Evolution Nature by Conte Joseph (54 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second. Handsome second edition bound in brown cloth, in good condition. The text block is clean almost throughout, but at its rear contains some marginalia by the Christian Scientist essayist Lewis A. Hicks, whose stamp shows at the front end leaves. Minor cracking is present at front hinge, showing at title page. An overall great copy for reading or reference.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1899 printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Gilt lettered and ruled. Top edge gilt. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Generally clean. Minor spotting. Light wear. xxii, 382 pages, illustrations, 20 cm.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd, revised. Good front hinge cracked, title pg torn on top/bottom of inner edge, light browning of pg ends, bumped corners/ends, top pg ends guilded gold.

Condition: Very Good. None. 382 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear to covers. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Else a very clean, tight copy. Record # 852075.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Revised Edition. Octavo. 3/4 red leather over marbled boards. Good binding and cover. Rubbing. Clean, unmarked pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition, revised. Cloth, no jacket. A nice, clean copy. ; 8vo ; 402 pages. Illustrated by B & W Illustrations (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This is a VG or better, hardcover 1898 second edition in 3/4 brown leather binding with marbled boards, t.e.g. 382 pages with index. No foxing. Photos on request.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. Second Edition, Revised. 382 pages. Bound in half leather with gilt lettered spine and marbled boards. Gilt top edge. Page edges untrimmed. Head & foot of spine & boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean and sound throughout. Size: 14 x 20 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. ORIGINAL 1904 PRINTING. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding loosening slightly but still intact. Book slightly shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Early Edition. Large 12mo. Three quarter, fine binding with leather and marbled paper. Stamped, gilt lettering to spine. Gilt top edge. Includes black and white graphs. Very Good.

Hardcover. Second edition, Revised. xxii, 382 pp.,12-page publisher catalog at rear, illustrated; small octavo, original olive-green cloth Joseph Le Conte (1823-1901) the renowned Professor of Geology and Natural History in the University of California weighs in on the subject of evolution and the controversy between science and religion. Light wear to covers, top edge dusty, else very good.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Joseph Le Conte's classic late-nineteenth-century defense of evolution, setting out the nature and evidences of the theory and its bearing on religious thought. Le Conte was a professor of geology and natural history at the University of California and one of the leading American scientists to reconcile evolution with religion. Second edition, revised, in a later Appleton printing, New York and London. Provenance: Pencil signature on the front pastedown, apparently "S. M. Birkhead" (reading uncertain), with a small pencil notation beside it. No other ownership marks noted. Condition: Olive-green cloth hardcover without dust jacket, in Good condition. Cloth is rubbed and shows light soiling, with wear and fraying at the spine head and tail. Binding is sound. Front pastedown and endpaper are toned with some staining. Text block is toned throughout, as expected for the paper. Title page and copyright page are legible. Carefully packed for shipment. Domestic shipping via USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. Expedited and international shipping available where permitted. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 5b.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. A clean unmarked copy in excellent condition. 382 pages.

Condition: New.

Red cloth. Second Edition, Revised. xxii,382 Pp. Line drawings Cloth slightly faded, generally very good.

Condition: New.

Leather Bound. Condition: Good. 8vo. Quarter-bound in brown leather with marbled boards. Leather corners. Solid binding and boards. Clean, unmarked pages. Minor rubbing to corners. scuffing to board-edges. Chipping to top of spine. Overall, a superior volume in good condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book discusses evolution from a scientific perspective, exploring its nature, the evidence in its favor, and its relationship to religious belief. It delves into the history of the idea of evolution, from its ancient origins, through various theories, to its present-day acceptance within the scientific community. The author, a scientist and professor of natural history, draws from various scientific disciplines to build a case for evolution as a universal law of nature, governing all forms of existence both organic and inorganic. The book also examines the common objections to evolution, addressing religious concerns and misconceptions about the theory. Ultimately, the book presents a compelling argument for the scientific validity of evolution while fostering a deeper understanding of its implications and the significance of its insights on our understanding of the natural world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Evolution | Its nature, its evidences, and its relation to religious thought. Vol. 1, Second Edition | Joseph Le Conte | Taschenbuch | 408 S. | Englisch | 2019 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337719678 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A perfectly serviceable set of a dozen (12) reference copies from a leader publisher of science and education in the mid-late 19th century and thenceforward; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy in sum. Bound attractively in marbled paper over boards in octavo hardcover format, creamy brown leather over tips and spines, some darkening thereto, gilt titles and authors and publisher's name to spines. Some rubbings to extremities, scuffings to tips, light crackings to joints, to front hinge of one volume, some chipping to spine heads and tails, else still quite sturdy, and some feel as if they've never been opened. Not ex-library, no underlining or highlighting apparent. All top edges gilt, plentiful unexploded fore-edges up front and at rear. Lightly, uniformed toned interiors, clean and still fairly bright. Notes, bibliographies and indexes to most, quite extensive and learned. Editions not stated except in case of a stated Second Edition, revised, and thus presumed First Edition states to the remainder though not so stated. The set is comprised of: William Dwight Whitney, The Life and Growth of Language: an outline of linguistic science (1896, [3] 4-325 pp.); Joseph Le Conte, Evolution: its nature, its evidences, and its relation to religious thought (Second Edition, revised, 1895, xxii [1], 4-382 pp., with cracked front hinge); Oscar Schmidt, The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism (1896, [3], 4-334 pp.); H. Alleyne Nicholson, The Ancient Life History of the Earth (1895, xviii [1], 2-406 pp.); Richard A. Proctor, Other Worlds Than Ours (1896, [5], 6-334 pp., with fine front illustration, tissue-protected); Robert Hubert Quick, Essays on Education Reformers (1896, xxxiv [1], 2-568 pp.); G. Frederick Wright, Man the Glacial Period (1896, xxxii [1], 2-385 pp., and complete with map at frontis of the glacial period in the British Isles); C.A. Young, The Sun (1895, xii [1], 2-363 pp., and with illustration at frontis, tissue-protected); Henry Maudsley, Responsibility in Mental Disease (1896, x [1], 2-313 pp., with chipped page edges up front, penciled notes at first free endpaper); F.V.N. Painter, History of Education (1895, xix [1], 2-343 pp.); Philip Henry Gosse, Evenings at the Microscope; or, researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life (1896, xii, 1-480 pp., considerable damp-staining beginning inside front flap, tide-lining throughout, leading to waffling, but not affecting text's readability); Alexander Bain, Education as a Science (1895, xxv [1], 2-453 pp.). D. Appleton & Company was an American publishing company founded by Daniel Appleton, who opened a general store which included books. He published his first book in 1831. The Wikipedia entry devoted to it noted that "The company's publications gradually extended over the entire field of literature. It issued the works of contemporary scientists at moderate prices, for example, Herbert Spencer, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin, etc. Medical books formed a special department, and books in the Spanish language for the South American market were a specialty which the firm made its own. In belles lettres and American history, it had a strong list of names among its authors." All in, quite an attractive set of 12 volumes that look handsome on the shelf.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. Joseph Le Conte (1823-1901) was a physician and scientist who was a co-founder of the Sierra Club (with John Muir). Resident and working in the South during the Civil War, he harbored racist views of Reconstruction; Quercus finds this ironic, considering his later academic career and fame at UC Berkeley. First published in 1888; this is a Very Good copy of the Second Edition, containing Le Conte's revisions of the previous version. Olive green cloth binding, tanned to a brown shade on the spine, which has gilt lettering. Clean text; 392 pages, with 12 pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Mildly bumped, and with some wear visible at the margins; chipped at head and foot of the spine. A solid copy, if not the most beautiful. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…