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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
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A very good copy.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1863. A very good copy.. Edition: 1ST, Binding: contemporary full cloth with gilt image of a fossile on the upper cover, within a blind stamped boarder. Rebacked skillfully saving the original flat spine with title in gilt., Notes: Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man brought together Lyell's views on three key themes from the geology of the Quaternary Period of Earth history: glaciers, evolution, and the age of the human race. First published in 1863, it went through three editions that year, with a fourth and final edition appearing in 1873.
Charles Darwin was a close personal friend, and Lyell was one of the first prominent scientists to support The Origin of Species—though he never fully accepted natural selection as the driving engine behind evolution. In fact, Lyell was instrumental in arranging the peaceful co-publication of the theory of natural selection by Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1858, after each discovered it independently., Size: 8vo, Illustration: 2 woodcut plates including frontis, and numerous woodcut text illustrations. Contemporary pencil notes on the last blank page., Pages: P. half-title, advertisment, blank, frontis, title, printer’s imprint, v-xii, 1-520, 1-32., Category: ; Book Natural History
Charles Darwin was a close personal friend, and Lyell was one of the first prominent scientists to support The Origin of Species—though he never fully accepted natural selection as the driving engine behind evolution. In fact, Lyell was instrumental in arranging the peaceful co-publication of the theory of natural selection by Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1858, after each discovered it independently., Size: 8vo, Illustration: 2 woodcut plates including frontis, and numerous woodcut text illustrations. Contemporary pencil notes on the last blank page., Pages: P. half-title, advertisment, blank, frontis, title, printer’s imprint, v-xii, 1-520, 1-32., Category: ; Book Natural History
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B2213
- Title
- The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with Remarks on Theories of The Origin of Species by Variation.
- Author
- Charles Lyell
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- ; Book Natural History
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