Insect Architecture, First Edition (6 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. New Edition. Two volumes bound as one: 240 + 256pp. Hard-leather, gilt title on spine, exterior rather worn. First page of contents missing; library bookplate and previous owner's signature on front endpaper; contents otherwise clean and sound. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourth Edition. No dust jacket. Boards worn and scuffed, with edges faded and slightly worn. Leading corners bent and frayed. Spine frayed on top and bottom and scuffed on body, with some disintegration of area around title lettering. Decorative page block slightly faded; decorative endpapers well-preserved. Owner's name inked on reverse of FEP. Small stain on p.66-7 from a laid-in petal. Otherwise, there is minimal foxing on some pages within and some page edges are slightly tanned but the item remains in excellent condition for age with all text and illustrations bright and pages tight and clear. TS. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Quarterbound leather with beige patterned paper. Some chipping of leather, especially on corners. Edge and corner wear along with general iexterior and interior aging. Book is square and binding is secure with no tears or parting. Gilt titles on spine in red square. ; Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume V; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 420 pages; Interesting work on the architectural creations of insects with many illustrations. While this is Volume 5 from a series, it is the only book on this topic.

Full leather re-binds. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jackets. 1st edition. Title page of 'the domestic habits of birds' missing, and confusingly it has the title 'faculties of birds' on the spine which is actually the title of another volume in the series. Owner's signature on half-title of some volumes. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smartly bound set of James Rennie's extensive scientific entomological textbooks, illustrated throughout. 'Insect Transformations', and 'Insect Miscellanies' are both first editions, 'Insect Architecture' is the second edition.Three brilliant scientific works on insects by James Rennie, detailed volumes which were published separately.Each volume is illustrated with in-text illustrations throughout.These three volumes provide a wide scope of information on all types of insects, fascinating works on entomology.Published as part of The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, a series founded by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Published by Charles Knight between 1829 and 1838, these works were intended as complementary volumes to the Society's Library of Useful Knowledge.Two pages of adverts to the rear of Volume III. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Spines are a little faded. A few light marks to the cloth. Small tear to the rear joint of Volume I. Hinges of Volume I are starting, as is the rear hinge of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A collection of three works on the topic of entomology, written by Scottish naturalist James Rennie and published as part of The Library of Entertaining Knowledge. First editions.Bound in the publisher's original cloth.Published as part of The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, a series founded by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Published by Charles Knight between 1829 and 1838, these works were intended as complementary volumes to the Society's Library of Useful Knowledge.This trio of works all surround the field of entomology, with 'Insect Transformations'(1830), 'Insect Architecture'(1830) and 'Insect Miscellanies'(1831). Although these works compliment each other very well, they were each published as standalone volumes, complete in themselves.All three works were written by Scottish naturalist, James Rennie, who works as Professor of natural history and zoology at King's College, London, in the 1830s.Profusely illustrated with vignette sketches throughout each volume. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and a little fraying to the spine head and tail. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting in places. Some pages remain unopened. Very Good. book.