Alan S Parkes (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Protected dust jacket, unclipped. Illustrated. Inscribed " to Tommy Work with all good wishes. Alan Parkes ". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine book in clean, fresh red cloth covers with bright gilt titles to a black panel on the spine. Internally fine and free of inscriptions; very well illustrated. The dust jacket is near fine and not price clipped; one very tiny closed nick. A very attractive copy.…

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. In the Foreword to Off-beat Biologist I promised, threatened might be a better word, a second volume of autobiography. In writing Off- beat, it had become obvious that one volume, even a largish one, would not accommodate all I had to say. In the end, some chapters already written, much of my background and almost all the accounts of professional and other travel were left out of Off-beat, with the intention that they should be integrated as a separate volume, Biologist a! Large. Here it is. Part I deals with the same era as Part I in Offbeat, but with the exception of Chapter 1, from another side of the fence. Part II describes how I came to burst my geographical bonds and start on my travels. Parts Ill-VI further record my visits, mostly professionally based, a few private, which took me to many parts of the world , The seventh and last Part of Biologist at Large introduces some new themes and elaborates on some old ones. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 465 pages. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles on black panel spine. red cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's.; Includes index & appendices; Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Biology; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0951287605. ISBN/EAN: 9780951287606. Inventory No: 2483. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. …

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Professor Parkes writes: With complete failure at school and no more than a second class pass degree as a start, how did I get by? What, I think, saved me was an inquiring mind, an urge to work and entrepreneurial zest, But I was an innovator rather than a consolidator, and once anything I was involved with got off the ground I tended to lose interest and become fertile soil for something else. I was incredibly lucky: World War I robbed me of an education but gave my father the chance to get me to Cambridge without one. I stumbled into reproductive biology in its early days and before this went stale on me, I was stirred up by World War II and the re-birth of the NIMR at Mill Hill. Then came the freezing saga and the olfactory block to conception. Add to these contact with the FPA, the IPPF, WHO, new Societies, new Journals, my move to Cambridge, the Nuffield Unit in Uganda and finally the turtle farm in the Caribbean. There always seemed to be something new I could plunge into. Now having been around a long time, I can take a bird's eye view of a large slice of time and change; six reigns, two World Wars, carriage and pair to space craft, pen and ink to word processor and magic lantern to video. Expecting nothing more personally, I can look back with warm nostalgia on successes and failures, on good times and bad times, on my friends and my colleagues and, above all, on the fun of having lived. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 485 pages. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles on black panel spine. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's.; Includes index & appendices; Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Biology; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0907232051. ISBN/EAN: 9780907232056. Inventory No: 2482. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.…

1976, Natural History, Oxford University Press, 148 p., very good paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Can we choose the sex of our children? Why are more boys born than girls? Does the quality of intercourse affect the chance of having a baby? Human reproduction is cumbersome, prolonged, and rather messy. It is no easy task to unravel the intricate patterns of the cyclic, seasonal and social variations on our sexual activity and our ability to reproduce. This unique account of these patterns, with its clear but entertaining style, will appeal to all from the layman, whose enthusiasm is mainly practical, to the medical student and the General Practiioner, for whom the subject is of professional interest. Sir Alan Parker has had a long and distinguished career, which included election to the Royal Society at the age of 33. He is now an Honorary Fellow of University College London and Christ's College, Cambridge, Chairman of the Galton Foundation, and Chief Scientist for the world's only turtle farm. Library sticker to spine of dust jacket and FEP, stamp on FEP, title page and page block, some sunning to spine of dust jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fascinating autobiography of the long career of the distinguished Biologist, Sir Alan Parkes. 485 Pages. Blue cloth with bright gilt lettering and black ground to spine. jacket not clipped. No inscriptions but a pencilled stock number and price on endpaper. Heavy book (over 1 Kilo) so postage will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Presentation inscription by John Parkes.

Hardback. Condition: nrFine. VG DW. 1st Edition. Red cloth with gold lettering on black title strip to spine. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1100g.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth w gilt title on black to spine in a complete dust-jacket. Illustrated in black and white. Clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Copy in blue cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket lightly creased and chipped along edges. Small booksellers label on front paste down. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates.

Hardcover. Very good condition in dustjacket. 485pp. ISBN-10 0907232051. ISBN-13: 9780907232056.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. Spotting to the top of the closed page edges only. Glazed pictorial unclipped dust wrapper.Sunning to the spine and along the top edge. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 486pp. Clean and bright pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 465 pp. Photos. Index. Spine, corners bumped. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author on the free front endpaper. Heavy book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

1st edn. 2 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue and red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective covers). Pp. 465 [&] 485, illus with b&w photos (previous owner's neat inscription of on front free endpapers).

Maroon Cloth. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. Some Damp staining to the outer cloth and bottom page edges.CONTENTS VERY GOOD.Please Email for further details Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Illustrated with Graphs & Charts (illustrator). Not Signed or Inscribed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1993, hardback in black board covers, 342 pages; please see images for full contents | this copy is clean and appears little read, graded only 'acceptable / fair ' because it has suffered a water spill, resulting in faint tide mark in upper margin and page-rippling throughout (again please see image ); readability is not affected; a compromised by still useable copy | dispatched within two working days by Royal Mail - with tracking for international orders.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt and black title block to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 465 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0951287605 BIOLOGY.…

Maroon Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. Please Email for further details Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Illustrated with Graphs & Charts (illustrator). Not Signed or Inscribed.

Illustr. Paperback. x+148pp. Covers little marked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Clean bright tight copy. Some wear to the dustjacket which has a closed tear to the rear panel. Journal of Biosocial Science Supplement number 5. C00000341.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1929 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 270 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 270 Parkes, A. S. (Alan Sterling), Sir, 1900-.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1929. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 270, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 270 270.…