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The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man With remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation
by Charles Lyell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1863. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 528 pages. Green cloth.Three editions of this title were published in the year of its publication, this is the 2nd edition published April 1863. The first edition was published February 1863. The 2nd edition introduces an appendix which was not present in the 1st edition. This copy has been rebacked with a new spine of which the original cloth is attached to. New endpapers. Rubbing and some loss to edges of the cloth. Some foxing throughout. Discussion of archeaology, ice ages and glaciers, mankinds antiquity, and natural selection.Though Lyell heavily influenced Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, only in his later years as shown in this publication did he show (grudging) support for the theory.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52735
- Title
- The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man With remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation
- Author
- Charles Lyell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- Evolution Biology Archeaology Huttonian Ice Age Natural Selection
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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