Origin Of Things

New York: A.A. Wyn, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Eva Lips. Stated Copyright by A.A. Wyn Inc., 1947 with no additional printings/editions listed. Very good hardcover with a good dust jacket from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; rust red colored boards are very good with very light wear, slight wrinkling at… Read more about this item

New York A. A. Wyn, 1947, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing, this is the original full text. Illustrations by Eva Lips, such as drawings of four methods of kindling the fire by peoples around the world. -- Hardcover, 496 pages. Condition: very good (bookplate; no jacket).

George G. Harrap & Co., 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. First Published. 420 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing… Read more about this item

New York: A. A. Wyn, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Burnt orange cloth boards. Corners bumped, edges relatively straight. Faded gilt lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Spine roll. Darkening to edges of textblock. Age-tanning to endpapers. Darkening at hinges. Light dampstain at bottom edge of textblock, very light warping at hinge. Otherwise, some minimal foxing… Read more about this item

A A Wyn, 1947. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, blue cloth lettered gilt to the spine, lacking dust jacket, pin sized hole to the foot of the spine, a tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, illustrated throughout, 496pp.

New York: A. A. Wyn, Inc., 1947. 496p., bibliography, index, illustrations, previous owner's name on ffep, original brown cloth with gilt spine titles, VG.. First Edition. Illus. by Lips, Eva. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: A.A. Wyn, Inc, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Blue cloth boards, octavo, illustrated in b&w. Book has rubbing and mild edgewear to boards and spine, binding tight, small previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked, mild soil and foxing to edges of block, faint mustiness.