London: Herbert and Daniel, 1912. F.L.S. 4to, 10 by 7½ inches; pp. xvi, 242, with 56 full-page plates and 4 text-figures. Bound by A. Bell at the Canterbury Bookbindery in year of publication. Bound in full green calf with gold decorations, all edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate and one page history of how he obtained the book. Original price 12s., 6d. Front hinge is tender. Title page printed in red and black. Binding show wear to spine and scuffing to extremes. Rare -- only a few copies of the first edition in the world (per OCLC/Worldcat).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alice B. Woodward; Ernest Bucknall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: 7000091
Title: Evolution in the Past
Author: KNIPE, Henry R
Illustrator: Alice B. Woodward; Ernest Bucknall
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Herbert and Daniel
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1912
Keywords: Paleontology; Evolution
Bookseller catalogs: Science;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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