This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... quoting the Bible as an unanswerable authority on some point of morality. I suppose it was the novelty of the argument that amused them. But I had gradually come by this time, i.e. 1836 to 1839, to see that the Old Testament was no more to be trusted than the sacred books of the Hindoos. The question ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... quoting the Bible as an unanswerable authority on some point of morality. I suppose it was the novelty of the argument that amused them. But I had gradually come by this time, i.e. 1836 to 1839, to see that the Old Testament was no more to be trusted than the sacred books of the Hindoos. The question then con-Oct. 1836 to Jan. 1839. V tinually rose before my mind and would not be banished, --is it credible that if God were now to make a revelation to the Hindoos, he would permit it to be connected with the belief in Vishnu, Siva, &c., as Christianity is connected with the Old Testament? This appeared to me utterly incredible. ' By further reflecting that the clearest evidence would be requisite to make any sane man believe in the miracles by which Christianity is supported, --and that the more we know of the fixed laws of nature the more incredible do miracles become, --that the men at that time were ignorant and credulous to a degree almost incomprehensible by us, --that the Gospels cannot be proved to have been written simultaneously with the events, --that they differ in many important details, far too important, as it seemed to me, to be admitted as the usual inaccuracies of eye-witnesses;--by such reflections as these, which I give not as having the least novelty or value, but as they influenced me, I gradually came to disbelieve in Christianity as a divine revelation. The fact that many false religions have spread over large portions of the earth like wild-fire had some weight with me. " But-1 was very unwilling to give up my belief; I feel sure of this, for I can well remember often and often inventing day-dreams of old letters between distinguished Romans, and manuscripts being discovered at Pompeii or elsewhere, which confirmed in...
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Add this copy of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (Two Volumes) to cart. $22.50, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Basic Books.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x0; 2 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. elf wear. Spines sunned. Some foxing to edges. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Add this copy of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (Volume III) to cart. $23.35, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1888 by John Murray.
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Volume III. Covers scuffed. Binding split in places. Some pages are foxed. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (Volume 1) to cart. $28.89, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1887 by John Murray.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Octavo. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners and scuffed edges. Covers coming loose. Foxing. Previous attempts at taping pages in have been made. Contains loose pages. Loose binding. Chipped page edges. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin [2 Volumes] to cart. $50.00, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1896 by D. Appleton and Company.
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Good. Half red leather with marbled boards. Scuffing to leather, general shelf wear. Backstrip of vol. II beginning to peel off. A few age stains, overall clean. Bindings sturdy. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Including an to cart. $240.00, very good condition, Sold by A Turn of the Page Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fishers, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1896 by D. Appleton.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Limited Authorized Westminster Edition. 1, 000, copies were printed of which this is number 26. An early reissue of the first American edition. With six black and white illustrations on plates, including portraits and manuscript facsimile. 8vo, original brick red cloth, lettered and ruled on the spines in gilt, the upper covers with a decorative border in black and with matching decorative border in blind on lower covers. viii, 558; iv, 562. A very good set with just a hint of darkening to the spines. Volume 1 has a previous owner's name written in pencil with a date of 1899. Below is a longer quote from Balzac wtritten in ink. This is the first and most basic life of Darwin. It contains the first version of Darwin's autobiography, which was edited to avoid giving offense to his widow (the full text was not published in English until 1958). The letters were selected with a more personal rather than scientific bias, with particular emphasis on the period during which Darwin was writing and preparing for publication his Origin of Species. This issue is in a more convenient format then the British 3 volume set. No date is present but the two volumes were published around 1895 or 1896.
Add this copy of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin to cart. $650.00, very good condition, Sold by Raptis Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Beach, FL, UNITED STATES, published by D. Appleton and Company.
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Early printing of this collection of Charles Darwin's letters edited by his son Francis Darwin. Octavo, two volumes, original terracotta publisher's cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spines, yellow endpapers, frontispiece portraits of Charles Darwin in each volume, illustrated with four lithographic plates. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, an armorial bookplate to the front pastedown of both volumes. Francis Darwin made significant contributions to the field of botany, particularly in the study of plant physiology. He conducted experiments on plant movements, such as the response of plants to light and gravity, which helped advance understanding in the emerging field of plant biology. Building on his father's work on natural selection, Darwin also studied the inheritance of traits in plants. A crucial figure in the preservation and promotion of his father's legacy, Francis Darwin edited and published Charles Darwin's autobiography, providing valuable insights into the personal and scientific life of the renowned naturalist, which remains a significant resource for scholars studying Darwin's life and work today.
