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Weismann ( Dr. August)

THE EVOLUTION THEORY.

Published: Edward Arnold, London, 1904

Edition: First English Edition

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Translated with the Author's co-operation by J. Arthur Thomson and Margaret R. Thomson. Illustrated.

In two volumes.

First English edition. Vol 1 xvi, 416; 3 coloured plates, numerous test illustrations, Vol. II, viii, 406, + 2 pages publisher's catalogue, starting to wear at the hinges in both volumes, maroon cloth titled gilt on the spines – which are slightly faded and starting to wear at the top and the bottom, a good set.

On January 17, 1834, German evolutionary biologist Friedrich Leopold August Weismann was born. He is considered the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin, and one of the founders of Neo-Darwinism. See also: http://scihi.org/august-weismann-neo-darwinism/

  • Overall Condition: A Good Set
  • Size: 4to (250 x160mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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