New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873.. 1873.. Good. - Octavo, burgundy cloth titled in gilt on the spine with decorations in blind on the covers. The covers are rubbed and stained and the spine is faded. There is evidence of early worming to the front joint and hinge as well as to the foreedge. xiv & 317 pages plus 4 pages of publisher's ads. The top edges of the half title and title pages are creased. There is some spotting to the bottom and foreedges of the book. Good. <p>First American edition.<p>Subjects include addresses on "Administrative Nihilism", "The School Boards: What they can do, and what they may do", "Medical Education", "the Formation of Coal", "Coral and Coral Reefs", "The Methods and Results of Ethnology", "Palaeontology and the Doctrine of Evolution", "Darwin's Critics", "The Genealogy of Animals", etc.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29251
Title: CRITIQUES AND ADDRESSES
Author: Huxley, Thomas Henry
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873.
Date Published: 1873.
Keywords: SCIENCE; THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY; EVOLUTION; CRITIQUES AND ADDRESSES; BIOLOGY; ZOOLOGY; SCHOOL BOARDS; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; DARWINISM; ADMINISTRATIVE NIHILISM; FORMATION OF COAL; PALAEONTOLOGY AND EVO
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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