Things Worth by Cheesman (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Foxing. Back Cover Jacket Stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. DJ with some edge wear, toning and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Things Worth While by Evelyn Cheesman is a reflective and engaging work by the celebrated naturalist and explorer, known for her pioneering expeditions and contributions to entomology. Drawing on her experiences and observations, Cheesman writes with curiosity and appreciation for nature, travel, and the simple but meaningful aspects of life. The book combines personal insight with the keen observational style that made her travel and scientific writings so admired. A delightful and collectible read for enthusiasts of natural history, exploration, and early twentieth-century literature.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Reprint. Cloth, 320pp. Fine in d/w. The authors experiences in New Guinea and the south west Pacific.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No signatures. Some rubbing to boards. Lacking the dust-jacket.; 330, [2 (blank)] pages + frontispiece. Maps on endpapers. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, small white botanical illustration on spine. Page dimensions: 203 x 133mm. "This is not intended to be an autobiography. [. . .] the main events of my eight solo, collecting expeditions in New Guinea and the south-west Pacific are here set forth, together with their prelude to present a more or less complete picture. Other events, and particularly descriptions of scenery and insects, etc., will be found in my other books." - from the author's Foreword. Contents: Foreword; Westwell; Early Impressions; Germany in 1904-5; Canine Nurse; First World War. Insect House at the Zoo; St. George Expedition; the Galapagos Islands; Marquesas Islands and the Tuamutu Atolls; The Society Islands; The New Hebrides, Northern Group; The New Hebrides, Southern Group; Aneityum Islands; Territory of Papua; The Cyclops Mountains; Waigeu and Japen Islands; The Second World War and New Caledonia; Lifu Island, Loyalty Islands; Aneityu, re-visited. "Lucy Evelyn Cheesman OBE was a British entomologist and traveller. Between 1924 and 1952, Cheesman went on eight solo expeditions in the South Pacific, and collected over 70,000 specimens, which she accompanied with sketches and notes." - Wikipedia entry on Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, accessed April 2025. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Back & front covers partially faded with scuffmarks, bottom edge of back cover damaged. Rear ep & pd dirty. DJ price clipped, wear & nicks with large losses to back cover. ; Maps; 8.7 x 5.55 x 1.15"; 330 pages.

1st edition dust jacket Very Good octavo 330pp., frontis., ep maps, Account of the travels & adventures in Australia, New Guinea & South America by the noted lady entomologist. Ownership inscription o/w nice copy.

London: Hutchinson, (1957). 8vo. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. (330pp.). With frontispiece, and end-paper maps. 1st edition. Former owner's inscription on half-title page, otherwise fine.