Talents and Geniuses de Highet, Gilbert - 1959

New York: Oxford University Press, 1957. 8vo size clothbound hardcover; 347 pages including index From page 3: "If you cultivate the sense of wonder, you can find beauty in every living thing - not only in the obviously handsome animals like tigers and their domestic cousins, not only in the most admired fish like salmon and in the most elegant insects like butterflies, but even in the grotesques of nature: the intricate lobster, the weirdly angular mantis, the humble but valuable protzoan, that sinisterly smiling survival, the crocodile." This book has evidence of water damage. We noted no stain but some pages have textural changes consistent with water damage notably between 111-211. Light soil to covers. There is a small abrasion on fep. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

MERIDIAN BOOKS, 1959. Paperback. Good. 1959. reprinted. 345 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Oxford University Press, 1957. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . 347 pages, 2nd printing. Light wear, pages yellowed; a good solid book. The jacket is scuffed, chipped and torn. Features Bach, Bruegel, Picasso, Jefferson, Colette, Thomas, Corvo, Munthe, Pepys, Socrates, Bosch, Huysmans. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 202339. .

NY: Oxford Univ Press. VG. 1957.

Meridian Books. Used - Good. Good condition. (Literature, Art) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.