Wainwright Samuel D D (2 results)

xxiii, 312p., bound on the cheap with a couple long staples thru textblock, presswork on cream alkaline stock with just a touch of toning; the two-color wraparound cover is mildly eye-catching but inferior cardstock was used and front cover has cracked, detached, and is edge-chipped (now held on by an improvised "brodart"). As is, reading copy of the original issue. Wainwright very doubtful about Darwin's bona fides, methodology, and conclusions. Standard Library no. 97, September 10, 1883.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Inner hinges split at gutters. Previous owner's signature and ink number on the half-title page.; xxiii, [1], 310 pages + [2] pages advertisements. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 192 x 131mm. Evolution, origin of life, Darwinism, Huxley, differences between men and apes, protoplasm etc.; 8vo. …