The Fall of Man: or, The Loves of the Gorillas. A Popular Scientific Lecture Upon the Darwinian Theory of Development by Natural Selection. By A Learned Gorilla. Edited by the Author of "The New Gospel of Peace". (Published anonymously)
by White (Richard Grant) (published anonymously)
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NY: G.W. Carlton & Co./London: S. Low, 1871. First edition.. cat40a. 48pp. Illustrated title page & illustrations in the text. Disbound, scraps of old binding clinging to spine. Trimmed close; page 11 trimmed slightly into the text; very good otherwise. Wright II: 2708 (8 locations). A satire on Darwin's theory.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
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- 51836
- Title
- The Fall of Man: or, The Loves of the Gorillas. A Popular Scientific Lecture Upon the Darwinian Theory of Development by Natural Selection. By A Learned Gorilla. Edited by the Author of "The New Gospel of Peace". (Published anonymously)
- Author
- White (Richard Grant) (published anonymously)
- Illustrator
- cat40a
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- NY: G.W. Carlton & Co./London: S. Low, 1871. First edition.
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- lost race teitler
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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