Animals Move by Gray James (38 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Small trade paperback, soft cover in good condition. First soft cover edition in good condition, vintage, with a thick paper cover, rather than the stiffer cover of a modern soft cover book. The thick paper is bit worn and torn along the spine, but the covers are whole and intact, and the book is unmarked, clean and tightly bound. An original science classic, illustrated by Edward Bowden. An introduction to the science of the mechanics of movement, the influence and effects of evolution on efficiency of movement, and how to watch and read the movement of animals. 144 pp. Bawden, Edward (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1953. Zoology, Natural History. Cambridge University Press. Very good pictorial boards, dust jacket exist but only is sections 144p. 11/25.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. xii, 114pp. Pictorial cloth featuring a design almost certainly contributed by Bawden, who also contributes a series of line drawings in the text. Names of two former owners, one subsequently struck-through, inked to the head of the front free endpaper. Neat pencilled marginalia throughout (which could be easily erased in desired). A hint of spotting to the edges, and some dust soiling to the cloth. A nice crisp copy. No dust wrapper. A collection of six lectures delivered at Christmas 1951 to a juvenile audience. Edward Bawden (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Bit of writing on the front endpaper, else very nice, clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 114 pages.

Condition: Good. 1953. No Edition Stated. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Purple pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.…

Condition: Good. 1953. No Edition Remarks. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated cloth covered boards. Contains in-text line drawn illustrations throughout. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End-papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends with a split at the tail. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Pelican Edition. 144 pp. B/w plates and illustrations. Clean and bright. No inscriptions. VG+.

First Edition A454. Condition: vg++. vg++ Pelican Penguin 1959 1st edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 114pp, 15 bw photos, 52 bw text figures. Or decorated purple and white cloth, lacking jacket. Slight toning to spine, bookseller labels to front pastedown, light foxing to endpapers. Bright fresh covers. The substance of 6 Christmas lectures delivered to a juvenile audience at the Royal Institution in 1951. Includes the machinery of animal movement, swimming, walking and running, jumping and creeping, flying animals and flapping flight. The first five deal with relatively well established facts while the last enabled the audience to see research workers in action and hear from them of problems which biologists are trying to solve. Size: 8vo. Bawden, Edward. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for 1951. 114 pages, in very attractive patterned cloth designed by Bawden. repeated on d/j. Illustrated throughout with photographs and full-page and textual illustrations by Bawden. A nice clean copy. The d/j has been price-clipped by the publishers with a new price label added (18/-) otherwise complete with dulling at the spine and some faint spotting. Payment by credit card through ABE. Paypal accepted. Bawden, Edward (illustrator).…

Octavo,144 pp.,binder's cloth, owner's stamp. Text illustrations by Edward Bawden. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Vintage Pelican First Edition. #A454. How Animals Move in the Pelican edition is James Grayâs lucid, engaging exploration of the mechanics behind animal locomotion, drawing on physiology, physics and careful observation to explain how creatures swim, crawl, walk and fly. Gray examines muscles, leverage, energy use and structural design across a wide range of species, showing how movement evolves to meet environmental demands. The result is an accessible, scientifically grounded study that reveals the elegant principles underlying the ways animals get from place to place. …

Condition: New. In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170. . 2013. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement, from swimming to crawling to jumping, and then examines the mechanics of the variety of possible movements made by different creatures. The text is amply illustrated by both illustrations and photographs, and is aimed primarily at a younger audience. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in zoology and the physics and biology of motion.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. Bound in publisher's original purple, white, and black illustrated cloth. Cover design and title are on cloth, i.e. book was designed and issued without a dust jacket. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. 114 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with torn dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Condition: New. In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170. . 2013. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 54 line-drawn illustrations. White boards, line decorations by Edward Bawden, matching pictorial dust-jacket a little chipped and spotted. Ownership inscription to title-page. A very good copy. First edition. Another edition was published by Penguin in June 1959. This had line illustratrated wrappers and 53 line-drawn illustrations.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st of This Edition. 144 pages with b/w picture section. A firm clean straight book, appears unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Xii, 114 Pp. Illustrated Boards. Book Fine, Exceptionally Clean And Bright, No Marks. Dust Jacket With Original 16S Price On Front Flap, With Light Wear At Outer Edges, No Fading To Spine But Small Triangular Chip At Top Of Spine, Not Affecting Lettering, 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Flap Fold, Two 3/16" Closed Tears At Bottom Of Front Panel.…

tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Ensayo Penguin Books. Middlesex. 1959. 18 cm. 144 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial. Idioma inglés . Cubierta deslucida. (=3800398=) GE33.

Condition: BUONO USATO. Pelican Books INGLESE N.454 della collana, brossura editoriale illustrata, in cartoncino flessibile, dorso ingiallito e con qualche grinza, segni di usura alle punte, al piede ed alla cima, pagine con bruniture del tempo, alcune pià delle altre, tutto perfettamente fruibile, con illustrazioni in nero nei testi e f.t. Numero pagine 143. …

Condition: Fine. xii, 114, 52 figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. dec. boards with design by Edward Bawden, in matching d/w (not price-clipped; in protective plastic sleeve). Neat ownership stamp to endpaper. Fine - an unusually well-preserved copy. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. First edition. An important popular exposition of the mechanics of animal locomotion by Sir James Gray (1891-1975), the distinguished British zoologist and a pioneer of modern biomechanics. Based on his 1951 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, the work examines the physical and physiological principles underlying walking, swimming, flying and other forms of movement, drawing on Gray's extensive experimental research. A highly accessible introduction to the emerging study of animal locomotion as a subject combining zoology, physiology and mechanics.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++. First Edition NAP. Canbridge University Press 1953 First Edition NAP Very Good++/ NO DUST JACKET. Minimal tip wear and faint age toning to purple and white pictorial boards. Spine is tanned with black lettering. White cloth on back is tanned. Solid structure. Tight bright photo and drawing illustrated pages with charts and graphs.…

Paperback. Condition: New. In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement, from swimming to crawling to jumping, and then examines the mechanics of the variety of possible movements made by different creatures. The text is amply illustrated by both illustrations and photographs, and is aimed primarily at a younger audience. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in zoology and the physics and biology of motion.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Hardcover first edition in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.