Lyell, Charles. The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man: with an outline of glacial and post-tertiary geology and remarks on the origin of species, with special reference to man's first appearance on the Earth.. John Murray, London, 1873.

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Description: 4th ed., 8vo., pp.572, b/w fronts, illustrated with b/w woodcuts, some foxing to rear pages, marbled e.p.s. bookplates to front paste-down and f.f.e.p., edges marbled, full calf prize binding, front & rear bds detached (in need of restoration) o/w v.g. condition. The book was written by British geologist, Charles Lyell in 1863. The first three editions appeared in February, April, and November 1863, respectively. this is the much-revised fourth edition which appeared in 1873. Antiquity of Man, as it was known to contemporary readers, dealt with three scientific issues of the time: the age of the human race, the existence of ice ages, and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.

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Darwin, Charles.. THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES By Means of Natural Selection . . .. John Murray: London, 1873.

Price: US$1322.50 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 7.25 x 4.5, green cloth, 458 pp with index, a very worn copy, spine torn (esp at top), extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, inner hinges cracked, contents toned and worn with some finger soil. SWAF. Sixth Edition "with additions and corrections (thirteenth thousand)."

Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.