Scientific Sophisms. A Review of Current Theories concerning Atoms, Apes, and Men.
by Wainwright, Samuel (D. D.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good with no dust jacket. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Inner hinges split at gutters. Previous owner's signature and ink number on the half-title page.; xxiii, [1], 310 pages + [2] pages advertisements. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 192 x 131mm. Evolution, origin of life, Darwinism, Huxley, differences between men and apes, protoplasm etc. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13037
- Title
- Scientific Sophisms. A Review of Current Theories concerning Atoms, Apes, and Men.
- Author
- Wainwright, Samuel (D. D.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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