Josiah C Nott (33 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the complex and controversial subject of race relations in mid-19th-century America, specifically focusing on the institution of slavery and its implications for the nation's future. Set against the backdrop of rising tensions between the North and the South, the author explores the scientific and theological debates surrounding the origins and characteristics of different races. The author challenges prevailing notions of racial equality, arguing that inherent differences exist between White, Black, and Indigenous peoples, and that these differences have significant consequences for society. Drawing on historical examples and contemporary observations, the book contends that attempts to elevate Black people through education or emancipation are ultimately futile, as their supposed inferiority is a fixed law of nature. This book presents a thought-provoking and controversial perspective on race and slavery, offering insights into the intellectual and social climate of a nation on the brink of civil war. The author's arguments, though rooted in the beliefs of their time, raise enduring questions about the nature of human difference and the challenges of achieving a just and equitable society. 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.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a radical new approach to understanding the origins of humanity. The author challenges the prevailing view that all humans share a common origin, arguing instead that multiple, distinct races existed from the beginning of human history. Drawing on the latest archaeological, genetic, and linguistic evidence, the author presents a provocative and well-supported case for the theory of polygenesis, or the idea that different races evolved independently in different parts of the world. This book offers a fresh perspective on the origins of humanity, challenging traditional beliefs and opening up new avenues of research. 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. …

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Embark on a captivating journey into the 19th-century discourse surrounding the origins of humanity. This book delves into the then-contentious question of whether all humans descended from a single origin or multiple distinct ones. The author skillfully navigates the complex landscape of scientific inquiry and religious dogma, drawing upon evidence from history, archaeology, and the burgeoning field of natural history. Set against the backdrop of advancements in geology and Egyptology, the book challenges prevailing interpretations of biblical chronology and the story of Noah's Ark. The author presents compelling arguments based on the latest decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the study of ancient skulls, suggesting a far more ancient and diverse human history than traditionally believed. The exploration extends beyond Egypt, encompassing the global distribution of human populations and the intriguing parallels found in the animal and plant kingdoms. By examining the concept of "species" and the influence of climate on various groups, the author invites readers to contemplate the intricate tapestry of human diversity. This book's insightful exploration of human origins offers a thought-provoking perspective on the interplay between science, religion, and the ever-evolving understanding of our place in the 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.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book challenges a prevailing belief in the unity of the human species. The author, whose work is grounded in ethnography and a critical survey of biblical texts, argues that the Old and New Testaments provide evidence for the diversity of humans rather than their common ancestry. The author refutes the idea that physical and intellectual differences between races are attributable to environmental factors, instead suggesting that each race possesses immutable traits. This book sheds light on the history of humans and the origins of race, and its insights have substantial implications for our understanding of human diversity and the social issues that stem from it. 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.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 172. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1848 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 172.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Slim hardcover. Boards show some rubbing and wear to spine ends; front endpaper has pencil ownership markings and bears bookplate of the Waring Historical Library of the Medical University of South Carolina; rear endpaper has been neatly excised; many pages show foxing (see photos); pen ownership signature on title page. Foldout world map, tipped opposite title page, is complete with an edge tear and some wrinkling. Nott was a surgeon and anthropologist whose pro-slavery pseudoscience work, including the 1854 textbook 'Types of Mankind,' laid the groundwork for three generations of scientific racism. 'Two Lectures' argues that the human 'races' are immutable and hierarchical and created separately, as opposed to the biblical single-ancestor notion. (Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' didn't appear for another eleven years.) A fascinating, utterly appalling, and startlingly uncommon title in any condition. 146 pages.…

Tenth Edition. Good copy in contemporary brown cloth boards, later rebacked with red-brown cloth and a manuscript spine label (now age-toned). Boards somewhat scuffed. Corners bumped, with panel edges worn. Text edges, preliminary and final leaves foxed, occasionally reaching the margins. Folded matter remains sound, albeit with some adhesive tape reinforcement to the verso. A strong and well-preserved example overall. Physical description; lxxviii, 49-738 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps (some colour) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes a memoir of Samuel George Morton. Subjects; Ethnology, history, 19th century. Monogenism and polygenism. Race, history of ideas. Anthropology, history. Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851. 1 Kg.…

Tenth Edition. Good copy in contemporary brown cloth boards, later rebacked with red-brown cloth and a manuscript spine label (now age-toned). Boards somewhat scuffed. Corners bumped, with panel edges worn. Text edges, preliminary and final leaves foxed, occasionally reaching the margins. Folded matter remains sound, albeit with some adhesive tape reinforcement to the verso. A strong and well-preserved example overall. Physical description; lxxviii, 49-738 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps (some colour) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes a memoir of Samuel George Morton. Subjects; Ethnology, history, 19th century. Monogenism and polygenism. Race, history of ideas. Anthropology, history. Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First edition. 4to (11"x8"). 738pp. Black buckram-covered boards with giltstamped spine: rebind. Toned textblock edges, lightly toned interior, esp. within textblock. Heavy foxing. Frontis with tissue. B&W diagrams throughout. 4 fold-outs (one of these in color with 2 1/2" closed tears in creases), 4 color plates called "Race Charts No. 1": these plates are tipped together but loose from the binding, laid-in. Edgewear to fold-outs and plates. Marginalia in pencil to p.lxviii and p.49. Scarce first edition. Rebound boards fine, binding tight.…

Hardcover in original embossed green-cloth binding, with fold-out double-hemispheric world map. This copy presented to "Captain Thomas Jordan from Rowell S. Ripley". Josiah Clark Nott, M.D. (1804-1873), South Carolina-born, preeminent surgeon and anthropologist. He is best known for his etiological studies of yellow fever and malaria and his theory that they have germ origins. During the Civil War, he served as a Confederate surgeon, staff officer, and director of the Confederate General Army Hospital in Mobile. Thomas Jordan (1819-1895) Virginia-born, a Confederate general and major operative in the network of Confederate spies during the Civil War. Roswell Sabine Ripley (1823-1887) Ohio-born, was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and later brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. After the war moved to London, England and was an engineer/entrepreneur, short time later, his wife and daughter left him to return to Charleston. See book "Resolute Rebel: General Rowell S. Ripley, Charleston's Gallant Defender" by Chet Bennett about his life.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1850 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 64 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 64 Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1848 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 171 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 171.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 786. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1855 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 786.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 800. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1855 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 800.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 62 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1850. A concise historical and scriptural chronology by Josiah C. Nott, examining ancient periods and their relation to biblical chronology. Of interest to readers and collectors of 19th-century historical and religious scholarship, with a focus on chronology, ancient history, and scriptural interpretation. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 188 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1861. This modern reproduction of Syllabus of a course of lectures [on surgery] by Nott, Josiah C. (Josiah Clark), 1804-1873. makes an old or rare text available for consultation, bibliographic research, and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…