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1898mon0000053400D. Appleton 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Spine is in need of repair with a large piece of the leather cloth missing from the tail edge about 3 inches and a 1/2 inch open tear to the top edge. Marbled boards with 1/4 leather at the spine and the corners. Authorized Edition. D. Appleton, hardcover
189351406090022Appleton 1893. Hardcover. Good. Good 7 VOLUME SET of hardcover's. AUTHORIZED EDITION LIMITED EDITION #445 OF ONLY 1000 COPIES. Circa 1899 Date of 1893 in preface. TITLES: Science and Hebrew Tradition Science and Christian Tradition Evolution and Ethics Methods and Results Discourses Darwiniana and Hume. 7 BOOKS. Each with beautiful photogravures on frontis. Text unmarked. "Evolution and Ethics" volume has light damp stain on bottom pages corner. Gilt page top edges. Covers green boards with gilt lettering and decoration show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Hinge slightly cracked in 3 volumes but bindings are intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Appleton hardcover
1893mon0000002915Macmillan & Co 1893-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex library book usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy. Macmillan & Co unknown
1893802R35London: Macmillan and Co. 1893. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". None. A lovely later edition of Thomas Henry Huxley's scientific collection of essays bound in smart full leather. With chapters on the improvement of natural knowledge emancipation scientific education criticisms of 'On the Origin of Species' zoology geological reform and positivism amongst others.Written by Thomas Henry Huxley an English biologist specialising in comparative anatomy and strong advocate of Darwin's theory of evolution. The grandfather of Aldous and Julian Huxley he also coined the term 'agnosticism'. Huxley was an important anatomist and his contributions to the field are often overshadowed by his sometimes outspoken debates on Darwinism.A third impression of the third edition of 1887.Bound in smart full calf with gilt boards and spine and marbled edges. In a full calf binding. Externally generally smart; some wear to the head of the spine resulting in slight loss as well as rubbing to the tail and the raised bands. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1900797P13London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1900. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A second impression of this touching biography of Thomas Henry Huxley including many of his personal letters Illustrated throughout. The second impression of this work published in the month following the first impression.Complete in two volumes.A collection of the letters of Thomas Henry Huxley with an intimate life of the biology by his son Leonard Huxley.Huxley was a leading biologist and anthropologist who specialised in comparative anatomy. He was a close friend and supporter of Charles Darwin. His famous 1860 debate with Samuel Wilberforce led to a wider public acceptance of the theory of evolution.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece three plates and one in-text illustration.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates.Collated complete.Leonard Huxley wrote the 'Life' of his father a touching portrait. He was also the father of the biologist Julian Huxley and the writer Aldous Huxley.Four pages of adverts to the rear of each volume. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Label of Mudie's Select Library to the front boards. Light marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the spines and extremities. A little rubbing to the joints and spines. Hinges are a little strained. Remnants of a label to the front paste down of Volume II. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few odd spots to the first and last few pages. Good Macmillan and Co. Limited hardcover