ISBN10: 019857519X, ISBN13: 9780198575191, [publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP), Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP] Hardcover First Edition A fourth printing of the first edition - reprinted with corrections in 1978. The book was first published in 1976, and reprinted with corrections the same year, with a third printing in 1977. ***A very good copy in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or tears to the cloth. No creasing. Corners sharp. The page block edges don't have the usual foxing. Internally the book is also very good, with the ink stamp of the Eugenics Library and ink reference number on the front free endpaper (please see scans). No other marks or annotations. Pages clean. No creases or tears. There is also no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good dustwrapper, with the fabulous wraparound surrealistic illustration taken from the painting 'The Expectant Valley' by Desmond Morris. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips or tears, but has been neatly price-clipped by the publisher, with a revised printed price of £3.50 net on the front flap. There is only minimal rubbing and creasing at the extremities, mainly at the tips of the foldovers. There is some light fading to the colours on the spine, which is common with this book. There is also a light crease to the top corner of ...
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ISBN10: 019857519X, ISBN13: 9780198575191, [publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP), Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP] Hardcover First Edition A first printing of the true first edition, published in 1976. The book was soon reprinted with corrections in the same year, and again in 1977 and this first printing is quite scarce now. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards, however, are quite worn at the edges, with some wear and discolouration to the fore-edge of the back board in particular. The corners are softened and rubbed but not bumped. There is a light vertical reading crease to the spine. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Top edge and fore-edge of page block foxed, but not much affecting the interior pages. Internally the book is very good, with a contemporary ownership name and date on the front free endpaper. No creases or tears, but there is some staining affecting the fore-edge of the last couple of pages. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good dustwrapper, with the striking surrealistic wraparound illustration taken from the painting 'The Expectant Valley' by Desmond Morris. The dustwrapper has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2.95 net, and is largely complete, but there is a triangular chip at the top of the back panel near the spine. There ...