Animals Move by Gray James (43 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Bawden, Edward (illustrator). First Thus. Small trade paperback, soft cover in good condition. First soft cover edition in good condition, vintage, with a thick paper cover, rather than the stiffer cover of a modern soft cover book. The thick paper is bit worn and torn along the spine, but the covers are whole and intact, and the book is unmarked, clean and tightly bound. An original science classic, illustrated by Edward Bowden. An introduction to the science of the mechanics of movement, the influence and effects of evolution on efficiency of movement, and how to watch and read the movement of animals. 144 pp.

1st edition. Six illus lectures on animal locomotion including humans. Solid tight clean HB reading copy. 6-1/4 x 8-1/2, 114 pp, b/w illus, b/w glossy full-pg photos. VeryGood ex-library copy else unmarked. Hardback in red/cream pictorial cloth boards, no jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1953. Zoology, Natural History. Cambridge University Press. Very good pictorial boards, dust jacket exist but only is sections 144p. 11/25.

Condition: VG/POOR (see notes). 1st. 12mo. 114pp. Bookplate. Couple small chips and tears, DJ is split about 2/3rds of. its length along spine. In mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Bit of writing on the front endpaper, else very nice, clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 114 pages.

Condition: Good. 1953. No Edition Stated. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Purple pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.

Condition: Good. 1953. No Edition Remarks. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated cloth covered boards. Contains in-text line drawn illustrations throughout. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End-papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends with a split at the tail. Book has a slight forward lean.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with torn dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Pelican Edition. 144 pp. B/w plates and illustrations. Clean and bright. No inscriptions. VG+.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Bawden, Edward. (illustrator). First Edition. xii, 114pp, 15 bw photos, 52 bw text figures. Or decorated purple and white cloth, lacking jacket. Slight toning to spine, bookseller labels to front pastedown, light foxing to endpapers. Bright fresh covers. The substance of 6 Christmas lectures delivered to a juvenile audience at the Royal Institution in 1951. Includes the machinery of animal movement, swimming, walking and running, jumping and creeping, flying animals and flapping flight. The first five deal with relatively well established facts while the last enabled the audience to see research workers in action and hear from them of problems which biologists are trying to solve. Size: 8vo.

Condition: New.

Octavo,144 pp.,binder's cloth, owner's stamp. Text illustrations by Edward Bawden. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bawden, Edward (illustrator). First Edition. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for 1951. 114 pages, in very attractive patterned cloth designed by Bawden. repeated on d/j. Illustrated throughout with photographs and full-page and textual illustrations by Bawden. A nice clean copy. The d/j has been price-clipped by the publishers with a new price label added (18/-) otherwise complete with dulling at the spine and some faint spotting. Payment by credit card through ABE. Paypal accepted.

Condition: New. In.

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. Bound in publisher's original purple, white, and black illustrated cloth. Cover design and title are on cloth, i.e. book was designed and issued without a dust jacket. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. 114 pages.

Condition: New. In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170. . 2013. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170. . 2013. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Xii, 114 Pp. Illustrated Boards. Book Fine, Exceptionally Clean And Bright, No Marks. Dust Jacket With Original 16S Price On Front Flap, With Light Wear At Outer Edges, No Fading To Spine But Small Triangular Chip At Top Of Spine, Not Affecting Lettering, 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Flap Fold, Two 3/16" Closed Tears At Bottom Of Front Panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 54 line-drawn illustrations. White boards, line decorations by Edward Bawden, matching pictorial dust-jacket a little chipped and spotted. Ownership inscription to title-page. A very good copy. First edition. Another edition was published by Penguin in June 1959. This had line illustratrated wrappers and 53 line-drawn illustrations.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st of This Edition. 144 pages with b/w picture section. A firm clean straight book, appears unread.

Condition: BUONO USATO. Pelican books INGLESE N.454 della collana, brossura editoriale illustrata, in cartoncino flessibile, dorso ingiallito e con qualche grinza, segni di usura alle punte, al piede ed alla cima, pagine con bruniture del tempo, alcune più delle altre, tutto perfettamente fruibile, con illustrazioni in nero nei testi e f.t. Numero pagine 143.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edward Bawden (illustrator). A bright and firm book in a moderately worn (protected, unclipped but repriced) dj. Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In this book, originally published in 1953, zoologist Sir James Gray explores the development of different kinds of animal movement, from swimming to crawling to jumping, and then examines the mechanics of the variety of possible movements made by different creatures. The text is amply illustrated by both illustrations and photographs, and is aimed primarily at a younger audience. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in zoology and the physics and biology of motion.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++. First Edition NAP. Canbridge University Press 1953 First Edition NAP Very Good++/ NO DUST JACKET. Minimal tip wear and faint age toning to purple and white pictorial boards. Spine is tanned with black lettering. White cloth on back is tanned. Solid structure. Tight bright photo and drawing illustrated pages with charts and graphs.

Condition: Fine. xii, 114, 52 figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. dec. boards with design by Edward Bawden, in matching d/w (not price-clipped; in protective plastic sleeve). Neat ownership stamp to endpaper. Fine - an unusually well-preserved copy. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. First edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. Hardcover first edition in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.