Collected Essays of Thomas H Huxley

London: Macmillan and Co., 1904-1911. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A complete collection of essays by Thomas H Huxley. Ten volumes of Huxley's essays. This collection of works include: 'Method and Results', 'Darwiniana', 'Science and Education', 'Science and Hebrew', and 'Discourse Biological and Geological'. Written by Thomas Henry Huxley, an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Bookplate to the front paste down of each volume, showing that this collection once belonged to Sir William Eden, 7th and 5th Baronet (1849-1915). Sir William was a British politician, former colonel and local magistrate, described as eccentric and often foul-tempered. He was also a talented watercolourist, who exhibited regularly in London and Paris, and a collector of Impressionist art. Most copies have publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light age toning to the first and last few pages of each volume. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Very Good