Books - "science"
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Evolution & Creation
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1926
KEYWORDS: religion science christian evolution creation
The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits
FIRST US EDITION. Post 8vo, pp. vii + 326; brown buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, geometrically patterned border enclosing floral ornaments in black to front board & blind to rear board; illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; prev ownership inscription in black ink to front flyleaf).
PUBLISHER: D. Appleton & Company 1882
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th science century first edition biology vegetation vegetable mould
The Power of Movement in Plants
FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, pp. x + 592 + 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sticker to front pastedown; heavy cracking to hinges). Publisher's advt. to rear dated 1878.
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1880
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin first edition biology biologist 19th century science wildlife plants
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
Crown 8vo, pp. viii + 487 + 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; edges sl deckled; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping, heavy to spine extrem at head, lg open tear; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; heavy cracking to front hinge, partially detatched from text block; moderate cracking to central gutters; light cracking to rear hinge; light foxing & moderate soiling throughout). Imprint dated 1878; publisher's advt. to rear dated 1883.
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1883
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology vegetable plants wildlife
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
Third edition. Post 8vo, pp. xix + 538 + [2 (advts)]; green buck bds paneled in blind; spine lettered & decorated in gilt; top & fore edge deckled; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy cracking to front hinge, detatched from text block, ffep & ht loose, tape repair attempt; prev ownership inscriptions in pencil to ffep verso & in black ink to ht; heavy cracking to central & rear gutters, final pg loose; moderate cracking to rear hinge with tape repair attempt; binder's sticker to rear pastedown (Edmonds & Remnants)).
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1861
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology evolution natural selection animals wildlife
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Crown 8vo, pp. xxiv + 352; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge deckled, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; light to moderate cracking to hinges; moderate to heavy cracking to central gutters).
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1884
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology flowers flora plant plantlife
Insectivorous Plants
Crown 8vo, pp. x + 462; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge sl deckled, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping, esp to spine extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; heavy cracking to front hinge; moderate cracking to rear hinge; prev bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown; moderate cracking to central gutters).
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1875
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology flowers flora plant plantlife
The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
Crown 8vo, pp. ix + 208 + 32 advts; green cl bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge sl deckled, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown, light cracking to front hinge).
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1882
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology flowers flora plant plantlife
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
FIRST EDITION. Crown 8vo, pp. vi + 374 + 4 advts; green buckram bds paneled in blind, spine lettered in gilt; top & fore edge deckled, foldout illus., illus.; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; bookplate to front pastedown; light cracking to hinges; heavy cracking to front, central & rear gutters; moderate tearing to reps; light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout).
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1872
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin 19th century science biology evolution man human animals emotion
Xenocide
Super 8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Century 1991
KEYWORDS: Orson Scott Card 20th century science fiction fantasy
Christian Science Today: Power, Policy, Practice
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xvi + 432pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling & staining)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1959
KEYWORDS: religion theology Christianity Christian faith theosophy science church philosophy
Gravitation
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, frontispiece, xxvi + 1279pp, illus/diagrams, VG+ (light creasing & culring to spine & cover edges, sl chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: W H Freeman and Company 1973
KEYWORDS: science physics textbooks academic gravity general relativity
Concepts in Thermal Physics (Second Edition)
Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & coloured lettering to spine, xviii + 493pp, illus/diagrams, VG+ (minor creasing/curling to spine & front cover, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2016
KEYWORDS: academic textbooks thermal physics astrophysics science
Faraday, Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books 2014
KEYWORDS: science physics history emf electromagnetic field Michael Faraday James Clerk Maxwell
The Biological Foundations of Bioethics
Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 222pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2015
KEYWORDS: science biology bioethics ethics medical social policy essays literature acaddemic texts philosophy
London Labour and the London Poor (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spines, mixed pagination, frontispieces, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing to covers/edges, light fading to spines, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1968
KEYWORDS: poverty crime criminal behaviour behavior London 19th nineteenth century sociology social science history
Is God a Creationist? The Religious Case Against Creation-Science
Super 8vo softcover (VG), segment cut from ffep; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Charles Scribner's Sons 1983
KEYWORDS: religion religious criticism creationist creation science
Science, Faith and Society
8vo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press 1964
KEYWORDS: Michael Polyani science religion religious social history criticism
Darwin and Evolution: Interfaith Perspectives
8vo softcover (VG-), segment cut from prelims; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: ATF Theology 2009
KEYWORDS: science evolution religion religous
Imagined Worlds
8vo softcover (VG-), segment cut from prelims; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1998
KEYWORDS: popular science natural human technology space colonization