Norman E Himes (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Irving Geis (illustrator0 (illustrator). First Edition, Later Printing. Sixth printing, October 1942 "With the medical collaboration of Abraham Stone, M.D.; introduction by Robert L. Dickinson, M.D.; foreword by Havelock Ellis." Dark blue covers with gold printing and embossed title on front cover; some wear on edges, especially top of spine. Previous owner's stamp on front and back endpapers. 254 pp., b/w illustrations; browning, unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Blue cloth covered boards with faded spine titles; mild wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Endpapers and pages toning; interior clean and unmarked; 254 pages.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Number 164 of a limited edition of 500 copies of which 375 are for sale. 327 pages. Volume has drawn moisture from lower edge. Covers are faded along edges and over spine. End leaves show a little red dye along lower edges. Most contents show wrinkle and light tide marks along lower two inches. There is no sticking of pages, and all text is clear and bright. Volume remains tight.

Condition: Good. 1940. First British edition. 248 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 254 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt on spine. Gilt a little rubbed. Spine cloth a little darkened. Some yellowing to edge of text.

weicher Einband. Condition: Ausreichend. 1. - 5. Tausend. Heft mit Schutzumschlag, 20 x 14,5cm, 153 Seiten, Cover geknickt, Papier nachgedunkelt und etw fleckig, ordentlicher altersgem. Zustand. 150 gr.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Good, tight copy. Minor spotting to outside top and side paper edges.

Condition: Good. 1950. Hardcover. 251pp Some foxing , Edges worn and torn on dust jacket. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Slight tanning along interior spine fold on both back and front interiors. Major developments in the field of contraception throughout the ages and cultures?.

Condition: Very Good. 28 pp., Original paper wrappers (Paperback), spine faded, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1940 First Edition. Size octavo, 248 pages including index. Green cloth covered boards with yellow titles to the spine, top page edge green, with green and cream dust jacket. Book condition near fine, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, else fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition very good plus, corners rubbed, head of spine slightly chipped with sl. loss, spine slightly sunned, rear panel a little toned, else fine, not price clipped.

México, Editorial Diana, 1961.Características: Pasta dura en tela editorial en buen estado. 263 p. Libro.

19x14. 263 pgs. (M3995).

8vo, original cloth, [liv], 521pp. Crude illustrations. A decent, useable copy of this reprint of the original 1936 edition.

Condition: Good. 1950. Hardcover. 251pp Some foxing , Edges worn and torn on dust jacket. Not a first edition copy. . . .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Schocken Books, 1970. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with shelf and edgewear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Reprint. 8vo. liii, [1], 521, [1] pp. 27 figs., index; pages 327-332 damaged at head & creased (no text loss). Cloth, dust-jacket; jacket worn. Good. First issued in 1936. Norman Edwin Himes, Harvard educated, was an American sociologist and economist and Professor at Colgate University, known for his work on the medical history of contraception. Alan F. Guttmacher has contributed additions to the original text. Garrison and Morton 1662.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Thus. Type: Book 521 pp., midnight blue cloth bdg. with gold-stamped titling in red box on spine. Illustrated throughout with in text b/w diagrams, facsimiles, figures and tables. Renowned classic history of contraception that gathers relevant material on virtually every known culture and presented in an exhaustive manner, a survey of contraceptive usages of societies from 1850 B.C. to 1935 A.D. at which point new methods of population control began to emerge. The introduction does provide an account of major developments since. (light shelf wear, paper slightly yellowed at edges, small inscription on inner front board, very clean and tight copy)DJ(chipped along edges and corners, spine and edges slightly yellowed & soiled)Please contact us directly for a full description. Photo scan available upon request. Photo scan available. Shipments to USA, USPS via Canada Post Express; FREE OF CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGE.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Peter Oldenburg (Cover Design) (illustrator). 521 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Stains on bottom edge.

Brossurato, Segni Di Lettura, Segni Sui Tagli, Nel Complesso Buona Copia.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A key reissue of a foundational text in social and demographic history, reproducing Francis Place's Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population, the first work in the English language to advocate birth control as a practical social policy. Written in response to Malthus, Place's arguments mark an early and influential shift in thinking on population and poverty. This 1967 reprint of the 1930 edition includes an authoritative introduction and critical notes by Norman E. Himes, together with unpublished letters and contemporary critiques. From the library of William St Clair, with his ownership signature, the volume remains an important scholarly reference and association copy. Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population, by Francis Place. Being the First Work on Population in the English Language Recommending Birth Control, Now Exactly Reproduced with an Introduction demonstrating Francis Place as the Founder of the Modern Birth Control Movement, Together with Unpublished Letters of Place of Birth control, Coleridge's Criticisms of Malthus' View on Birth Control. Critical and Textual Notes by Norman E. Himes.  Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature to first blank free endpaper and some minor pencil annotations. Please see our other listings for related works. Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London. This being a 1967 reprint of the 1930 edition text. A near fine maroon cloth hardback with gilt titles to front and spine. Cover is crisp and clean.  The text is lovely - clean and bright throughout, with a couple of pages with minor production creases. Some light markings to top edge of text block. Text in English. 354pp. Weight approximately 690g (unpacked). Dimensions: Approximately 222mm high x 145mm wide x 35mm deep.

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. 521 pp, indexes, extensive bibliography. Wraps rubbed, edge and corner wear. Top corner half-title page clipped, interior unmarked. Spine straight, faintly creased.

Gamut Press, New York 1963. liii, 521 pp. Publisher's cloth, no jacket. Fine condition.

Condition: BUONO USATO. Problemi e documenti ITALIANO Brossura editoriale, copertina con gialliture e aloni di umido al margine, leggera dissolvenza, velature di polvere, tracce d'uso, mancanza seria al piano post., trad. di O. Avenati, vol. n. 23 della collana, discreto l'aspetto esterno, buone le condizioni interne. Numero Pagine 654.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. One of 450 copies. First edition thus. Internally clean and bright. Externally rubbed and moderately soiled along edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 521pp; Covers clean with very slight creasing, pages age-toned, remainder mark to bottom edge, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Medical history of contraception. Medical Foreword by Robert Latou Dickinson, M.D. Preface by Christopher Tietze, M.D. Illustrated.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VERY GOOD. First Edition Thus with the lengthy preface by Alan Guttmacher, President of Planned Parenthood and himself a scholar of the history and uses of contraception and 'a distinguished gynecologist and spokesman for population and birth control.' liii, 521pp. Sewn binding in Navy cloth, gilt spine lettering blocked in red. Offsetting to endpaper gutters, a bit thumed, front hinge starting but still holding strong, sound and square otherwise with no markings; DJ tips worn with some loss around the tips, wrapped in mylar.

Condition: BUONO USATO. IED. Problemi e documenti ITALIANO Brossura editoriale in cartoncino flessibile plastificato. Ritratto fotografico dell' Autore al piatto posteriore. Pagine in buono stato, con leggere bruniture, così ai tagli. Prefazione di Alan F. Guttmacher. Introduzione di Robert L. Dickinson. Traduzione di Orietta Avenati. Volume n. XXIII ( 23 ) della collana. Numero Pagine 654.

Condition: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: copertina leggermente logorata e macchiata Condizioni dell'interno: Tracce di umidita'.