THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA; With Some Account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest

Fiske, John

Verlag: Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, Boston and New York, 1892

2 volumes, 8vos, black leather bindings with gold stamped lettering on spine, Vol. I: frontispiece engraving of the author & 21 engravings & maps, plus Vol. II: 33 engravings & maps;,Vol. I: xxxvi + 1-516pp. & Vol. II: xxiv + [1]-631 pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 15.2 oz. John Fiske (1842 - 1901) was a prolific Harvard-educated American historian, philosopher, and early exponent of Darwinism and evolution. Among his several books were: An Outline of Cosmic Philosophy Based on the Doctrine of Evolution (1874); Darwinism and Other Essays (1874, enlarged 1885); Excursions of an Evolutionist (1883); The Critical Period of American History (1883); Old Virginia and Her Neighbors (1897); A Century of Science and other Essays (1899); and Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to its Origins (1901). CLEAN TIGHT BRIGHT 2 Volume set; attractively rebound in leather, though the gilt is of an inexpensive variety. Very light and uniform page-toning. Not foxed. Rebound in leather. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3132

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Titel: THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA; With Some Account ...
Verlag: Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, Boston and New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1892
Einband: Leather with gilt-stamping
Illustrator: Contemporary engravings
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None
Auflage: Fifth Thousand.