Hardcover. Good condition. Yellow cloth over boards with black lettering to the front cover and spine. Dated 1895 on the title page. No copyright page to be found. 195 pages, followed by 32 pages of advertisements for recently published books. Binding is strong and pages are tight. Corners and head and foot of the spine lightly bumped. Covers discolored. No major bumps or wear to the binding. Page edges and endpaper toned and foxed. Page interiors clean, with a bit of light foxing. Some penciled prices and numbers to the front free endpaper. No other marks or writing to be found. Overall good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the main stream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Lovejoy's name is not in this book. This book comes with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. Please email with questions or to see any photos.

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Title

The Vaccination Question: Being the Second Issue of a Letter Addressed by Permission in the Autumn of 1894 to the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, Q.C., M.P. at That Time Home Secretary Together with a Letter Addressed by Permission in the Autumn of 1895 to the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, M.P., First Lord of the Treasury [Thomas Lovejoy's Copy]

Publisher

Methuen & Co. London

Publication Date

1895

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Good

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Lovejoy

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