ALS from Sir John Lubbock--1874
by Lubbock, Sir John
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- Signed
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
1874. ALS. One page autograph letter signed by Sir John Lubbock. Note measures 7 x 4 1/2 inches. Two previous folds; light toning. Pinhole at top edge. Clipped catalog snippet tipped in on verso. Letter itself, addressed to W. Young relays the news of W. Kelham being elected an outpensioners at Modern College, a home for retired merchants. Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913) , according to Wikipedia was " was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively." .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022967
- Title
- ALS from Sir John Lubbock--1874
- Author
- Lubbock, Sir John
- Format/Binding
- ALS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- 1874
- Keywords
- ALS, Sir John Lubbock, Paleolithic, Neolithic
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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