Insect Architecture (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Like New. Item is in like new condition.

Hardback. Condition: Like New. The essential illustrated guide to the ingenious techniques that insects use to construct an astounding array of natural structures, from nests to shelters to traps.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 72, No 4, pp. 1383-1396, Illus, 4to, Extracted from Orig Journal, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pp.vii, 134 pages, a very good hardback, publisher's original green cloth binding with an ornate gilt design & lettering to the spine, and decoratively blind stamped front & back covers. No publication date given, circa 1850s, and it is nigh on impossible to tell the book is from a university.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. xii 420pp hardback, printed label over brown cloth, side of backstrip split.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Volume 1. (insects, classification, bugs, 1800s) A reading only copy. Boards/spine/hinges may be broken, detached, or missing. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes/highlighting, be heavily stained, or detached. May be missing non-text pages (e.g. end pages, half title, title, frontispiece.).…

SC. Condition: Gut. Obr., [WES101] Deu 300g.

Condition: Used: Like New. New book with original half-jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 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. 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.…

An uncommon American edition in two volumes of this natural history treatise. issued without separate title pages. weight: 0.7 lb. Fair, covers a little soiled, moderate foxing, cover detached on volume 2, owners labels to versos of covers. Scattered illustrations in text. Series: The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume IV, Parts I and II. 17x11x2.8 cm. 216; 217-420. xii pages. Softcover. Publisher's printed wraps.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Volume relié en demi cuir , nouvelle édition en 2 tomes réunis en un livre avec de nonbreuses illustrations dans le texte.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. UK 1869 hardcover edition in good condition. Covers a little worn. Gilt edged pages. In nice condition for age.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [RENNIE, James]. Insect Architecture. First edition. xii, 420pp., woodcut illustrations in the text. A very good copy in near contemporary dark green gilt lettered cloth. Ownership name on the end-paper dated 1896. 8vo. Charles Knight. 1830. ~ James Rennie (1787- 1867, Adelaide) was a Scottish naturalist. From 1830 to 1834 he was professor of natural history and zoology at King's College, when his Chair was abolished due to a dearth of students. From then on he made his living as a natural history author, and emigrated to Australia in1840, where he ran the College High School in Elizabeth Street, Sydney, with an emphasis on the arts and natural history. He co-authored Insect Transformations with John Obadiah Westwood, Fellow of the Linnean Society and president of the Entomological Society of London (1852-1853). …

Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1845 Charles Knight & Co. new revised edition 2 volumes bound as one in 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Corners worn, spine dried. Tight binding, illustrated. 4" x 6". Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.…

second edition),Duodecimo,420 pp.,text illustrations. Earlybinder's cloth, rebacked with new endpapers.

452pp. 196 illustrations from engravings. Ex-library w/ minimal markings (nice 19th century bookplates on front endpaper), spine sunned, header/footer worn, binding very slightly cracked, text clean: near VG+ for 1857.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [RENNIE, James & WESTWOOD, John Obadiah]. Insect Architecture; Insect Transformations; Insect Miscellanies. First edition. Three volumes. xii, 420pp; xii, 420pp; xii, 414pp., woodcut illustrations in the text. A very good set bound in matching contemporary dark blue half calf, blind tooled and gilt ruled spines, gilt lettering. Marbled boards. Some foxing, most noticeable on the end-papers and paste-downs. 8vo. Charles Knight. 1830-1831. ~ James Rennie (1787- 1867, Adelaide) was a Scottish naturalist. From 1830 to 1834 he was professor of natural history and zoology at King's College, when his Chair was abolished due to a dearth of students. From then on he made his living as a natural history author, and emigrated to Australia in1840, where he ran the College High School in Elizabeth Street, Sydney, with an emphasis on the arts and natural history. He co-authored Insect Transformations with John Obadiah Westwood, Fellow of the Linnean Society and president of the Entomological Society of London (1852-1853).…

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.…

Sm8vo, xii,420pp, illust. Small bookseller's label on front pastedown, endpapers soiled and creased. Half calf, marbled board, spine label chipped with loss, rubbed and worn. G.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition - foxing, tanned pages, cover worn, spine faded, hinges cracked and loose & previous owner's name inside.

In-16° pp. 420 con moltissime inc. n.t. legatura coeva ben solida ma con guasti e scoloriture.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 452 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Advertisements at the back of the book. Endpapers lightly smudged. Hinges are cracked but intact. Bound in patterned green cloth with gilt titles. Lightly bumped on the corners. VG+. Book.…