The Last Link: Our Present Knowledge of the Descent of Man

Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 156 pp. Text contains very occasional marginal pencil markings. Binding firm, spine cocked. Scattered foxing. Shadworth Hodgson's copy, with ex-legato bookplate. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Corpus Christi College, Shadworth Hodgson Collection). "Compiles the landmark address Haeckel delivered before the Fourth International Congress of Zoology in Cambridge, serving as a fierce, triumphant defense of Darwinian evolution at the close of the 19th century. The title refers directly to the hottest scientific debate of the Victorian era: the discovery of the "Missing Link" between primitive primates and modern humans." Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Science & Technology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66565.