Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95), the English biologist and naturalist, was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog', and is best remembered today for his vociferous support for Darwin's theory of evolution. He was, however, an influential naturalist, anatomist and religious thinker, who coined the term 'agnostic' to describe his own beliefs. Almost entirely self-educated, he became an authority in anatomy and palaeontology, and after the discovery of the archaeopteryx, he was the first to suggest that birds had evolved from dinosaurs. He ...
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Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95), the English biologist and naturalist, was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog', and is best remembered today for his vociferous support for Darwin's theory of evolution. He was, however, an influential naturalist, anatomist and religious thinker, who coined the term 'agnostic' to describe his own beliefs. Almost entirely self-educated, he became an authority in anatomy and palaeontology, and after the discovery of the archaeopteryx, he was the first to suggest that birds had evolved from dinosaurs. He was also a keen promoter of scientific education who strove to make science a paid profession, not dependent on patronage or wealth. Published in 1903, this three-volume work, edited by his son Leonard Huxley, is the second and most complete edition of Huxley's biography and selected letters. Volume 1 covers the period 1825-69, including his expedition to Australasia and the publication of the On the Origin of Species (1859).
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Good- 8vo Large. Ex-library with stamps and marks. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine, which has some wear to top & tail. Front inner hinge repaired, rear hinge cracked. Binding cracking in centre, some minor soiling. A good reading copy. Heavy book, may incur additional postage charge. Immediate despatch from the UK.
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Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Brown hardcover with gilt titling to spine and front cover. 541 pages, indexed. Binding is tight and pages are clean. Frontis with tissue guard in place. Gilt top edge. Right page edges are rough-cut. Cover has rubs and mild wear with a lot of lightening to the cover. Not x-library.
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Very Good. Later. Very good. Book is rubbed at spine ends and corners, corners bumped, cover and foredges soiled, pages lightly browned at edges, gold stamping on front cover and spine, some pages uncut. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Good. 2 volumes. Minor rubbing at edges, general shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, bindings sturdy. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Good. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Minor shelf wear, slight mottling. Pages/boards clean, bindings sturdy. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. 2 Volumes. Octavo. Bound in publishers brown cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover. TEG. Good binding and cover. Minimal shelfwear. Contemporary owners name on FEP. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS FLS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The tendency has been for this fine anatomical work to be overshadowed by his energetic and controversial activity in favour of evolution, and by his extensive public work on scientific education, both of which had significant effects on society in Britain and elsewhere.
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Good. No Dust Jacket. Two volumes (complete). A Good set (1901 owner's name) in brown cloth lettered in gold, top edges gilt. Glue-mends to paper tears at the gutters, and shallow cloth wear at the spine tips. Purchased by us from science writer Martin Gardner, and with his scattered pencil underlining and marginalia (but not his owner's name).