Insect Transformations, Used (30 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine, cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend, curve or creasing to it. Book should have minimal to no writing inside and no highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere, and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 420 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Metamorphosis: Astonishing insect transformations This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards show some fading, especially around the edges, and they are a little grubby. Slight bumping to corners. Spine is faded with bumping to ends. The cream ffep has, at some stage, been replaced with a sheet of white paper which has been coloured yellow with a felt pen! (A less than perfect match). A small taped repair to the title page. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 420 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 377g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 029796:1-R12) Size: 16mo - over 53/4" - 63/4" tall Language: ENG 377 G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Printed by William Clowes Leather and marbled boards, gilt bands on spine, plain eps, speckled sides, numerous illustrations , 420 pages. Wear on boards, wear to leather, foxing and other marks on eps, otherwise good. 500 grams.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Part I only. Very good in original wraps. Reference. ENC6/3230.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Insects truly are the ugly ducklings of the natural world. How does something as beautiful as a butterfly begin life as little more than a fancy maggot? Or something as elegant and delicate as a lacewing hatch out looking like a minuscule escapee from a horror movie? What are the circumstances that require a creature to transform from one body shape into another, a shape that is often so utterly different from the first that you would be forgiven for thinking they were completely unrelated organisms? This book illustrate some of the dramatic transformations insects undergo in their life cycles and explore why evolution has arrived at these remarkable solutions to survival. The aim of the book is to show remarkable transformations, some of which most people could never see in a lifetime. The book is divided into two main sections: Insects that undergo partial metamorphosis such as dragonflies, grasshoppers and bugs. Here the young resemble the adult, changing gradually with each moult. Insects that experience a complete metamorphosis such as butterflies, moths, beetles, bees, wasps, ants and flies. In these species the young bear no resemblance to the adult in appearance, habitat or diet, until they pupate. Rupert Soskin spent two years on this unique project to photograph a range of selected species at each stage of development - from egg, to larva, to pupa and finally fully formed adult. Foreword by Dr George McGavin. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. Morris surveys insect life-histories, describing metamorphosis, instinctive behaviours, and the adaptations that guide feeding, reproduction, and survival. 5 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Brown hardback leather cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed with loss to spine. 160mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). 420pp.

Condition: Good. xii, 420, text figs. . HB. 12mo, cont. cloth, gt, with some wear and short split to head of spine. Recent owner's name to endpaper. Good. Originally published in 1830 as part of the 'Library of Entertaining Knowledge'.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. A good plus copy in a half leather binding with marbled boards. The book is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. No ownership inscription. Some foxing to early and late pages. Pp.xii,420. Numerous wood engravings in text. A volume in "The Library of Entertaining Knowledge" series.

Half-Leather, marbled boards. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice tight binding, profusely illustrated. An early study of entomology by the Scottish naturalist.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830. First edition. 12mo. Decorative cloth binding, 420 pp. illustrated in black and white in-text figures. Head, tail and corners bumped with splits at head, spine and cover margins faded, small dent in top edge of cover, small dent in middle of rear cover, former owner's bookplate on front end-paper, spotting to end-papers, some light occasional spotting, otherwise a fine copy.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 440 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Brown Cloth. Condition: Very Good. pp. xii, 420, b/w woodcuts in-text throughout. Original brown cloth binding with worn title label to the spine, very good with a little general wear and a little rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, signature in ink to the front pastedown, fore-edges marbled, no foxing. A very good tight copy. Size: 12mo (approx. 11 x 17cm). Book.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (insects) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [RENNIE, James]. Insect Miscellanies. Insect Transformations. Two volumes. xii, 420pp; xii, 420pp., engraved text illustrations in both volumes. Original blind stamped dark green cloth, with gilt decorated spines. Some slight rubbing to the extremities. 12mo. M.A. Nattali. 1847. ~ James Rennie (1787-1867), graduated M.A. from Glasgow University where he had previously studied natural sciences. In 1821 he moved to London, and between 1830 to 1834 he was the first professor of natural history and zoology at King's College. He emigrated to Australia in 1840. These volumes were first published 1830-1.

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).

3647.CHARLES KNIGHT PUB. 1830 INSECT TRANSFORMATIONS. 415PP. ILLUSTRATED. HARD LEATHER BOUND GOOD CONDIITON. (GNH-BASE-228).

In-16° pp. XII-420 con numerose ill. n.t. leg. coeva muta con piatti scoloriti dal tempo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Binding loose. Half leather.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 vols 1830-1. Nice copies in contemporary half calf. Small 8vo.

Condition: Very Good. Small green volume in good clean condition.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smartly bound copy of this scarce work on insects and their transformation in the life cycle, with illustrations. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. Dated from the British Library. A comprehensive study on insects and their various transformations through the life cycle. With chapters on the eggs of insects, larvae, pupae, perfect insects, and much more. Written anonymously by James Rennie, a Scottish naturalist. Bound by Evans & Abbott, Bristol. Bound in full brown calf. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards. Fading to the spine and a crack to the rear joint. Minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Light spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1857. Very Good. book.

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.

Halbleder, Condition: altersgemäß gut, englischsprachig, Band 1: 414 S, Band 2: 420 S., stockfleckig, mit schönen Illustrationen, Size: oktav,

Similar binding to 'Insect Architecture'. Full leather with lavish gilt tooling. Internally clean copy of this first edition. In very good condition.