An Essay on Creation. Comprehending the Beginning, Course, and End of Time.
Published by Philadelphia, The F. A. Davis Company, 1900., 1900
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: Alexanderplatz Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Alexanderplatz Books
AbeBooks seller since December 10, 1998
Condition: Used - Fair
US$ 100.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First edition. 8vo, 73 + [1] pp. Leather-covered boards, gilt stamping with an elaborate emblematic representation of Creation on front cover. Frontispiece portrait of author. Corners of binding worn and most of spine lacking. Contents clean. Laid in is a supplementary pamphlet (16 pp.), which includes reviews of the books from the national press. A fairly general account of Earth history attempting to reconcile scientific evidence with religion. The author estimates the age of the Earth as 125,000,000 years. Very scarce. All other copies listed currently listed are spurious.
Seller Inventory # 2509
Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Essay on Creation. Comprehending the Beginning, Course, and End of Time.
- Author
- McEwen, Joseph W., M.D.
- Publisher
- Philadelphia, The F. A. Davis Company, 1900.
- Publication year
- 1900
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Catalogue XXV
Alexanderplatz Books
New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since December 10, 1998
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