Description: Click here to see our other books! Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1871 D. Appleton and Company : New York 8" by 5" xi, 378, [6]pp. SUMMARY The first US edition of this critical collection of reviews and addresses by English biologist and anthropologist Thomas Henry Huxley. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION A collection of critical essay by biologist and anthropologist Thomas Henry Huxley. The first US edition, preceded by the UK edition published the year prior. A miscellaneous collection containing arguments on emancipation of black and white, liberal education, on the educational value of the natural history sciences, and more. Interestingly, Huxley dismisses August Comte's idea of positivism in his essay 'The Scientific Aspects of Positivism' p. 147, which resulted in Comte's ideas to wither in Britain. CONDITION In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, some sunning to the spine, slightly chipped to the head and tail. Previous ownership inscription in pencil to the front free endpaper and last leaf of text, dated 1872. internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean with only a touch of age toning, as usual. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Thomas Henry Huxley
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1871
Place of Publication: New York
Weight: 0.750000
Country/Region of Manufacture: New York
