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The Natural History of Man; Comprising Inquiries Into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies on the Different Tribes of the Human Family
by Prichard, James Cowles; Norris, Edwin
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London, UK: H Bailliere, 1855. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volume set. Vol. 1: xxiv, 346pp. Vol2: viii, 343-720pp. Tan leather-covered boards; five spine ribs, gilt Royal Medical Benevolent College crest and borders on front, gilt titles on red spine label. All edges heavily rubbed. Marbled text block edges and endpapers marbled. Prize plates on the front pastedown. Foxing to prelim pages. Internally neat clean, bright and tight; baring occasional foxing. A large and heavy set of two volumes which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 8vo. A pre-Darwinian text that attempts to categorise the known species of the world dependent on characteristics; and in a way which holds to the biblical notion that all men descend from a singe being. Illustrated with sixty two hand coloured plates (one plate is loose) engraved on steel and one hundred in-text black and white engravings on wood.
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- Title
- The Natural History of Man; Comprising Inquiries Into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies on the Different Tribes of the Human Family
- Author
- Prichard, James Cowles; Norris, Edwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- H Bailliere
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Human history, evolution, ethics, morality
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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