Hinges broken. Some fraying to cloth at ends of spine and edges of boards. Quite extensive underlining and marginalia, mostly in pencil. Previous owner's name in ink on front board and a couple of other pages. Also later owner's blindstamp on title page (Hardwicke Knight). ; viii, 337, [1] pages + portrait frontispiece + 15 plates + [6] pages advertisements. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 186 x 119mm. "This little book is an attempt to present to the English reader a critical summary of the results of the science now commonly called criminal anthropology" - from the Preface. [Seller ref: Knightcol] ; The Contemporary Science Series; 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Criminal
Publisher: Walter Scott, London
Publication Date: 1890
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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We are located in Dunedin, in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a generalist rare and out-of-print bookseller, selling books in most subject areas. Our stock of over 8,000 titles has particular strengths in the areas of New Zealand history and literature, Maori, Tibet and Central Asia, Travel, Military, and Antiquarian. We are a member of ANZAAB (Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers).

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Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, 271 High St, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: info@renaissancebooks.co.nz. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.

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