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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo; vii, 386, 2 pages, contemporary full calf, extra gilt spine, top cover detached, two bookplates (one atop the other) Translated by James Smth Barr. Variant vol. 5 (of 20) : This volume devoted to shellfish quickly, then reptiles, to insects and moths, to the ever-popular butterflies, and bees. 6 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo, 322 pages, contemporary full calf, extra gilt spine, top cover detached, two bookplates (one atop the other) Translated by James Smth Barr. Variant vol. 4 (of 20) : This volume devoted to Whales and Fish. 8 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo; iv, 316, [ii] pages, contemporary full calf, extra gilt spine, covers detached, two bookplates (one atop the other) Translated by James Smth Barr. Variant vol. 6 (of 10) : This volume is devoted to quadrupeds, beginning with domestic animals such as cats. 19 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 493 pages, contemporary full calf, joints rehinged, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 16 (of 20) : being vol. 6 of The History of Birds, with coverage of bergeronettes, figeaters, wrens, titmice, nuthatches, parrots,cockatoos, lories. 15 plates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Condición: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. vii, 422pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condición: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. viii, 440pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condición: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. vii, 352pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condición: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. v, 352pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condición: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. 443pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. A New Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Two volumes in one. Massive quarto half black polished calf and brown cloth-covered boards. Spine heavily gilt in compartments; red morocco spine label. Vol. one: 682pp., Vol two: 462pp. Complete with 96 fine hand-colored plates, including the two "Negroe" plates, which are often missing. Light wear to the massive binding, but a fine copy, internally fresh and clean. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 467 pages, contemporary full calf, joints repaired, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels, heel of spine chipped. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 15 (of 20) : being vol. 5 of The History of Birds, with coverage of manikins, anters, flycatchers, larks, nightingales, wheatear, fauvettes. 22 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo, 419 pages, contemporary full calf, joints rehinged, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 4 (of 20) : covering the Domesticated Animals, especially dogs. 49 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 514 pages, contemporary full calf, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 19 (of 20) : being vol. 9 of The History of Birds, with coverage of avocets, curlews Ibis, grebes, plovers merganser frigate, pelican, sea gulls etc, . 40 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 378 pages, contemporary full calf, joints cracked, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 5 (of 20) : covering a Dissertation on Wild Animals, especially wolves. 64 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 439 pages, contemporary full calf, rear cover detached, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 6 (of 20) : covering a Dissertation on Tigers, Rodents, Bats etc. 65 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 518 pages, contemporary full calf, joints cracked, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 12 (of 20) : being vol. 2 of The History of Birds, with coverage of bustards, turkey pheasants, partridges, pigeons. 27 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Volume One. 1817. Large 4to. Beautifully rebound late-20th Century in a half leather with very attractive unusual nonpareil patterned boards. Gilt titles and raised bands to spine, and with new endpapers. Contents are the 1817 book complete. viii (index at prelims), 682 pp. Hand-coloured plates. All plates present. Occasional small mark but no foxing. Overall clean and bright. No inscriptions. One index page has a tear, but all complete. Binding near-new. VG+. …

Three-Quarter Leather. Condición: Collectible-Good (-). No Jacket. The classic text from the father of all thought regarding natural history in the second half of the 18th century. Includes the first 2 volumes of the 36-volume set regarding the history and theory of the earth and a general history of animals, respectively. Both fold-out plates in volumes 1 are present in terrific condition. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 514 numbered pp (vol 1) and 517 numbered pp (vol 2); HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, red speckled edgestain, portrait frontis (vol 1); back boar disbound but present, front board wiggly but hanging in there, edges tanned, textblock solid and clean. Cover: textured tan cloth w/ sheepskin backstrip and tips, gilt titles to black spineblock, 5 raised bands; substantial shelfwear, extrems well worn, leather worn through, joints cracked. Rebind copy w/ all parts present.…

fine. Condición: Good. Hardcover book in a Nine volume set , Full leather bindings . The first English edition with 262 fine copper-engraved plates. With Preface , notes and additions by the translator. A Good but worn set. Contents generally clean with only light foxing to contents and plates which are all present. Full leather bindings are rubbed and worn to edges and spines with wear and splits along foredge of spine leather. Title labels are present but again are rubbed and worn. The front cover of Volume 1 is detatched with other volume covers loose but still closely attached by the sewing. Armourial Bookplate of the Rev. M.P. LLoyd to front paste-down of each volume. Contemporary signature to title page of Volume 1. A Good set but with worn covers. Pictures available.…

VI, 336, 324, 332, 308 S., mit Illustratioen, Kl.-8° Bände in guter Erhaltung, einbände sauber, an Ecken berieben, oder auch leicht bestoßen, Rückenleder an Buchkanten stellenweise angerissen, im Band 1 Fehlstelle des Leders zum oberen Kapital auf etwa 2,5 Zentimeter, Seiten hell und sauber, nur selten etwas altersfleckig, außer ExLibris im Band 1, sowie Namenseintrag in Band 2 bis 4 auf Einbandinnenseite ohne Einträge, Einbandinnenseiten inm Eckenbereich etwas leimschattig gedunkelt, Buchblöcke fest und kompakt, , Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300 OHalbleder, mit Lederecken, mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln, umlaufender Farbschnitt.…