GALTON, FRANCIS

The Art of Travel (1872): Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

London, Phoenix. 2001, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9781842122099). Soft cover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, xvi 366pp paperback, facsimile with introduction by Dorothy Middleton. Very Good.

Salsus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 060087

Keywords: 9781842122099 travel

Galton, Francis; with an Introduction By Middleton, Dorothy,

Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries.

London, Phoenix Press, 2000. Trade Paperback., Vg in Wraps. Lightly Worn. Pages: 366.

Vintage BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MASTER104162I

Catalogue: History

GALTON, Francis.

The art of travel; or shifts and contrivances available in wild countries.

London, John Murray, 1867( 4th, enl.ed). Small 8vo. vii, 360 pp. Cloth. (binding damaged.; flyleaves loose; frontisp. and first pp. loosening; sl. loose in binding) English explorer, anthropologist, and eugenicist known for his pioneering studies of human intelligence. expeditions in 1845–46 up the Nile River with friends and into the Holy Land alone were preliminaries to a carefully organized penetration into unexplored parts of southwestern Africa. After consulting the Royal Geographical Society, Galton decided to investigate a possible opening from the south and west to Lake Ngami, which lies north of the Kalahari desert some 550 miles east of Walvis Bay. The expedition, which included two journeys, one northward, the other eastward, from the same base, proved to be difficult and not without danger. Though the explorers did not reach Lake Ngami, they gained valuable information.

Antiquariaat BrinkmanProfessional seller

Book number: 139845

Catalogue: Reizen

Francis Galton.

The art of travel or Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries.

With an Introduction by Dorothy Middleton. London, 1971, Phoenix Press Ediz.in lingua inglese. cm.14x21,5, pp.XIX,366, num.diss.bn.nt., brossura cop.fig.a col.

Libreria ChiariProfessional seller

Book number: 63121

Catalogue: Viaggi, Esplorazioni, Guide

FRANCIS GALTON

The Art of Travel

John Murray. 1876. Hardcover, 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). There are small cracks in the paper at the hinges. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Good.

M. Godding Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 288348

Catalogue: Geography and Travel

GALTON FRANCIS

English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture

London, Macmillan & Co. 1874, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo. Book measures 22.5x15.cm. xiii,[1[,270pp, 2pp booklist, half title.Bound in original publishers cloth. At some time the book has been rebacked, retaining most of the original spine. Cloth rubbed, worn on edges, lean on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners blind stamp on endpaper, some spotting to a few pages. Pages in good clean condition. Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 013567

Catalogue: History

Keywords: francis galton

GALTON FRANCIS

Finger Prints

London, Macmillan and Co. 1892, First Edition. Publishers Cloth, 8vo. Book measures 9 x 6 inches.Collation, xvi,216pp,half title, 16 plates, [ only 15 listed ] , plates 2, page 145, plate 16, page 177, 1 double page coloured plates, 2 heightened in blue.Bound in publishers maroon cloth, with gilt title lettering, coloured endpapers. Spine slightly faded, small indentation mark on spine, minor abrasion mark on bottom board. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, light spotting to endpapers. Pages in very good clean condition. An excellent clean copy. Very Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 097675

Catalogue: History

Keywords: finger prints

GALTON, FRANCIS

Hereditary genius: An inquiry into its laws and consequences.

London, New York, MacMillan and Co., 1892. Large 8vo. W. 2 folding tables. Original publ. cloth, blindruled on both covers, spine giltlettered. (Upper outer hinge minimal rubb. at top; spine ends some light rubb.; lower cover a waterspot causing a ripple in the cloth (4 x 14 cm).]. [(a8, b8, B-Z8, Aa-Bb8]. (XXXII, 379, I (imprint), 4 (McMillan's Book catalogue) pp.). 2nd, unchanged reprint edition of which Galton remarks in the prefatory chapter: 'This volume is a reprint of a work published twenty-three years ago, which has long been unpurchasable, except at second-hand and at fancy prices. It was a question whether to revise the whole and bring the information up to date, or simply reprint it after remedying a few staring errata. The latter course has been adopted, because even a few additional data would have made it necessary to recast all the tabulations, while a thorough reconstruction would be a work of greater labour than I can now undertake. Galton added the [prelims vii - xxvii] 20 page prefatory chapter.: 'DSB V, pp. 265 - 267: 'His mother was Erasmus Darwin's daughter, and thus he was Charles Darwin's cousin. ...Galton was perhaps the last of a now extinct breed - the gentleman scientist. ... he composed no magnum opus, but he kept up a rich flow of original ideas. ... Foremost in Galton's life was a belief that virtually anything is quantifiable. ... In psychology Galton sowed the seeds of mental testing, of measuring sensory acuity, and of scaling and typing. In statistics he originated the concepts of regression and correlation. Galton's best-known work was on the inheritance of talent - scholarly, artistic, and athletic - the raw data being the records of notable families. He found strong evidence of inheritence. ...One outcome of the investigation was a conviction in many people's minds ...that a eugenic program to foster talent and healthiness and to suppress stupidity and sickliness was a sine qua non in any society that wished to maintain, let alone promote, its quality and status.': Heirs of Hippocrates, comp. item 1902 [ first ed.]: 'This work on the genetics of intelligence is a compilation of biographical data of eminent men and their genetic history. In assessing the role of heredity, Galton unfortunately disregarded such obvious factors as socio-economic status and opportunity for education.': Comp. Norman Coll. I, 864: 'Galton originated the practice of empirical research in medical genetics. ... "Hereditary Genius", his best-known and most influential book, ...':

Antiquariaat B.M.Israel B.V.Professional seller

Book number: 8401

Keywords: heridity medicine eugenics W32

GALTON, Francis:

Hereditary genius. An inquiry into its laws a. consequences.

London (Macmillan), 1869. VI S., 1 Bl., 390 S. 1 Bl. mit 1 Falttafel. ill. OLn mit Goldprägung. alter Rücken fachmännisch aufgezogen, am Schnitt mit kleiner Bestoßung, sonst sehr feines Ex. frühe EA. Sir Francis Galton (* 16. Februar 1822 in Sparkbrook, Birmingham; † 17. Januar 1911 in Haslemere, Surrey) war ein britischer Naturforscher und Schriftsteller. Galton, ein Cousin von Charles Darwin, prägte 1904 den Ausdruck „Eugenik“ und gilt als einer der Väter der Eugenik. (Wikipedia) Sprache: englisch. H.

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Book number: 71046AB

Catalogue: Geisteswissenschaften

GALTON, FRANCIS

Hereditary Genius

London, Watts & Co. 1950. Hardcover. Used, Hard cover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. First published in 1869, a second edition was published in 1892. This volume is a 1950 reprint of the 1892 edition. Notable shelf and handling wear to the dust jacket, including tanning, creasing and wear to cover, edges and corners, nicks, chips and small open tears to edges and an open tear to spine head. Some surface colour loss and age-related discolouration to front and rear. Pageblock tanned and foxed, tanning leading into page edges. Within, pages are firmly bound, content clear, bright and unmarked. CN. Very Good/Acceptable.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 610982

Catalogue: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution

Francis Galton

Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry Into Its Laws and Consequences

London, Macmillan and Co. 1869. First edition. Leather. The first edition, presentation copy from the publishers of this important work on genetic inheritance of intelligence by Francis Galton, bound in half calf. The first edition. The publisher's presentation copy. Bound in a modern half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Gilt details and lettering with raised bands to the spine. With a folding plate containing a key to the letters used within his work to indicate relationships. Collated complete. This work is written by Sir Francis Galton, a British polymath. Galton was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of inheritance of intelligence. This work was extremely influential to this field, with it being the first social scientific attempt to study genius, and is considered to the be the catalyst for scientific interest in the topic. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. Original half titles retained. Library stamp to title page. In a modern half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Original half titles retained. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Externally excellent with only the odd mark to the spine. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with light spotting to the title pages and last page only. Library stamp to title page. Half inch closed tear to folding plate. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 877Z15

Catalogue: Genealogy & Heraldry

Keywords: First edition Biology Science Heraldry Biology Francis Galton Hereditary Genius None

Galton, Francis,

Memories of My Life.

New York, Ams Press, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover., Vg in Maroon Cloth with Gilt Lettering. No Dj. Pages: 339. Reprint of 1908 Methuen Edition. Pages Clean, Binding Tight.

Vintage BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MASTER269986I

Catalogue: Science

Francis Galton

Memories of My Life

London, Methuen & Co , 1908. Cloth. A well presented second edition of Francis Galton's memories as a prominent Victorian polymath. Second Edition published one month after the first edition. The memories of Francis Galton, a prominent Victorian polymath and half-cousin to Charles Darwin. He was known for his initiation of scientific meteorology and his advancements within forensic science. He was also a proponent of eugenics. Includes eight illustrations and forty pages of publishers adverts to the rear. Collated, complete. In the original Publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Front end paper has been removed. Booksellers label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few spots to the first and last few pages. Plate facing page 59 detached but present. Final leaf of the adverts detaching. Very Good . Ill.: not stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 815B3

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Francis Galton Memories of my Life Darwin Science Memories of my Life not stated

Francis Galton; Henry Barth

The Minerva Library of Famous Books: Francis Galton&Apos;S Travels in Africa: Vacation Tours Barth&Apos;S Travels in Africa: Timbuktu, Sokoto, the Niger, West and Central Soudan

London, Ward, Lock, and Co. 1889-90. Cloth. Two volumes of African travels in the 'Minerva Library of Famous Books' edited by G. T. Bettany. Two volumes from the 'Minerva Library of Famous Books' featuring works of widespread popularity, edited with an introduction by G. T. Bettany. In uniform publisher's bindings.Comprising:Francis Galton's Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South, being an account of a visit to Damaraland in 1859. With biographical introduction by the editor. Also featuring Vacation Tours in 1860 and 1861 by Sir George Grove, Francis Galton, and W. G. Clark. Illustrated with plates, maps, and further vignettes in text.Henry Barth's Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa including accounts of Timbuktu, Sokoto, and the Basins of the Niger and Benuwe. Illustrated with full page illustrations and the original woodcut illustrations. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Wm Wright Hardwicke's bookplate to front pastedown of Galton's volume. Previous ownership inscription to recto frontispiece Barth's volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 842A65

Catalogue: Africa

Keywords: minerva library of famous books illustrated travel africa illustrated Not Stated

GALTON FRANCIS

The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa

London, John Murray. 1853. Hardcover, 8vo. Book measures 20.5x13.cm. Collation, xiv,[1],314pp, 2pp booklist, complete with all illustrations, of which 4 are coloured, plus coloured folding map. Bound in original publishers cloth. Rebacked, retaining most of the original spine. Cloth lightly rubbed, some minor wear on edges, library number on spine [ The Seminary, Chishawasha Library ]. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, library stamp on endpaper and top margin of title page, no other library marks. Some light spotting. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A good clean solid copy. Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 013521

Catalogue: History

Keywords: south africa