Royal J Davis (22 results)

Hardcover. Stated first edition, dark red cloth, gold lettering, paste-on pictorial, no dj, edges rubbed, ex-lib. Presidents; 29204.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Davis, Alexandra J. (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Davis, Alexandra J. (illustrator).

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

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

Magazine. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is the February 1925 issue (Vol. XI No. 6) of "The Standard: Published to Promote Ethical Thinking & to Encourage Better Ways of Living" edited by Felix Adler and published by The American Ethical Union out of New York City. A stapled magazine measuring 6-3/4" by 10" and containing 36 pages including front and rear covers. Small, round, faint clear-embossed stamp of the Colorado College Library to front cover. Containing articles and Ethical Movement news, the articles are: Passionate Longing for a Better World by Felix Adler; Depreciation of Theological Values by Algernon S. Crapsey; Some Real Fundamentals of Religion by Alfred W. Martin; Race and Nationality in South Africa by Harry Snell; Does Experience Teach? by Henry Neumann; American Labor - What of the Future? by John H. Randall, Jr.; Newspaper Ideals by Royal J. Davis (a book review of "Joseph Pulitzer: His Life & Letters" by Don C. Seitz). Felix Adler (1851-1933) was a social reformer and rationalist who founded the Society of Ethical Culture in 1877 and the American Ethical Union in 1889; Algernon S. (Sidney) Crapsey (1847-1927) was an American Episcopal clergyman who was charged with heresy and found guilty and subsequently defrocked in 1906 for "openly, advisedly, publicly and privately utter, avow, declare, and teach doctrines contrary to those held and received by the church"; H. (Harry) Snell (1865-1944) was a British politician, socialist, and member of the National Secular Society who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald and Winston Churchill, and as the Labour Party's leader in the House of Lords in the late 1930s; Henry Neumann (1882-1966) became leader of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture in 1911 and was one of the editors of The Standard (later The Ethical Outlook); John H. (Herman) Randall Jr. (1899-1980) was an American philosopher and member of the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University.…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condition: New. Print on Demand. Davis, Alexandra J. (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Only. 12mo. Good with corner clipped, tears. [First Edition].

Hard Cover. 8vo, viii, 412pp, b&w illus and maps throughout. Dark blue gilt cloth covers. Spine ends slt rubbed. Internally, very good. Important volume of the RGS journal including content on the Himalaya such as the Identification of Peaks in the Himalaya, with note by Colonel Sir Sidney Burrard, Surveyor General of India. …

Hard Cover. Important volume of the RGS journal with Antarctic and Arctic material, including the account of the Antarctic Disaster of Captain R. F. Scott and South Polar Expedition by Amundsen; also Greenland, and the Antarctic Expeditions (with the British Expedition, the Australian Expedition, and the German Expedition). Issue Number 3, March: The Antarctic Disaster (with Frontispiece and 6 plates); the Australian Antarctic Expedition: Loss of Two Lives; Discovery by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of Important Submarine Banks by T. W. Edgeworth David, with maps; and the Australian Antarctic Expedition by Capt. J. K. Davis. Arctic material: The Distribution of Human and Animal Life in Western Arctic America, by Viljalmur Stefansson, with plates and map. 8vo, 667 pp, Index, b&w ills. Original publishers blue gilt cloth, gilt title to spine. Internally, some folding map outside edges slt dusty and dusty at table of contents, o/w very good. …

Hard Cover. Important volume of the RGS journal including content such as the account of the Antarctic Disaster of Captain R. F. Scott and South Polar Expedition by Amundsen; also Greenland, and the Antarctic Expeditions (with the British Expedition, the Australian Expedition, and the German Expedition), including: Issue Number 3, March: The Antarctic Disaster (with Frontispiece and 6 plates); the Australian Antarctic Expedition: Loss of Two Lives; Discovery by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of Important Submarine Banks by T. W. Edgeworth David, with maps; and the Australian Antarctic Expedition by Capt. J. K. Davis. 8vo, 667 pp, Index, b&w illus and maps throughout. Blue gray gilt cloth. Two small stickers at spine & covers slt rubbed. Internally, library sticker inside front cover, o/w very good.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1807 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 142 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: 142 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1882 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 578 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: 578 Language: English.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 578 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1882. Text in English. This seminal work explores the mechanics of horse locomotion through instantaneous photography, a groundbreaking study in the field of animal mechanics. The analysis is based on the pioneering photographs of Eadweard Muybridge, which reveal the intricate details of quadrupedal movement. The text combines anatomical insights with photographic evidence to demonstrate the principles of horse gaits, offering a foundational contribution to both veterinary science and biomechanics. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…