G D Hale Carpenter (55 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1 page. (SL#129).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Firmly bound blue-green cloth boards without a jacket, some bubbling of the surface of the front and back cover, title on the spine heavily rubbed, some tape residue and scuffing on the front and back paste downs. with a frontispiece in colour and seventeen text figures (illustrator).…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, and bumped corners. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Methuen, 1933 hardback no jacket 1st Edition. ix, 134 pp. Original orange cloth, scuff and light staining to spine and neat name to fep but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. ix, 134 pp. Original cloth. Joints rubbed. Small dent in vertical edge of rear cover. Very Good. This copy does NOT have any library markings. First Edition. Copy of Frank McKinney (signed "D. F. McKinney/ Wadham College/May 1947").

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. 8vo. 1919. 101pp. Folding map. Ex library with ususal library markings. Some corner creasing and grubbiness good only in original blue paper wraps. Wraps torn and creased with some loss, bound in library card covers, with tape to inner hinges, fair. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket issued. 1st Edition. Book - very good (top of spine a little frayed/signatures on ffep). Hardback. 8 insect plates, folding map.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes readers on a fascinating journey into the heart of Africa, where the author delves into the world of Sleeping Sickness, a devastating disease that plagued Uganda in the early 20th century. The book explores the history of the epidemic, tracing its origins and the devastating impact it had on the indigenous population. The author also delves into the complex interplay between the Trypanosome, the microscopic organism that causes the disease, and the Tse-Tse fly, its vector. The book goes beyond a simple scientific study, offering glimpses into the author's experiences as he lived and worked in the affected areas. Readers are treated to vivid descriptions of the stunning natural beauty of Lake Victoria and its islands, as well as fascinating accounts of the local wildlife, from monkeys and hippos to birds and reptiles. The author's detailed observations of the Tse-Tse fly and its habitat shed light on the factors that contribute to the spread of the disease, offering valuable insights into the fight against Sleeping Sickness. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

Duodecimo,134 pp.,fine copy in publisher's cloth, The first book on ecological genetics, uniting fieldwork with laboratory genetics and a minor masterpiece of evolutionary biology.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ix, 134 pp; 2 illus.; 8 pp of ads. Original cloth. Prize bookplate and signature of former owner, else Very Good, without dust jacket. Pp. 103-124 = Ford, 'The Genetics of Mimicry'. Methuen's Monographs on Biological Subjects.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is an ex lib copy & someone has removed all the stamps but you can still see the marks , that said it does not effect the text & the book is very scarce. 322 pp. one fold out map one fold out chart, 28 pp. of adverts for Fisher Unwins books. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. 8vo. 37 pp., Soft Covers, Good with cover detached, spine well worn, small tears, covers stained, creasing, minor losses some minor stains in text block. Illustrations, charts. Signed dedication by author to book's previous owner on cover. Reprint from Reports of the Sleeping Sickness Commission, No. XIV, 1913.…

8vo [23 x 15.5]; xxiv, 333 pp, illustrations including full-page, 2 color plates of butterflies, each with tissue guard and letterpess, tables, folding charts, large folding map, index. original cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on spine, uncut as issued, neate old repair at top of spine, a very good clean copy, interior is fine. Although concentrating on entomology, making important observations on butterflies and flies, the author also describes local botany, birds and mammals, as well as ecologies. An important work. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Quarto. 165 p., 9 halftone plates of photographs of adult butterflies, 1 map, numerous unnumbered diagnostic and distribution tables. Analyzes 137 taxa of this perplexing genus, allocated to eight groups, with a detailed analysis of their characters and distribution, from the Philippines, Celebes, New Guinea, and Australia east to Christmas, Marquesas, and Pitcairn Islands. Good condition; internally clean, bright, and unmarked, some foxed spots on back of last plate. Paper wrappers with marginal darkening, spine rubbed off at head and foot, repaired with internal paper tape. Soft cover; publisher's original printed wrappers. …

London, Zoological Society of London, [1953]. 195,[9]] pp. 1 map. 9 b./w. plts. Softcover. (Transactions of the zoological society of London, 28, part 1).

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in wayside and woodland series format, publisher's leather-effect aqua marine cloth blocked and lettered in gilt and black, gilt backs, radial corners, sprinkled edges, blue tinted photographic end sheets. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 190 pp with colour frontispiece and 17 text figures. Sadly the title page had been removed, however, Warne's date code to the second rear end paper states 722.350, ink name inside. Very Good condition book, in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with small tears to the corners and spine ends, not price clipped, 10/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. WAYSIDE WOODLAND (Series).…

Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with some discolouration. Browning to several prelim pages. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xxiv, 333pp, + ads. 2 coloured plates, map, charts and 87 illustrations. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp 187 + 8 plates and map. Spine a little sun faded.

1st ed. Colour & monochrome plates, charts, tables & map all present. Untrimmed page edges a little 'dusty'; owner's name on title page; green cloth a little darkened on spine, with light wear at board corners, & at head & foot of spine; gilt lettering & decoration on spine a little dull Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket). …

Condition: Near Fine. London 1921. Article at pp. 1-105 in The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1921, removed and rebound in later wraps. Carpenter fed hundreds of insects to monkeys, keeping detailed records of reactions. Near Fine.

Condition: Very Good. xxiv, 333, [1], [32]-ads, 2 col plates, 87 b/w photos, charts, folding map. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, blind-stamped title and tse-tse fly design to front board; corners slightly bumped, fore- and bottom page edges uncut. Very good. From the library of British dipterist, D.J. Greathead (1931-2006), with his name to endpaper. First edition. Two chromolithographic plates of mimetic butterflies by E.C. Knight. An engaging early-20th-century natural history narrative, Carpenter's work records his observations of the flora, fauna, and ecological conditions of the Lake Victoria region made whilst undertaking research on the bionomics of the Tse-tse fly (Glossina palpalis) in Uganda for the London School of Tropical Medicine. Blending scientific insight with travel writing, it offers an important contemporary account of East African biodiversity and one of the period's most accessible studies of the lake's environment and its biological communities. Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter (1882-1953) was a British entomologist and medical doctor. He worked at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and in Uganda, on tse-tse flies and sleeping sickness. His main work in entomology was on mimicry in butterflies, an interest he developed while in Africa. He succeeded E.B. Poulton as Hope Professor of Zoology at Oxford University from 1933 to 1948.…

8vo [23 x 15.5]; xxiv, 333 pp, 87 illustrations including full-page, 2 color plates of butterflies, each with tissue guard and letterpress, tables, folding charts, large folding map. original cloth with gilt lettering and vignette on spine, uncut as issued, light corner wear, light crease on endpaper, else near fine and clean. Although concentrating on entomology, making important observations on butterflies and flies, the author also describes local botany, birds and mammals, as well as ecologies. An important work. A picture of this book is available on request.…