The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man: with an outline of glacial and post-tertiary geology and remarks on the origin of species, with special reference to man's first appearance on the Earth.
by Lyell, Charles
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Murray. 1873. 4th ed., 8vo., pp.572, b/w fronts, illustrated with b/w woodcuts, some foxing to rear pages, marbled e.p.s. bookplates to front paste-down and f.f.e.p., edges marbled, full calf prize binding, front & rear bds detached (in need of restoration) o/w v.g. condition. The book was written by British geologist, Charles Lyell in 1863. The first three editions appeared in February, April, and November 1863, respectively. this is the much-revised fourth edition which appeared in 1873. Antiquity of Man, as it was known to contemporary readers, dealt with three scientific issues of the time: the age of the human race, the existence of ice ages, and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. 4th Edition. Full Calf.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94107
- Title
- The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man: with an outline of glacial and post-tertiary geology and remarks on the origin of species, with special reference to man's first appearance on the Earth.
- Author
- Lyell, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Full Calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Anthropology, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Geology, History, Ice Age, Mining
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Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- O/W
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- BDS
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- Calf
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