Enigmas of Life
by W.R. Greg
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: James R. Osgood & Company, 1874 James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, MA. 1974. Hardcover. Stated From Advance Sheets. Book is tight, square, and marked only by gift inscription on the FFFP dated 1894 and another owner's written name on FFFP. Book Condition: Good; light wear at tips and edges; heavy wear to tail and head with closed tears and small missing pieces at spine extremities only. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine and front board with black rules on front board and spine; cornered board edges; clean sound interior with age toning; internal hinges are not cracked or broken; brown endpapers. 322 pp 12mo. The Enigmas of Life is a book about coming to terms with the things we've learned in life and about life. It talks of creation and a creator but also how Science could fit into that equation. Featured Chapters: Realizable Ideals; Malthus Notwithstanding; Non-survival of the Fittest; Limits and Directions of Human Development; The Significance of Life; De Profundis; Elsewhere. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006117
- Title
- Enigmas of Life
- Author
- W.R. Greg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Reading Copy
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1874
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- creation, religion, human nature, science, religion and science, creatin, reason for life.
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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