Science and Christian Tradition. Essays
by Huxley, Thomas H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the "Authorized Edition" of some of Huxley's essays on the collision of science and religion. Originally published in 1896; this is a Later Printing, from one year later. Marbled paper-covered boards with brown leather spine and tips; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 419 pages; top-edge is gilt, others rough-cut. Rubbing to the margins, with some flaking of the leather. A nice one-volume introduction to Huxley, who is usually seen in multi-volume collected editions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Later Printing.. Half-Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003068
- Title
- Science and Christian Tradition. Essays
- Author
- Huxley, Thomas H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...