Skaife s (135 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The cover has brown cloth with goldtone letters and a vignette. The three parts titles are Among the Insects, Among the Birds, and Under the Sea. Numerous, b/w photos and illustrations. In the story, the children are shrunk to be smaller than the insects, birds and sea life. The spine strip has faded a little, and its words are no longer legible. About a fourth of the cloth has sheen loss. The free endpapers have darkened; the front one has an owner's name and the year 1932. One page margin has a 1 in. x 5/8 in. chip. One page margin has a 1 in., peeled tear that is tipped back together with glue. Scans e-mailed upon request.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. First Edition. Forty-four beautilful color plates,469 pages. Corners bumped, former owner's name on ffep, binding shaken but still intact, tattered tape repaired dust jacket in a new mylar cover. Comprehensive zoology study of South Africa.…

Condición: Good. 1963. First Edition. 199 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue pictorial cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Condición: Good. Second Edition. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. …

Condición: Good. Light wear to boards. Pages tanned with spotting. DJ has some edge wear and a few marks/.

Condición: Fair. 1961. First Edition. 178 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Clean pages, illustrations and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscriptions to front pastedown and free endpaper. Frontispiece is detached but still present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price sticker to flap. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. …

Condición: Good. 1963. First Edition. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Grey illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Clean pages, plates and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards.…

217 x 139 mm; saddle-stitched pictorial wraps; pp. 44; line drawings in text; black-and-white photographic portrait of the author; very light scattered foxing. Good condition. An absolutely fascinating series of radio lectures on ants and termites, by the greatest authority. The talks have such themes as "The Most Pernicious Ant in the World", "How do Ants find their Way?", "Drug Addiction Among Ants", "Separate Development Among Ants", "The Abode of Perpetual Night" and "The Succession to the Throne".…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Sydney Harold Skaife was an eminent South African entomologist and naturalist. This is the third of his stories for children. Dr.Tertius gives his grandchildren, Bunty and Bobby, a miniaturisation drug so that they can explore under the sea in a tiny submarine. Illustrated with "photographic evidence" including a frontis with tissue guard. Front free endpaper missing otherwise in very good bright condition.…

Original cloth, pp. (vii) + 250, illustrations. Endpapers and edges lightly foxed, name on the front pastedown endpaper, bookseller's blind-stamp on the front free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Book condition: fine; no dust jacket; Science Natural History ; Animals.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Part 3 only. No edition or date stated. Publication of 92 pages. There is bold black lettering on the spine and on the front cover. The boards are in good condition. There is light foxing on the first and last pages. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 279 pages (complete). Dust jacket shelf rubbed, a bit torn and marked. Boards shelf rubbed and a bit insect damaged. Insect damage on front and back end pages. However, it is still in a very good condition, tightly bound and intact. Ex-library. Revised edition.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF16] MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

8vo; original black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; no dustwrapper; pp. viii + (ii) + 387, incl. index; plates, incl. colour; line drawings in text. Light wear to extremities; gift inscription to front pastedown; some foxing to edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. First edition of this natural history classic. "This book, written in language as simple as is consistent with scientific accuracy, is intended mainly for the amateur student of natural history, for the farmer, gardener and householder who wish to know something about the numerous insect friends and foes they see about them. . The insects are dealt with in systematic order, beginning with the most primitive, and the arrangement given in A. D. Imms' well-known Textbook of Entomology is followed, except for the highest orders.".…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With an Introduction by Professor F. Clarke. Illustrated throughout by the Author. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Undated c1936?? Publication of 281 pages. The boards are are a little shelf rubbed and minor scuffed marks. On the early and last few pages there is minor insect damage. The last page is a little 'browned', the remaining pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Small tears on jacket.Previous ownership inscription.Light tanning.Well bound.Good copy with 44 pages in full colour.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Tall. 2nd impression. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally clean. Tightly bound. r*10/09/2026. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. No edition stated. Publication of 44 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and a minor tear alongside the spine of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Original cloth, worn and a little marked, pp. viii + (2: blank) + 387, text-illustrations, plates, some in colour. Fair condition, a little foxing, a few corners curled.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Some wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges a little creased and worn, some small nicks and rips, Underjacket in good condition, some light wear to edges and corners, Top and bottom of spine a little bumped, Internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.…

Blue Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition of This 1962 Edition. Please email for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Line Drawings By the Author (ilustrador). Not Signed or Inscribed.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. First Edition. Jacket,boards and a few pages are chipped due to dampness.Text not affected.Award plate.Excellent binding.Very poor copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Condición: Fair. Book 5 only. The wraps are edge worn, chipped, sunned, marked. Tanning, small closed tear, minor marks within the book. Aside from this, it is still in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condición: Good. No Edition Remarks. 387 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains in-text monochromatic illustrations throughout. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. …

Hardback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Scientific Book Club edition hardback, 1962, with unclipped jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dj rubbed and nicked to edges; blue cloth boards clean but a couple of slight bumps to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Retains the original Book Club's free gift flyer. Not an old library book. Photograph available.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Corner unclipped, some wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges and corners creased and worn, a few small nicks, some light wear to covers and spine, corners a little bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine a little bumped and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Undated. the boards are edge worn and shelf rubbed. a bit torn on the edges. marked. foxing. some tanning. previous owner's lengthy inscription. tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. The boards are shelf rubbed and marked.Some foxing.One price notation.Previous owner's inscriptions.Well bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Undated, circa 1930. 2nd edition. the boards are shelf rubbed. tanning. light marks. ownership inscription. well bound. good copy.[S.Nor]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Name of the previous owner scratched out and re-written on the front free end paper page. Three parts bound together (3 Books bound in 1). Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. No edition or date stated. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and the edges are slightly frayed. There is a small corner piece missing on the front free end paper page. There is foxing on the first and last pages. With a few minor marks within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding has skillfully been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…