Search Results: Natural History & Science from Knickerbocker Books

Munchen: Im Selbstverlage Des Verfassers, 1913. 1913. NEAR FINE. A 141-page Mathematical Treatise in lovely decorative hardcover binding with batik marbled paper over boards, cloth spine strip and corners, and pasted paper label with title on front cover. (Likely handbound.) Pages clean, the only marking is previous owner's name Dr. Paul Stauber) neatly penned to top corner of title page, and a few scattered light pencilings. Soft crease to top outside page corners. Cover is clean, lightly edge rubbed, slight toning along top margin and a short scuff to the title label. Binding secure and solid. A few sheets of meticulously penned notes are laid into the back of the book (in German). 7-1/4 x 10-1/2". First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Large 8vo.

Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2007. 2007 Stated First Univ. of Virginia Press Edition, First printing with full number line. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine as is the hardcover of gray paper-covered boards with a light tan cloth spine. Title is gilt-stamped on spine. Hinges and binding tight and straight. Jacket is clean and complete. Slight shelf rub to jacket but no stains, tears, creases or chips. Price was not printed on jacket. "If in the future we are to secure the survival of the natural world we need more than ever Richard Mabey's passionate and excited exploration of why it is worth saving not only for its sake but also for ours." - Tim Dee, from the Times Literary Supplement. 6 x 8-1/2".[x] + 232 text pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.