Lectures on the Darwinian Theory : Delivered by the Late Arthur Milnes Marshall

Marshall, Arthur Milnes; C. F. Marshall (editor)

Published by Macmillan and Co., New York, 1894

About this Item

Spine rubbed and faded. Front hinge broken. Split to gutter at rear hinge. Moderate foxing.; xx, 236 pages. Frontispiece within the pagination. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 218 x 140mm. The frontispiece illustration is of the fossil Archaeopteryx. In addition to the frontispiece, the book is illustrated with 36 figures. Contents: Lecutre I - History of the Theory of Evolution; Lecture II - Artificial and Natural Selection; Natural Selection; Lecture III - The Argument from Palaeontology; Lecture IV - The Argument from Embryology; Lecture V - The Colours of Animals and of Plants; Lecture VI - Objections to the Darwinian Theory; Lecture VII - The Origin of Vertebrated Animals; The Craniate Vertebrates; The Acraniate Vertebrates; The Descent of Man; Lecture VIII - The Life and Work of Darwin; Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lectures on the Darwinian Theory : Delivered by the Late Arthur Milnes Marshall
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co., New York
• Publication Date: 1894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biology - Evolution