London: John Murray, 1859. Third Edition. Octavo; G+; Green spine with gilt lettering; 429 pages with two fold outs and pages of advertisements.; Darwin's contribution present and corrected on page 268. NOTES: The first edition of 1849 had a transposition error in Darwin's essay, some later states included a corrected text in a rear pocket. The second edition was issued in 1851, with no offprint of Darwin's article. This is the third edition, complete. Fold out maps are present, with some slight tears to the rear map.; Book has been repaired with original green cloth still present; Some cloth missing from the spine, lettering still present but worn; Former library book with bookplate from the Royal Navy on front paste down and faded ink stamp on title page; Boards show wear along the edges, corners bumped and beginning to fray. Pages are age toned, as is typical with some minor spotting, mostly at the beginning and on the fold outs; Interior otherwise clean and free of marking.; shelved case 10. More

Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America, 1985. Anthology. Included books and maps in very good condition. Sun fading and occasional tears to several of the paper wrappers that store the folded maps. Nevertheless, the maps themselves remain clean and bright. Comprises 67 volumes and 25 maps. In addition to the accompanying maps, many volumes include multiple plates. Collection includes many regional map sheets with accompanying text. PLEASE NOTE that due to the number of these volumes and their respective weight that special shipping arrangements are required. More

London: John Murray, 1863. First Edition. Octavo; Fair hardcover; navy blue spine, gilt text; leather binding; boards strong, some shelfwear, general edgewear, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, open tear on rear hinge near head edge, sticker on front interior board, tearing in front interior, visible separation from text block in front and rear interior, sticker on rear interior board; text block age toned, foxing on first and last pages, occasional soiling, occasional tearing; First Edition; 520pp, 32pp. More

London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d. [1880s]. 4tos.; 384 pp., each volume; VG-/no dust jacket; brown cloth-covered spines and boards with dark brown endpapers; gilt lettering to spine and front board with illustrations in black; bumping, chipping, and fraying to head and tail of spines; rubbing to back board of Vol. 5; dark-colored top of text-block (faded); age-toning to fore-edge of text-block; light scratching to bottom edge of text-block, Vols. 1 and 3; interiors clean, age-toning throughout; staining to middle of fore-edge of text-block, Vol. 4; shelfwear to endpapers, including slight tear to back free endpaper, Vol. 3; shelved above Hardcover Fiction/Literary Criticism. More

Columbus, Ohio: Battelle Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, ix, 920 pages; VG/VG; spine black with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear, pages clean; contains pictures; shelved at Front Table. More

Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1982. Octavo; Revised from the 1980 Russian edition; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with white print; DJ has tears along top and bottom edges, rubbing, shelfwear, vendor label on rear; Boards in green cloth with green print, slight wear to spine caps and edges, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, name in ink on front flyleaf, vendor price stamp on front flyleaf, light tanning to endpapers, clean text; 206 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams, tables). More

New York: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company. Octavo; G/no-DJ; light gray spines with black text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, Resistivity Sounding Measurements, pp 276 [0444417044], 1979; vol. 2, Time-Varying Geoelectric Soundings, pp 419 [0444418113], 1980; cloths show light foxing to exteriors; slight sticker residue to rear of vol. 2; mild wear to edges; strong boards; text blocks have some foxing to exterior edges; ex-library stamps to exterior tail edges; library plate to front pastedown; slight foxing to exterior edges; previous owner's name stamped to front endpapers of vol. 1; illustrated; light pencil to both volumes;. More

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1852. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Brown fabric spine with gilded text. Boards have wear on edges, bumping on corners, tears on edges and joints, apart from that, binding strong; Textblock has light wear on edges, foxing on title page, otherwise, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 511. More

n. p. n. publ. 1983. Small Quarto; pp 117; G+; black spine without text; missing jacket; cloth has slight sun fading to exterior; strong boards; text block shows light foxing to exterior edges; frontispiece; light foxing to endpapers; profusely illustrated;. More

Los Angeles, Minneapolis: Design Center for American Urban Landscape, 1989. Folio; pp 102; VG-/paperback; black spiral bound; stiff black boards; gilt lettering to front; some mild rubbing to boards; light toning to interior edges; intact panels; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; inscribed with author's initials to title page;. More

London: Oxford University Press, 1971. Octavo; pp 160; VG-/no-DJ; bright green spine with gilt text; cloth shows slight wear to exterior, strong boards, ex-library label to spine; text block has slight toning to exterior edges, ex-library's bookplate to front pastedown, stamp to front pastedown and fore edge, ex-library writings, markings and pouch to rear endpaper and pastedown; interior clean. More

Rome: I.C.E. -Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, 1982. Large octavo; G/no-DJ; gray spines with black text; slipcase has slight staining to rear; cracking rear head edge; 2 volumes, 78+146; cloths have moderate wear to edges; some spotting to spine; lightly sunned boards; one volume is in 2 ring binder, second volume is hardbound book; text blocks show moderate wear due to handling; lightly sunned spines; interiors clean; illustrated with many photographs; Italian, German, French, Arabic and English text. More

Paris: Dunod, 1951. First Edition. 8vo., vi, 239 pages, illustrated, graphs; VG-; tan cover with black print, peripheral soiling, tears at top and bottom of spine exposing binding, slight spotting and rubbing, bottom right corner folded and chipped, slightly bumped outer corners, bumped outer edge of rear cover; slight spotting on first prelim. page, otherwise clean interior; text in French; folded insert titled: "Caracteristiques des Corps Chimiques, Purs et Techniques" More

London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row, 1858. Octavo. VG/no DJ - hardback. Green spine with gold text/title; boards are strong with evidence of faint moisture exposure staining on the front and on the spine; red and gold bookplate of the previous owner on the front pastedown; foxing on the front pastedown, front free end page, back pastedown,and back free end page; age-toning on the front free end page and back free end page; penci lwriting on the back pastedown; binding is strong; foxing on the fore-edge; textblock is age-toned but clean. Pp. 415. More

n. p. n. publ. n. d. Large Octavo; unpaginated; VG; brown spine with black and silver text; illustrated slipcase shows light sunning to exterior head edge; minor wear to corners; no jacket; cloth has little wear to exterior; mild rubbing to corners; decorative panels with text and illustrations; strong boards; text block has mild tone to front endpapers at edges; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; good looking book; text in Chinese and English;. More

New York: Romance of American Petroleum and Gas Co., 1911. Large Octavo; G-/no-DJ; black spines with gilt text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, pp 363; vol. 2, pp 423; cloths have moderate shelf wear to exteriors; slightly worn edges; text blocks have some foxing to exterior edges; patterned endpapers; interiors show lightly tone toward edges; frontispieces; profusely illustrated; slightly cracked rear gutters; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

State of West Virginia, 1916. Octavo; good-/none; sunned blue cloth spine with fading gold text; boards, minor shelf wear and bumping; age-toned at the spine; notes in pencil, front/rear paste down endpapers; text block, clean; toning starts; illus.: maps, plates, figures; 644pp. More

Washington, DC: USGPO, 1988. US Printing. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. tall ivory wraps spine, lengthy tiny black lettering centered for titling, spine surface has a few ridges and light wrinkling. smooth wraps cover, graphic in silver gray and ice blue between enlarged full black title. gently skimmed interior, neatly aligned corners and interior clear, no marks or writing to the slick off white stock. text accompanied by large figures (photos, images, graphs), tables and includes two large fold out plates in rear pocket. lightly shelfworn, with neat clear edges, all sides. approx. 278 pp. More

Napoli: Casa Editrice: S.G.M. - Cercola, 1992. Booklet; VG/no-DJ paperback; Black spine w/o text; Covers have minimal shelf wear and otherwise clean with sturdy panels; Text block has slightly age toned edges with unmarked pages and good binding; pp 52. More

New York: Robinson, Pratt, & Co., 1843. Octavo; G/no-DJ; Black fabric spine with gold text. Boards have general shelfwear, rubbing to edges and joints, slight bumping to corners, apart from that, clean, binding strong; Textblock has foxing and wear on fore edge, foxing to pages, light pencil inscriptions on front/rear free end paper and front paste down, otherwise clean, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 384. More

Greenbelt, MD: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 1973. Large Octavo; pp 198; Good/paperback; white spine without text; covers have light tone toward exterior edges; covers clean otherwise; intact panels; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated with black and white and color images;. More

Tulsa, Oklahoma: PennWell Books, 1983. US Printing. 8vo. VG/ VG-. midnight eggplant DJ spine with centered bold red uppercase title between tiny white author and publisher. heavy edgewear to spine ends and all panel corners. black coated cloth HB spine has bold gilt uppercase titling and repeats with fully author and subtilte on fornt board. a touch rubbed corner panels. light gray endsheets. numbered tables, illustrations and b/w photos within the unmarked interior. neat smooth ivory edges, all sides. 216 pp. ISBN# 0878142002. More

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1952. 12mo; G-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, green with black print on a white ground; DJ has edgewear and hinge wear, tears to spine caps and flap folds and to rear top edge; Boards in green marbled paper with black print, mild wear to corners and spine caps, warping; Text block has water damage to lower portion, intermittent spine breaks; 31 pages, illustrated (16 pages of color plates). More

Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of the Interior, 1976. Quarto; pp 194; G-/paperback; beige spine with black text; covers have light wear to exterior; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; profusely illustrated; lightly toned interior; mild cracking to front gutter; maps to rear pastedown; frontispiece;. More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. First Edition. Large Octavo; pp 522; G-; dark brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; odd volume; original publisher's cloths have gilt embossed illustrations to front panels; blind stamped borders to front and rear panels; exterior shows some rubbing; noticeable wear to edges; sturdy panels; slight smudges to exterior; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges; light foxing toward edges to few pages; illustrated; map pouch adhered to rear pastedown; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More