Science And Medicine from Aquila Books

Vancouver, B. C.: Social Credit Publishing Co., 1934. Octavo. No dust-jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering and design on facade and spine. Edges trimmed. NEEDS EDITING</p><p>An introduction to Douglas' social credit. This copy signed by Tutte and inscribed to Manchest Boddy, publisher of the Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News. 1934

London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1884. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 12mo. Original blue cloth with black decorations and lettering stamped to the front board; gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine. Black endpapers. All edges have been stained blue to match the boards. 19 black and white illustrations throughout the text. Boards and… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1897. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. vii, 360pp. Octavo. Bound in original brown cloth with gold gilt lettering to spine. Colored endpapers. Illustrated throughout with 82 black-and-white figures. Period bookplate to front pastedown. Minor rubbing to extremities, bumping to head and base of spine; overall a tight and attractive copy. very good… Read more about this item

Geneva: Typis & Sumptibus Samuelis Chouet, 1657. Undetermined. very good. 1344, (28), (4), 418pp. Folio. Bound in light-brown calf leather, blind stamped spine with elaborate gilt decoration. Raised bars on spine. Gilt title on spine on red leather backing, gilt volume number in green leather backing. Marble endpapers. Light foxing throughout. Top right corner water stained through entire… Read more about this item

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1930. Undetermined. very good. 2nd printing. x,194,(1)pp. Octavo. Original beige cloth with black lettering to front and spine. Photos and diagrams throughout. Minor soiling to front board, soiling to back board. very good First American book on Television to be issued for public sale. 1930

London: Temple Press Limited, 1950. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. viii, 164pp. 12mo. Light blue cloth covered boards with navy lettering on spine. Slight wear and fading to ends of spine and corners. Very subtle hint of a bow to front board. Clean, tight text block through out. Rich with many black and white photographs and diagrams. In… Read more about this item

London: Cambridge University Press, 1900. Undetermined. near fine. reprinted edition. 88pp. Tall octavo. Original blue cloth; spine title in gilt. Crown and foot lightly bumped; corners rubbed. Some small rubs to boards. Endpapers somewhat age toned with some foxing. Some pencil notations in text. Textblock tight; interior bright. near fine Collection of edited lectures orginally published… Read more about this item

London: Edward Stanford, 1889. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. (4), 36 double pagepp. Elephant folio. (58 X 37 cm.) Original portfolio case with original printed paper label. Case a bit worn but overall in excellent condition. Contents are in fine condition. very good Rare in any edition especially so in this first edition. … Read more about this item

London: British Museum, 1987. Hardcover. near fine. 1st edition. viii,747 pp. Original red, gilt decorated cloth. Frontis piece. Single page Figure. A very nice new copy in the original clear plastic wrapper. near fine Darwin's Notebooks are a fasinating insite into his scientific thinking and his development of the theory of natural selection. … Read more about this item

London: MacMillan and Co., 1898-1903. Undetermined. very good. 1st UK Edition. xv,606; xi,612; xi,622,(2); xii,689,(2); (8),90,(2)pp. Tall octavo. Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge somewhat dust soiled. Vol. 1 Frontis, 32 plates; Vol. 2 Frontis, 39 plates; Vol. 3 Frontis, 30 plates and 2 maps.; Vol. 4 Frontis and 28… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1936. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. xxxi,521pp. Octavo. Illustrated with photos and charts. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Front hinge cracked at title page. Covers slightly rubbed. very good 1936

Chichester: John Willey & Sons, r1978. Hardcover. fine. 1st Edition. xvii,668pp. Octavo. Diagrams, etc in text. Original navy blue cloth; name stamp on front free endpaper. fine Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1976 directed by W. H. McCrea and S. K., Runcorn. 1978

London: Edward Arnold, 1930. Hardcover. good to very good. 1st edition. xii,172pp. Signed note with the author's compliments and envelope laid in loosely. XII,172. Octavo. No illustrations. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Damp marking to front and back cover near top edges and spine. Chips to edges of dust jacket. good to very good… Read more about this item

Newark, N. J.: Jennings & Hardman, Steam Printers and Bookbinders, 1875. Wrappers. very good. 1st thus. 23pp. Octavo. Original gray wrappers. Small stain to back top edge of wrapper, most likely from a rusty paperclip. Minor chipping to back bottom edge. No tears and text is clean. very good Originally printed in the the… Read more about this item

London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1844. Hardcover. very good. 9th Edition. xii,767pp;10 appx.pp. Octavo. Half calf with raised bands, gilt decorations; with marble boards. Leather corners worn; contents with minor foxing. very good Illustrating the symptons,causes and correct treatment of the diseases to the human frame. 1844

Boston: William White and Company, r1872. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. x,[11]-216pp. Small Octavo in original black cloth and pale yellow coated endpapers. Not illustrated, several words highlighted on one page else clean, tight copy. Rare in the 1st Edition. very good Warren Felt Evans (1817-1889) was a follower of Phineas P. Quimby, founder of the… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934. Undetermined. good to very good. 1st Edition. 271pp. 12mo (approximately 18.8cm tall) in original black cloth. Not illustrated. Very minor rubbing to extremties, internally a clean copy. Scarce, especially so in the 1st Edition. good to very good The story of Kitchen's attempts to bring meaning to his personal life and his… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1874-1875-1876. Hardcover. very good. later editions. 2p.l.,659;2p.l.,586;2p.l.,ii,455pp. Three volumes Large Octavo. 10 chromolithograph plates (including frontispieces in first 2 volumes), one engraved frontispiece, plates, and illustrations in text from wood engravings, and colour maps (in first volume). Matching original leather spine, with raised bands and red cloth boards with stamped decorative rules, all… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1861. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 256pp. + 16pp. (publisher's catalogue)pp. Small Octavo (approximately 19.2 cm tall). Illustrations in text. Original pebbled green cloth with blindstamped ruled borders on front and back covers, gilt vignette on front and brown coated endpapers. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded; minor stains to… Read more about this item

London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1887. Undetermined. good to very good. 4th edition Revised and corrected. xiv,346pp. + platespp. Small Quarto in original blindstamped blue cloth with gilt level on a tripod on spine and dark brown coated endpapers with 42 plates (many folding). Wear to extremities with tender hinges. good to very good … Read more about this item