From Rudi Thoemmes Rare Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 18 July 2014
About this Item
Extracted from The Pamphleteer. 'Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster FRS FLS (9 November 1789 2 February 1860) was an English astronomer, physician, naturalist and philosopher. An early animal rights activist, he promoted vegetarianism and founded the Animals' Friend Society with Lewis Gompertz. He published pamphlets on a wide variety of subjects, including morality, Pythagorean philosophy, bird migration, Sati, and "phrenology", a term that he coined in 1815. In 1830 he collected and published the letters of John Locke, Shaftesbury, and Algernon Sydney which he inherited from Benjamin Furly' (Wikipedia). PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 8vo, pp. 108-144, a very good copy bound in modern cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt. Seller Inventory # ABE-1696242258127
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Title: Observations on the Casual and Periodical ...
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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