International Science Library Set of 14; The Origin of Species in 2 Volumes, Science and Education, The Forms of Water, Education, First Principles, Man's Place in Nature, The Culture Demanded by Modern Life, The Descent of Man, The Evolution of Man in 2 Volumes, Other Worlds Than Ours, Man and the Glacial Period, The Ancient Life-History of the Earth.

Published by The Werner Company, Akron, Ohio, 1904

About this Item

The International Science Library series, published by The Werner Company, was primarily released around 1904.
A set of 14 blue-greyish cloth hardcover books in good condition. Spines are faded with bumped ends. Some volumes have small pencil-written numbers on the rear pastedown. The outer bottom edge of the textblock has some soiling from standing on a shelf. Bindings are firm. Pages are age-toned, clean, and unmarked. Volumes are 7 3/4" tall. Check notes to individual volumes.
The lot includes:
The Origin of Species (2 volumes) by Charles Darwin. The front hinge in vol. 1 started cracking. Vol. 1 365 pp. Vol. 2 338 pp.
Science and Education by Thomas H. Huxley. 451 pp.
The Forms of Water by John Tyndall, illustrated. 196 pp.
Education: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical by Herbert Spencer. The boards' cloth is bumped at the top of the covers and cracked at the spine head. 301 pp.
First Principles by Herbert Spencer. The frontispiece is loose. Pencil inscription on the title page. Pencil underlining on some pages. 550 pp.
Man's Place in Nature and Other Anthropological Essays by Thomas H. Huxley, illustrated. 329 pp.
The Culture Demanded by Modern Life. 473 pp.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin, illustrated. The last 8 pages have creasing at the top corners. 688 pp.
The Evolution of Man (2 volumes) by Ernst Haeckel, illustrated. Vol. 1 467 pp. Vol. 2 504 pp.
Other Worlds Than Ours by Richard A. Proctor, illustrated. The front and rear hinges cracked, exposing netting. Minor scuff on the spine head. 307 pp.
Man and the Glacial Period by D. Frederick Wright, illustrated, fold-out maps. 385 pp.
The Ancient Life-History of the Earth by H. Alleyne Nicholson, illustrated. 428 pp.
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Seller Inventory # ABE-1771118468625

Bibliographic Details

• Title: International Science Library Set of 14; The Origin of Species in 2 Volumes, Science and Education, The Forms of Water, Education, First Principles, Man's Place in Nature, The Culture Demanded by Modern Life, The Descent of Man, The Evolution of Man in 2 Volumes, Other Worlds Than Ours, Man and the Glacial Period, The Ancient Life-History of the Earth.
• Publisher: The Werner Company, Akron, Ohio
• Publication Date: 1904
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 26W x 20H x 26D centimeters 26 centimeters width by 20 centimeters height by 26 centimeters depth
• Weight: 8720 grams