New York & Philadelphia: Published by J.J. Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, 1840-1844. First Octavo Edition. Complete in seven volumes. Bound in contemporary half green morocco and marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Half titles present in all volumes, lists of additional subscribers at..... More
New York: V.G. Audubon, 1849, 1851, 1854. First octavo edition. Complete in three volumes. 20th century leather with marbled paper, spines lettered in gilt. With all 155 beautiful hand colored plates present. Near Fine with contents generally very bright, some small scratches to spines and light wear along edges, front..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1915. First edition. Signed by Walter Cannon on the front free endpaper, "With cordial regards." xiii, 311 pp. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very Good with darkened spine lettering, worn tips, diagonal crease to ffep, lacking dust jacket. Quite rare..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First edition, first printing stated. A review copy, with publisher's slip laid in. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth stamped in gilt, with yellow topstain. About Fine, with light foxing to textblock edge and faint rubbing to cloth at tips. In a Near Fine unclipped..... More
L. I. New York: Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, 1953. First edition. Contains the first publication of a paper by Watson and Crick, which was presented by Watson at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium, marking the first full account either Watson or Crick delivered on their discovery of the structure..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First edition. Signed by Francis Crick, inscribed to evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, "For Stephen Jay Gould / Best wishes, Francis Crick." xiv, 317, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth and paper-covered boards. Fine in Fine dust jacket. An excellent association between the..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871. First American edition. Complete in two volumes, both dated 1871 on the title pages, with postscript at front of Volume II. Good. CLoth soiled and darkened, rubbed at extremities with chipping at spine ends. Pages toned. Pencil notations, staple punctures and remnants of..... More
London: John Murray, 1881. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Darkening to spine cloth and slight tear at head. Foxing to textblock edge, preliminary and terminal sheets. Previous owner name in pencil to front paste down. Darwin's final..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1846. First American edition, first printing. Two volumes, bound in publisher's original brown ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and decorated in blind. Near Fine. Light wear to cloth at extremities, rubbing, light soiling. Previous owner private ex-libris bookplate and rubber ownership stamp to front..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. First American edition, first printing, first issue with two quotes opposite the title page. 432 pp. Bound in publisher's green pebbled cloth decorated in blind, titles in gilt on the spine, original coated brown endpapers, folding chart intact. A Near Fine copy, expertly..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. First American edition, first printing. First issue with two quotes opposite the title page. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth decorated in blind, with titles in gilt on the spine, fold out chart intact.Very Good with moderate rubbing to cloth, shallow wear at..... More
London: John Murray, 1860. Second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand" listed on the title page. Bound in publisher's original green cloth decorated in blind and stamped in gilt. Very Good or better with light wear to cloth at extremities, corners softened. Free endsheets are replaces somewhat sympathetically, owner name..... More
London: John Murray, 1888. Sixth edition, thirty-fifth thousand. An unusually fresh copy, bound in publisher's original green cloth ruled in blind and stamped in gilt, with folding lithographic diagram. Near Fine with light wear to cloth, small series of spots to the fore edge. A bright and sharp example. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1970. Signed. First edition, first printing. A fantastic association copy linking two titans of evolutionary biology, inscribed by Theodosius Dobzhansky "To Stephen Jay Gould with compliments and reminiscences of the conference of the American Academy May 24, 1974." Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket..... More
London: Collins, 1954. First edition. xvi, 320 pp. with color photo frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering. Former owner's name written on front free endpaper, else Fine in price-clipped dust jacket, spine toned, shelf worn. #28 in the New Naturalist monograph series. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. First edition, first printing. Signed by Dian Fossey on the title page and inscribed to former owners. Near Fine, with lean to spine, in a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing and fading to spine, light edge wear with several short tears, and light..... More
[np]: [No Publisher], 1995(?). A presentation set with three volumes signed by Gajdusek and inscribed in 1995 to evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, with an inscribed 8" x 11" sheet listing the volumes (apparently a fraction of the voluminous journals of the author) laid in. A Year in the Middle..... More
New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1993. First edition, first printing. Signed by Stephen Jay Gould and inscribed to a former owner on the half-title page. Bumping to crown of spine, else Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with bumping to crown, light fading to spine, light..... More
New York: Harmony Books, 1996. First edition. Signed by Stephen Jay Gould on front free endpaper. [xii], 244 pp. Publisher's cloth and boards, spine lettered in gilt. Small ding to front board, else Fine in Fine dust jacket, small "Autographed Edition" sticker. More
Cambridge, MA & London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1977. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original brownish-red cloth with spine lettered in silver. Fine in an About Fine price-clipped dust jacket with touches of edge wear. A fantastic copy. More
London: The Casanova Society, 1926. First British edition. x, 183 pp. Copy #313 of 1,500 copies on deckle-edged laid watermarked paper; original cloth-backed paper boards. Good+ in like dust jacket. Bumped corners, split hinge at p. 96, foxing to terminals and dust jacket, the latter having some edge wear and..... More
![Item #140940567 [Gray's Anatomy] Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical. Henry Gray, H. V. Carter](/pictures/thumb/140940567.jpg?v=1605414252)
London: John W. Parker and Son, 1858. xxxii, 750 pp. First edition, first printing. Bound in twentieth-century quarter morocco; bound without ads. Sunning to spine, rubbing or light scuffing to rear cover. Contents toned, with occasional and discrete markings from previous owner and several leaves repaired. The very first publication..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. First edition. Signed by Anthony Hallam and inscribed to evolutionary biologist and writer Stephen Jay Gould, "To Steve With best wishes to a courageous friend and ardent hopes for full recovery [signed] Tony." x, 182 pp. Navy cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in Fine original..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. First edition. x, 245, [3, chart] pp. Original orange cloth. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with light wear. The first book by the acclaimed nature writer and entomologist. Color chart of bumblebees of North and Central America at rear. More
Lowville, NY: Published and Sections Prepared by the Author. Twelve volumes of 14, lacking volumes 9 & 14. In publisher's original green cloth slipcases decorated in blind and lettered in gilt and black with clasps and chemise holding text bound in original wrappers and unbound cards with wood specimens of..... More