The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny. Volumes I and II
by Ernst Haeckel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
Akron, OH: The Werner Co.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date given, but appears c. 1900. Sage green cloth covered boards with lightly rubbed gilt lettering and art nouveau decoration to spines, and owls stamped in blind to fronts. Chipping and small tears to spine ends; 2 3/4" and 1/2" splits to cloth along front joint of vol 2 have been partially repaired with ph-neutral glue. Front board of same vol vertically creased. Light sunning to spines and board edges. Overall mild soil. Bindings somewhat shaken, hinges starting. Text clean. Interiors lightly toned. Illustrated with b/w engravings, plus plates in both color and b/w. No previous owner names or stickers. Small bookshop stamps to rear pastedowns. Not ex-library.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000554
- Title
- The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny. Volumes I and II
- Author
- Ernst Haeckel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Werner Co.
- Place of Publication
- Akron, OH
- Pages
- 971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Albion Books
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About the Seller
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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