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Published by University of Chicago Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0226616282ISBN 13: 9780226616285
Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Signs of wear and consistent use.
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Published by Collins Harvill, 1994
ISBN 10: 0002723409ISBN 13: 9780002723404
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by David R. Godine, Publisher, 1994
ISBN 10: 0879239301ISBN 13: 9780879239305
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by Bsoton: David R. Godine, Publisher, (). First U. S. Edition., 1993
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 328 pp. Very Good, with light edgewear; in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820), was a naturalist, explorer, president for more than forty years of the Royal Society, Britain's oldest scientific institution, and one of Australia's founding fathers. He first rose to fame when, as a young botanist, he accompanied Captain Cook on his epic circumnavigation that resulted in the discovery of Australia. He was a central figure in a generation that transformed an insular monarchy into a modern industrial powerhouse. Yet a complete picture of Banks's long life has never emerged from the vast archive left at his death. The young Banks sailed on expeditions to North America and Iceland as well as the Pacific; he was also instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as one of the world's greatest botanical centers. An indefatigable correspondent, he had a wide circle of friends and associates, including Cuvier, Watt, Samuel Johnson, and Edward Gibbon. Patrick O' Brain's masterful biography, which makes full use of Banks's letters and journals (some hitherto unknown), brings from the shadows a man of enduring importance. Banks emerges as a cheerful, forthright, and hospitable man whose true genius lay in promoting the enthusiasms of others. His legacy survives not only in his magnificent Florilegium, the record of his botanical studies in the South Seas, but in the development of the Australian continent and the tenor and tradition of subsequent scientific enterprise. Joseph Banks: A Life, gracefully written by one of England's prose masters, provides a fascinating overview of a full and important life. Maritime, Discovery & Exploration, Australia, Natural History, Botany, British History, British Biography. yslic.
Published by Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, (). First U.S. Edition., 1993
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 328 pp. Very Good, with light edgewear; in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), was a naturalist, explorer, president for more than forty years of the Royal Society, Britain's oldest scientific institution, and one of Australia's founding fathers. He first rose to fame when, as a young botanist, he accompanied Captain Cook on his epic circumnavigation that resulted in the discovery of Australia. He was a central figure in a generation that transformed an insular monarchy into a modern industrial powerhouse. Yet a complete picture of Banks's long life has never emerged from the vast archive left at his death. The young Banks sailed on expeditions to North America and Iceland as well as the Pacific; he was also instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as one of the world's greatest botanical centers. An indefatigable correspondent, he had a wide circle of friends and associates, including Cuvier, Watt, Samuel Johnson, and Edward Gibbon. Patrick O'Brian's masterful biography, which makes full use of Banks's letters and journals (some hitherto unknown), brings from the shadows a man of enduring importance. Banks emerges as a cheerful, forthright, and hospitable man whose true genius lay in promoting the enthusiams of others. Maritime, British Biography, Botany, Australia. yslic.
Published by Not Avail, 1987
ISBN 10: 0002173506ISBN 13: 9780002173506
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.55.
Published by The Harvill Press, London, 1997
ISBN 10: 1860464068ISBN 13: 9781860464065
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Index, bibliography. 400gms weight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages.
Published by Collins Harvill 1988, 1988
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by The Folio Society, 2016
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. 2016. 409 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. White pictorial boards with a brown cloth spine. Brown slipcase. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Slipcase is scuffed in places with minor shelf wear to edges and corners.
Published by Folio Society, 2016
Seller: old aberdeen bookshop, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book almost as new condition, not inscribed. Slip-case is a little faded towards one edge. , otherwise clean with little wear May incur some extra postage (at cost) outside the UK.
Published by Folio society, 2016
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. 2016. 409 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. White pictorial boards with a cloth spine. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Slipcase is scuffed in places with minor shelf wear to edges and corners.
Published by Collins Harvill, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 0002173506ISBN 13: 9780002173506
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy in d/w that has some sunning to the spine. 328pp + plates. This now elusive first edition, written by the author of the acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series. Sir Joseph Banks, naturalist, explorer, President of the Royal Society for more than forty years, a significant figure in scientific circles of the late eighteenth early nineteenth centuries. This masterly biography, which makes full use of Banks's letters and journals.
Published by The Folio Soc., London, 2016
Seller: Caledonia Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Comes in a V.G. slipcase which is slightly faded at spine and edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
First edition. Hardcover. Top edge slightly foxed, personal bookplate on the back fixed endpaper, otherwise fine in fine dustjacket (sterling price intact). A biography of the naturalist and explorer, President of the Royal Society for more than 40 years, and one of the founding fathers of Australia. Illustrated with b/w plates.
Published by Folio Society, 2016
Seller: 84 Charing Cross Road Books, IOBA, Cambridge, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Folio Society. Near Fine 1st print 2016 Folio Society volume, illustrated, with slipcase, and Intro - beautifully produced. A little fading to edges of slipcase only, tight and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: B075FX1184. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091878.
Published by The Folio Society, London, United Kingdom, 2016
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Folio Society edition, first printing, 2016. First thus. No jacket as issued. With original slipcase. Introduced by Pater Campbell. Index. Illustrated. Light brown slipcase is very good with a few small marks (mainly to one side) and the odd small bump/minor scratch. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing/bumping to corners. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. No internal faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Published by Folio Society, London, 2016
Seller: Ardis Books, Fareham, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Thus. 2016 First Thus. Fine Hardback. No inscriptions or bookplates. Near Fine slipcase. Very slight bump to the edge of one panel. Three-quarter-bound in cloth with a Modigliani paper front board. Blocked and printed with a design by Chris Wormell. Set in Adobe Caslon Pro. 440 pages. Frontispiece and 24 pages of colour plates. 9" x 6 ¼". An inspired biography of the great naturalist and explorer, by the author of the much-loved Aubrey-Maturin novels. Joseph Banks (1743 1820) was a naturalist, an explorer, President of the Royal Society and ultimately one of the most influential figures of the 18th century. As a young man he accompanied Captain Cook on his first great voyage of discovery to the South Seas, New Zealand and Australia. Returning with thousands of specimens of plants and animals, accounts of native peoples, and drawings and charts of a previously unknown continent, its achievements transformed Europe's knowledge of almost half the world and made Banks a national hero. For the rest of his life, he played a major role promoting science and discovery in an expanding empire. Patrick O Brian is the best-selling author of the Aubrey-Maturin series of naval historical novels set during the Napoleonic Wars. O Brian drew on the life of Banks when writing the series; his much-loved main characters were influenced by the botanist, and references to the real Banks can also be found throughout the books. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to Rest of the World £20.00 (except the EU, where we no longer export due to slow and lost deliveries, and excessive and unpredictable charges since Brexit) We only use airmail as surface mail can take up to 10 weeks.
Published by The Folio Society, London, 2016
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
8vo., 409pp.; VG; spine orange-brown cloth with white lettering; housed in a VG slipcase, minor shelfwear; text block clean; interior clean; in excellent condition; shelved folio society. 1276510. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Folio Society,, London:, 2016
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Introduction by Peter Campbell. First edition thus. Fine in an about fine slipcase.
Published by Folio Society, London, 2016
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo. pp xxvi, [ii], 409. Rusty red coloured slipcase. Original publisher's printed boards with woodcut illustration, quarter bound in red cloth with cream lettering. Illustrations printed in colour. Fine.
Publication Date: 1987
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
London: Collins Harvill, 1987. 8vo. Orig. cloth. Spine gilt. In illust. dustjacket (covered in clear contact). (328pp.). With 8 full-page b/w plates, and a family tree. 1st edition. Near fine. NOTE: Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) rose to lasting renown when as a young botanist he accompanied James Cook on his circumnavigation and voyage of discovery to Australia, 1768-1771. From 1778 to 1820 he was President of the Royal Society.
Hardcover in slipcase. Condition: New. Color Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages; 2016 The Folio Society. Slipcased HC still sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap. Three-quarter-bound in dark red cloth with a Modigliani paper front board blocked and printed with a monochrome design by Chris Wormell. Illustrated with color plates. Still sealed and essentially new; Fine in all respects.
Published by Chicago, The University of Chicago., 1997
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
Book
14 cm x21.5 cm. Frontispiece (Protrait: Joseph Banks painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds), Frontispiece (Myrmecodia becarii Ant-House Endeavour River), 328 pages. Some black and white illustrations throughout and one map. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition. Includes for example the following essays: Tahiti and the Transit of Venus / President of the Royal Society- Marriage - the King and Kew - Botany Bay / War - New South Wales - the Privy Council etc. Sprache: english.
Published by Folio Society,, 2016
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 24 pages of coloured plates; pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in cream, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
Published by Folio Society, London, 2016
Seller: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australia
First Edition
Boards in slip-case. Introd. Peter Campbell (illustrator). 1st thus. Original quarter-cloth with illustrated upper board, colour plates, notes, bibliography, index, pp xxvi, 409. Near fine condition in like slipcase. Patrick O'Brian's comprehensive biography of Joseph Banks (1743-1820) the naturalist and botanist, who sailed with Cook on the Endeavour to the South Pacific. "That Patrick O'Brian would write a good book about the early life of Josph Banks was to be expected. Banks combined the enthusiasm and practical competence of one of O'Brian's fictional heroes, Jack Aubrey, with the passion for natural history of another, Stephen Maturin." (Peter Campbell, Introduction, p. xv).
Published by Collins Harvill, 1987
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Dust-jacket clipped with some minor wear to corners.
Published by Folio Society
Seller: Caryota Book Exchange, Darwin, NT, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Unsure of Publisher year as still wrapped in original plastic. Slipcase new.