Bones Unity Form Function by Mcneill Alexander, First Edition (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (LARGE BOOK - extra shipping costs apply) First Printing. Dust jacket has a little scuffing; Near Fine condition. Book in Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book has been read, some water damage to bottom edge of back cover, some minor water damage to bottom of last few inner pages. No text or images damaged. No other markings inner pages. Spine intact, no creases. "Few objects in nature display the perfect unity of form and function found in the vertebrate skeleton. Ingeniously designed by the processes of evolution, bones are marvels of engineering.In tribute to both the beauty and mechanics of its subject, Bones explores the structure, material, and movement of bones. It examines the miraculous composition of bone material. It looks at the joints and muscle attachments that allow for movement, including such elaborate mechanisms as fish jaws, rattlesnake fangs, and a lion's retractable claws. It shows how the same bone is shaped to wildly differently ends in a variety of animals. A wealth of specially commissioned color plates shows bones as they have seldom been seen before. The luminous images range from the unusual (the skeleton of a pygmy flying squirrel) to the ordinary (the tailbones of a domestic cat), and from the enormous (the vertebra of a dinosaur) to the minuscule (the acoustic bones of a desert kangaroo rat). With its blend of lively science and unexpected beauty, Bones leaves readers with insight into the workings of the skeleton, and a sense of wonder at its intricacy." Good Reads "Robert McNeill (Neill) Alexander, CBE FRS (7 July 1934 21 March 2016) was a British zoologist and a leading authority in the field of biomechanics. For thirty years he was Professor of Zoology at the University of Leeds." Wikipedia.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Edward Heck (illustrator). First Edition. (1994), 224pp, illus., very light edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked.

Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 224 pps.

Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Illustrated by Brian Kosoff and Edward Heck (illustrator). Stated First Edition. First Printing. Quarter bound in publisher's gray cloth over printed boards, white lettering on spine. Generously illustrated with a "wealth of specially commissioned color plates . showing bones as they have seldom before been observed". . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color Photographs and Drawings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 223, (1) pp.

224pp. 4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. Frontis, colour illustrations. A near fine copy. Photography by Brian Kosoff, foreword by Mark A. Norell. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Alexander is a reliable authority. pp223. Illus. DW in archival sleeve. Sunned spine.

First Edition. Photography by Brian Kosoff. Foreword by Mark A Norell. Illustrations by Edward Heck Very good condition. Dust jacket: Very good. Hardback.