Search Results: Evolution from Black Cat Hill Books

Reading, MA Addison-Wesley , 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1997); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine. a faint bump to the lower front corner has imparted a mild wrinkle in the cover at that point and to the first forty pages or so; the binding is somewhat cocked; the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.1 x 6.35 x 1.15 inches). xii, 533 pages. Illustrated with drawings, designs, graphs, and tables in black & white. Color half title page.… Read More

Cleveland, OH World Publishing: Meridian , 1959. Paperback First Edition Thus, Seventh Printing [1970]. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: several pages mid-text have been dog-eared; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the wrapper covers; the price has been neatly removed from the front corner; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 399pp. First Edition Thus, Seventh Printing [1970]. Trade Paperback. This superb study is at once a portrait of two great minds, a description of the genesis and dissemination of an idea, and a brilliant evocation of the era that saw the birth of the theory of evolution. A beautiful and exciting job - certainly the best attempt to look at Darwin and Huxley in the social and intellectual context of their time.

Leipzig, Germany Chr. Herm. Tauchnitz, 1909. Hardcover Very Good+: shows only the most minute indications of use. Mild rubbing to marbled boards; light shelfwear; some scuffing along the outside edge of the front panel; owner's name rubber stamped at front free endpaper and title page. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 482pp. 44 illustrations in Text; 12 Tables and 7 Fold-out Maps. Marbled Boards with Quarter Cloth & Gilt Titles on pastedown Field at backstrip. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Paris, France Librairie Felix Alcan, 1920. Hardcover Very Good: moderate wear to extremities; pages tanned with age; former owner's name stamped at front flyleaf and at title page; scattered underlining and marginalia in pencil; binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 403pp. Half red cloth. Decorated endpapers. Marbed boards. Hardback: Quarter Cloth with Marbled Boards.

New York, NY Harper and Brothers, 1953. Hardcover First Edition USA [1953], so stated. Very Good+ in Good DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use; just a touch of wear to extremities; the pages show barely discernible tanning, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows wear to the extremities, which includes numerous tears of various lengths, which have been tape repaired from the reverse side; a tiny chip at the bottom edge of the rear panel; mild rubbing; very faint, but pervasive soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the price is unclipped. Overall, remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable in a well-worn, but intact DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. x, 182pp. First Edition [1953], so stated. Hardback with DJ. A world famous biologist provides a brilliant, invigoratinig answer to those who argue that man is a helpless victim of forces beyond his control.