Guppy Nicholas (44 results)

Hard Cover; Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. s4 9"x10ĵ"; 183 pages; Hard cover with pictorial cover; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details.

Condition: Good. 1961. 1961 Reprint. 365 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good +. First Penguin Edition. G+, Edgewear, small spine tear, creases, ink name blacked out on first page, browning/NO DUST JACKET. "Nicholas Guppy penetrated the upper waters of the Rio Alto-Trombetas to bring back this report". 366 pages, including index and glossary. Illustrated with photographs. Penguin 1650. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated. No dj, shelf wear and marks on boards, creasing along spine, wear and knocks at extremities, some play in hinges, mild staining and tanning on sides, otherwise good. 800 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. Edgewear and a nickel-sized chip to jacket. Price-clipped.

1958. South America, Native Americans. John Murray. 375p., y good boards and very good dust jacket.

1958, first US edition. South America, Native Americans. E. P. Dutton & Co. 375 p., y good cloth and good dust jacket with minor edge and corner wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 276 pages. The dust jacket is a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 375 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 375 pages. Photographic jacket over green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Includes photographic plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper, mostly erased. Text block edges are a little tanned and foxed with minor scratches. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Slightly mottled and dusty overall. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt is bright. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. Out of print. Binding is cloth boards.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Some creasing on cover. Pages tanning. Owner name and library stamp inside. B/w photos. Index (B/s Ll).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition large 8vo, illustrated. Much wear, closed tears, small loss to unclipped jacket, green boards sound binding, partial toning to eps, very good internal condition thereafter. An interesting note: the small fish the guppy was named after the author's grandfather, a prominent ichthilogist.

Condition: DISCRETO. NOTA:Timbro Ex Libris in antiporta. / Milano, Bompiani Ed. cm.13,5x21, pp.358, 16 tavole bianco e nero fuori testo ed una carta, legatura editoriale cartonata, Traduz.di Anna Bacigalupo.

Rilegato. Condition: buono. Frontespizio: Attraverso le foreste dell'Amazzonia del nord. Con 16 fotografie e 1 cartina. Traduzione dall'inglese di Anna Bacigalupo. In-8° picc., pp. 358 con 16 ill. fot. b/n su 12 tavv. f.t. e 1 cartina b/n n.t. Cart. edit. verde acqua con croci su onde marine in oro impresse al piatto, tit. verde acqua su tass. oro al ds., sovr. lucida bianca ill. con dis. in bicromia di Iliprandi, tit. nero al piatto e al ds., ill. in rosso di Iliprandi al ds., sguardie ill. con cartina b/n dell'Amazzonia, fascetta edit. conservata. Strappetti alla sovr., ingialliture diffuse.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition.

1st edition. Good copy in gilt-blocked plain boards. Spine torn (but inserted inside), covers somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. * Estimated year of publication. Physical Description; 358 p., [6] c. di tav. : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Guyana Descrizioni e viaggi. Amazzonia del nord. America latina, viaggi. Guyana, viaggi. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. may require extra postage. shelf wear on the boards. contents are a bit foxed. ownership inscriptions. book easily presents as very good condition. soundly bound and intact. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1st edition. Good copy in gilt-blocked plain boards. Spine torn (but inserted inside), covers somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. * Estimated year of publication. Physical Description; 358 p., [6] c. di tav. : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Guyana Descrizioni e viaggi. Amazzonia del nord. America latina, viaggi. Guyana, viaggi. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp 276 clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper worn.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is the first edition in Penguin of the book first published in 1958 in hardback by John Murray.Wia-Wai is the first account of a genuine exploration in a region which is still almost unknown [in 1958]Nicholas Guppy penetrated the upper waters of the Rio Alto-Trombetas to bring this report. Well illustrated with black and white full page plates.including some of the traditional artefaacts. 366pp inc index and glossary 18cm x 11cm. Sl marked pictorial covers and sl browned towards edges of some pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First U.K. Edition. Signed & inscribed by Nicholas Guppy to the previous owner on the front fixed end page. Signed additionally on the title page. 1st UK edition. Hardbound in clipped dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Green cloth with dustjacket. Illustrated in black and white. Text in English. XII+375 pp. Book condition: Very Good. Dustjacket worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners and folds rubbed, price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 375pp, lavishly illustrated. The story of anthropologist, botanist, explorer and art dealer Nicholas Guppy's (1925-2012), stay amongst the Wai-Wai, the reputed White Indians of legend and a tribe 'untouched by civilisation, marvellous in the beauty of their painted bodies and feather ornaments', in the remote regions of the upper Essequibo river on the Brazilian border. Guppy describes the tribe's complicated system of values, myths and expression, free from the neuroses and strains of 'civilised' societies, and explains how they tackle economic, social, sexual, artistic and psychological problems. A classic of anthropology.

Ephemera for an undated exhibition. Features text Nicholas Guppy. Single sheet folded twice to create 6 pages. Features a checklist and 1 black and white illustration. A very good copy with some light wear. Uncommon ephemera.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher: E. P. Dutton, New York, 1958.First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE hardcover book in GOOD dust-jacket. The spine of the dj has three inches missing from the bottom portion. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped ($5.95). Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:

Condition: Good. Title: Wai-WaiThrough the Forests of the AmazonAuthor: Nicholas GuppyPublisher: John Murray, LondonPublication date: 1958Binding: hardback clothIllustrated: yesPages: 375Description / Condition: Wear/tears to jacket; price clipped.?Light?wear to boards. Light foxing to pages with edge spotting in places. A nice copy.