Memories of My Life
by Francis Galton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£225.00£202.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co , 1908. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". not stated . A well presented second edition of Francis Galton's memories as a prominent Victorian polymath. Second Edition published one month after the first edition. The memories of Francis Galton, a prominent Victorian polymath and half-cousin to Charles Darwin. He was known for his initiation of scientific meteorology and his advancements within forensic science. He was also a proponent of eugenics. Includes eight illustrations and forty pages of publishers adverts to the rear. Collated, complete. In the original Publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Front end paper has been removed. Booksellers label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few spots to the first and last few pages. Plate facing page 59 detached but present. Final leaf of the adverts detaching. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 815B3
- Title
- Memories of My Life
- Author
- Francis Galton
- Illustrator
- not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Francis Galton Memories of my Life Darwin Science Memories of my Life
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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