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1878216274New York: Appleton 1878. hardcover. very good. Illustrated. 8vo 3/4 tan calf marbled boards marbled edges ornately gilt spine with red and green leather labels. New York: Appleton 1878. Very good .<br/> <br/> A textbook which is a little masterpiece of its kind. Huxley never accepted without qualification the Darwinian principle. He thought "transmutation may take place without transition" and thereby anticipated the findings of modern research. He liberated the English anatomical school from the deductive method and sounded the keynote of the social medicine of the future. - Garrison-Morton 338; Casey Wood p. 396.<br/> <br/> Appleton unknown
mc157J & A Churchill London 1871. First edition. Brown cloth illustrations 510pp. Top of spine thumbed edgeworn & parting a little in places pages edges dusted worn along edges inscription. hardcover
1892201319New York: D. Appleton and Company 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarce. 596 pages in good condition. Small tear in front endpapers exposing slightly front cover board. Brown cloth cover with black decorative border on front and similar border embossed on back. Gilt titles on spine. Worn corners and spine folds. Top of spine cloth worn off for 2 mm from top and spine generally darker. Stains 3 on back cover. VG/. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton and Company hardcover
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1992Q-0879757493Prometheus 1992-05-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Prometheus paperback
18752618261875. 2 pp. old folds small tape repair. 2 pp. Huxley and Fayrer met in 1844 at the University of London. "Fayrer became a firm friend. The two often worked through the night." Desmond. Indeed it was Fayrer who suggested Huxley take to the sea and thus he joined the Rattlesnake under the command of Owen Stanley 1846-50.<br /> <br /> Having returned from the Rattlesnake voyage 1846-50 he became the professor of natural history at the Royal School of Mines and later president of the Royal Society. Though is best known as "Darwin's bulldog" for his strident advocacy of his theory of evolution. He also coined the term "agnostic".<br /> <br /> Fayrer was famous for the treatment of snakebite and at the time of writing was gearing up for membership of the Royal Society. He was proposed for election in March and finally admitted in April 1877. Desmond A; Huxley From Devil's Disciple to Evolution's High Priest. Reading 1997 p.36 unknown
1877024118London: Macmillan. First Edition. Original red cloth. On a fairly large slip of paper tipped in on the verso of the front free endpaper are two lines of handwriting. The first is the name "Edward B. Tyler" ostensibly the notable anthropologist who wrote "Primitive Culture" and "Anthropology." The second is "From the author." The second line of handwriting does look like Huxley's. The second doesn't seem to look like either Huxley's or Tylor's. The book contains three lectures on evolution an address on the occasion of the opening of Johns Hopkins University and a lecture on the study of biology. Minor corner bumps slight wear at the head and foot of the spine Very Good Minus. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1877. Macmillan hardcover
1877622488New York: D. Appleton and Company 1877. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. 164pp. Black and white illustrations. Some spotting on the top stain and slight wear on the board edges else near fine with previous owner pencil name on the half title page. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
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18692930625John Churchill & Sons 1869. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Medium 8vo with burgundy cloth. Blind borders on front board. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Minimal foxing on some pages. A few breaks in the page block. Interior is secure clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: John Churchill & Sons hardcover
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0548122873.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1869141504London: John Churchill & Sons 1869. Hardcover. Near fine. First Edition. 8147 40 pp. Octavo. Original dark purple blind stamped cloth. Gilt title on spine. Coated brown endpapers. 47 figures in text. Paper slightly browned but overall a very attractive copy. First Edition under this title of "the substance of six lectures in the first part of the lectures on Elementary Comparative Anatomy 1864 Uncommon in nice condition 1869 John Churchill & Sons hardcover
2007SONG0548122873Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.00x1.06x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
2007DADAX0548122873Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.06x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
18696257London: John Churchill & Sons. Poor with no dust jacket. 1869. First Thus. Hardcover. Front hinge broken with text block detached from front board. 1/2" tears and chips to cloth at ends of spine. 1/4" and 3/8" loss of cloth at corners of boards. Front free endpaper detached. Half-title page missing. Moderate foxing to most leaves throughout. A rough working copy in the original cloth.; iii-viii 147 1 pages 40 pages advertisements. Brown blind-stamped cloth boards. Huxley's six lectures on the Classification of Animals were first published as part of his "Lectures on the Elements of Compative Anatomy" 1864 on the present edition the author notes in the preface "I republish the portion which relates to Classification because I am told on good authority that it is likely to be useful as a text book to lecturers and students attending lectures on Comparative Anatomy and Zoology."; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John Churchill & Sons hardcover
1021045853.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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