microscopy and experiment. The text reflects seventeenth-century natural philosophy and the Royal Society's interest in systematic observation, with discussion of plant structure, growth, and illustration. A significant work for the history of botany and scientific illustration. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

Leather Bound. Condition: new. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2026, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1865. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 2, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 2.…

Leather Bound. Condition: new. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2026, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1856. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 2, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 2.…