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Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. First Edition. 404 pages. 1st Printing. Brown blindstamped cloth, gold spine lettering. Moderate general wear. Cloth worn at spine ends a...
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Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. First Edition. 404 pages. 1st Printing. Brown blindstamped cloth, gold spine lettering. Moderate general wear. Cloth worn at spine ends and board tips. Hinge papers cracking, page ends soiled. Page 229 torn, but is complete. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. John Bascom was president of the University of Wisconsin (UW) from 1874 to 1887, during which time this book was printed. John Bascom's later (1878) textbook Comparative Psychology is the earliest American work to use that title, and its theistic approach anticipates some arguments found in much later evolutionary works. Provenance: Bears owner signature of Charles Richard van Hise (1857 - 1918), an American geologist and academic, an undergraduate at UW when this book was printed. Contains extensive ink margin comments by Van Hise. He later served as president of the University of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1918. Psychology Science/Nature::Geology 7280
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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Year: 1877
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
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