Earthworm Housefly by Samuelson (12 results)
Published by John Van Voorst 1860
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Fair. 1860. 2nd Edition. 79 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Tissue to plate to page 54 detached but still present. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to pages throughout, text… remains readable. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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Published by John Van Voorst, London. 1860
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Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United KingdomCarmarthenshire Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket Issued. 2nd Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 79 pages, name to top corner of title page, endpapers, frontis and title page browned, covers a little spotted otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf…B123.
Published by John Van Voorst, Ldn 1860
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Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Larry W Price Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 79 pp.+ 8 illus Plts of Microscopic drawings, Orig Grn Hardback, Gilt title (Bright), T spine chipped, internal bookseller's stamp else G-VG, 2nd ed (Lge Gilt title & Illus Plts make this an Attractive volume).
Published by London: John Van Voorst 2nd edition 1860
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Seller: John Turton, Crook, , United KingdomJohn Turton
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viii, 79[1]pp, 16pp publisher's catalogue, frontis, plates. Original blindstamped green cloth gilt, uncut. Minor random spotting.
More imagesPublished by John Van Voorst, UK 1860
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Seller: Hornseys, Ripon, , United KingdomHornseys
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. From the 'Humble Creatures' series. Original green cloth gilt. Octavo. Engraved frontispiece and seven full-page engravings. Binding nice and tight. Neat initials to title page. Pages and plates very nice and clean, A near fine, tight, clean copy.
More imagesPublished by John Van Voorst, London 1860
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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Humble Creatures; Part I. The Earthworm and the Common Housefly. In Eight Letters. By James Samuelson and published in London by John Van Voorst. 1860 second edition. 79 pp. 7.75" x 5.25". 12mo. Hardcover full cloth. In good condition, with light scuffing to exterior. Light starting to rear… hinge. Text block remains bound well. Light markings, along with bookseller's label on front pastedown. Includes a small assortment of black-and-white plates throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce work by James Samuelson, being the first in a larger series on various types of creatures.
Published by London: John Van Voorst, 1858 1858
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Seller: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Isles Natural History Books
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Octavo,78 pp.,eight uncoloured lithographs, text illustrations, very good copy in publisher's blindstamped cloth.
Published by John Van Voorst 1860
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Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United KingdomAcanthophyllum Books
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Publisher's green cloth. Condition: V.g. No Jacket. 2nd edition. Oldham Microscopical Society label on front pastedown along with a former owner's signature. No foxing; gilt lettering on spine slightly rubbed. Attractive illustrations by the author and De Dult. Viii, 79 pp. Weight: 1 Language: English.
Published by London: John Van Voorst, 1860. 1860
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Seller: Owl Books, County Leitrim, , IrelandOwl Books
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Second edition. Humble Creatures; Part I. In Eight Letters by James Samuelson. Assisted by J. Braxton Hicks. With Microscopic Illustrations by the Authors. viii, 79 pp + 16 pp catalogue natural history books published by Van Voorst, December 1858. Frontispiece, & 8 other intricately detailed b/w plates. A detailed account of the… anatomy and biology of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris and the house fly Musca domestica. A little foxing around the extremities of the plates. Previous owner's bookplate on fep. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Blindstamp decoration on both boards. Top of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG+.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1855 2nd. edition. Good copy in publishers binding.
More imagesPublished by John Van Voorst, London 1858
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- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. A scarce first edition of this treatise on The Earthworm and the Common Housefly with microscopic illustrations by the authors, with eight plates and 26 figures integrated with text. First edition Comprising eight letters, each detailing more specific topics about the earthworm and housefly…. Written by James Samuelson, who was assisted by J. Braxton Hick. Dedicated to William Spence. With advertisements to last page and an additional publisher's catalogue bound in to rear. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound but with slight wear to extremities, marginal fading and the odd mark to boards. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound but with title page starting slightly. Generally bright but with handling marks and institutional ink stamps and institutional labels to front endpapers. With the odd slight closed tear. Good. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by John Churchill; John Van Voorst 1857; 1860, London 1857
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Leather. Condition: Very Good. A pair of first editions bound in one full calf prize binding, illustrated throughout. A pair of first editions bound in one, in full brown calf, and decorated with the gilt crest of Edinburgh Collegiate School, gilt tooling to spine, and marbled endpapers and text block edges.With corresponding pr…ize bookplate to front paste down.Volume one is comprised of eight lectures on the use and function of the microscope.Volume two, specifically detailing the intricacies of the earthworm and the housefly, and features a monochrome frontispiece and seven further monochrome plates of microscopic illustrations. Collated, complete.Bound by MacLaren & MacNiven, with binder's stamp to front blank.Prize bookplate to front paste down, signed by A. Hamilton Bryce, headmaster, translator, and Scottish classics schoolmaster. Bound in full prize calf. Externally, very smart. Mild shelf wear. Small bump to front board. Joints slightly starting, but firm. Prize bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
