Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain by J. Z. Young - 1951

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. No Edition Remarks. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces. Boards are slightly bowed.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Oxford University Press, 1960. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford:: Clarendon Press. Pencil sc. on 3 pp.; minor edge stain; G+ HB; no DJ.. 1953. ISBN: (22.50). Catalogs: Philosophy.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. price-clipped dust jacket has some minor shelf-wear, otherwise great condition/

London: Clarendon Press, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 168 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. "... Modern Man's Especial Biological Feature Is The Use Of The Brain To Produce Co-Operation Among Individuals By Communication... He Shows How Social Co-Operation Depends On The Establishment Of Models Or Symbols Of Communication Whose Significance Is Learnt By The Characteristically Human Act Of Assembling In Large Numbers..." Near Fine In Near Fine Dj, Price Clipped, No Chips Or Tears, Small White Residue At Very Top Of Spine From Removed Label, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, Slight Browning.

Clarendon Press (Oxford University), 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". viii + 168pp. Binding firm, spine faded. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges slightly browned and marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings. Reith Lectures, 1950. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Natural History & Resources. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51856. .

Oxford, 1962. Paperback. Good. Gently used paperback. Good+. 1962 second Galaxy printing. Fading and sunning to wraps. No spine crease. Light wear. Text is clean, unmarked. (Shelf location: G1) Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.

Glaxy/Oxford University Press 1962. 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

London, UK: Oxford University Press, 1951. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 168pp, eight black and white plates. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends, faded with jacket loss. Text block edges tanning. Bookseller's label on front paste down. Free endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has loss at spine ends and bottom front, 2cm closed tear at spine head, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 12mo. The Reith Lectures for 1950, printed here as they were given, with only the alterations necessary to make reading reasonably smooth.