The Effect of External Influences upon Development. With Annotations by the Author. The Romanes Lecture 1894. Delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre, May 2, 1894.
Published by London: Henry Frowde/ Oxford: Clarendon Press Depository, 1894., 1894
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.Ted Kottler, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since January 5, 2002
Condition: Used - Fair
£ 73.91
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
69 pp. Original cloth. A fair copy only, with some splitting to the binding (see photos). 'The Romanes Lecture is the annual public lecture of the University. A most distinguished public figure from the arts, science or literature is invited by special invitation of the Vice-Chancellor. The lecture was created in 1891, following an offer by George John Romanes of Christ Church to fund an annual lecture, and the first lecture was given in 1892 by William Gladstone.' 'The Romanes Lecture for 1894, as now published, is considerably longer than as originally spoken. In reading the Lecture some portions were omitted, which, although essential for the full appreciation of the argument, were not required for understanding its main drift. These passages have been restored to the text; and some notes have been added. I am indebted to Mr. Gregg Wilson for translating the Lecture into English, and to Prof. W. N. Parker for much help in the revision. The manuscript had already gone to press when the news reached me of the sudden death of the Founder of the Lectureship. George Romanes has gone from among us. Though the state of his health for the last few years had made it improbable that a long life would be granted to him, no one thought the end was so near when, on the 2nd of May, he was present at the delivery of this lecture and followed it with a lively interest. His early death is a sad loss to the science for which he had still much to achieve; yet few have better used the time fate has allowed them. He worked with unwearying energy, and a long list of valuable writings bear witness to his line gift of observation, his keen critical intelligence, and his great facility of exposition. In the very last month of his life he had set himself to solve a problem which he had originally, with prophetic insight, put forward a considerable time ago, and which he again followed out with increasing interest when biological enquiry had brought it to the front. Thus his ceaseless energy ended only with his life. Of him it may be said—and nothing higher can be said of any distinguished man—he used to the greatest possible extent the gifts with which Nature had so abundantly supplied him' (Preface). 'Not only did questions about the validity of the inheritance of acquired characters loom as a central topic in biology during the 1890s, but Weismann focused a good deal of his effort on responding to his critics and defending his Keimplasma. As we have seen, a significant amplification to his germ-plasm theory began in 1894 when in the Romanes Lecture he expanded upon his notion of germinal selection' (Frederick Churchill, 'The Germ-Plasm and the Diversity of Living Phenomena: 1890–1900', Chapter 18, pp. 470-488 in: August Weismann: Development, Heredity, and Evolution, Harvard University Press, 2015).…
Seller Inventory # 25330
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Effect of External Influences upon Development. With Annotations by the Author. The Romanes Lecture 1894. Delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre, May 2, 1894.
- Author
- WEISMANN, August (1834-1914):
- Publisher
- London: Henry Frowde/ Oxford: Clarendon Press Depository, 1894.
- Publication year
- 1894
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Ted Kottler, Bookseller
Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 5, 2002
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 10 business days | 3 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 9.59 | £ 16.62 |
Payment methods
- Bank Draft
- Cash
- Check
- Money Order
Store description
I specialize in modern books on economics, science and philosophy, with an additional emphasis on scholarly books of all kinds.
Specialty
Neurology/Psychology, Medicine, Biology, Physical Sciences, Art History: Antiquity through the Renaissance, Economics, Philosophy & Religion: Antiquity through the Renaissance, History of Mathematics, History of Science, History of MedicineSeller's business information
Ted Kottler, Bookseller
CA, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
CREDIT CARD ORDERS MAY ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF ABE. Personal/bank/traveler's checks (made payable to Ted Kottler), money orders, international money orders are fine. All books are First Editions, in original cloth bindings, and in Very Good or better condition, unless otherwise noted. Returns: with prior notice and within 10 days. I am always interested in purchasing First Editions of scholarly, hardcover books in the history of science and the history of medicine, as well as First Editions of technical mathematical, physics and chemistry monographs, particularly those by Nobel Prize winners, mainly those published since 1850 (with an additional emphasis on collected/selected works/papers). I am also interesting in purchasing First Editions of baseball books, particularly those inscribed by the well-known authors such as Red Smith, Shirley Povich, Red Barber, Frank Graham, and Lee Allen. I will pay top dollar for signed books, so please let me know whenever you have such books to sell.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, California, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.