Life of Sir John Lubbock: Lord Avebury

Life of Sir John Lubbock: Lord Avebury

Hutchinson, Horace G. London: Macmillan and Co., 1914.

2 volumes. Demy 8vo., Vol. 1: xiv, 388, (2) pp. works by Lord Avebury. Vol. 2: x, 334 including general index, (2) pp. works. Frontis portrait plus one plate with tissue guards in each volume. Folding pedigree chart in Vol. 1. Uniformly bound in dark blue cloth. Spines ruled and lettered in gilt.

Both volumes with very minor spotting to leaf edges. Endpapers toned and spotted. Fox spots to prelims. and frontis. of Vol. 1 and to interior plate of Vol. 2. Spine ends slightly crushed with a couple of tiny nicks. Otherwise a very nice, sound set.

Sir John Lubbock (1834 – 1913), although a banker by trade, made significant contributions to the fields of archaeology, ethnography and evolutionary biology. Best known for his pioneering studies into the life histories of insects.

1st edition.

$225.00 CDN