The PREPARATION Of The EARTH For The INTELLECTUAL RACES A Lecture Delivered at Sacramento, California, April 10, 1854, at the Invitation of the House of Assembly.
Published by Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 111, Washington St, Boston, 1854
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since July 4, 1996
Condition: Used
US$ 192.50
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[2 (blank)], 59, [3 (blank)] pp. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/2" Winslow "was a medical doctor, diplomat, writer, and scientist born in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1834. He is the author of 'Force and Nature', an early work on atomic theory. He served as a physician in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii from 1844 to 1847, and also in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He was appointed U.S. Consul at Payta, Peru, a noted whaling port, in 1862. After his death in 1877, he was cremated in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 31, 1877. This was the second recorded cremation in U.S.history." [Wiki] Invited to Sacramento to speak on the subject of agriculture, Winslow begins at the beginning, framing the earth's creation as "especially intended for the ultimate habitation of man." Uncommon in commerce. Extremity wear, noticable to the tips & spine cloth. Age-toning. Withal, a VG copy. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to front board. Pale yellow eps. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The PREPARATION Of The EARTH For The INTELLECTUAL RACES A Lecture Delivered at Sacramento, California, April 10, 1854, at the Invitation of the House of Assembly.
- Author
- Winslow, C[harles]. F[rederick. 1811 - 1877]., M.D.
- Publisher
- Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 111, Washington St, Boston
- Publication year
- 1854
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
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- Americana, Potpourri
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Tavistock Books, established in 1989, specializes in First Editions, Antiquarian Rare & Collectible bibliophilic material with a special focus on Charles Dickens. We maintain a stock of 3000 volumes, which may be seen by appointment or by chance when you are in the greater Reno Area, or by browsing our Web page @ www.tavbooks.com. Tavistock Books is a proud member of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America, the Independent On-Line Booksellers' Association and the Grolier Club.…
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