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    By The Right Hon. Lord Avebury [Sir John Lubbock]
    London   Macmillan and Co
    7.5" by 5.5" 199; 280pp
    Beautifully bound in half crushed morocco, present here are both parts of the series of life affirming talks given by an English Baron throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century.
    By The Right Hon. Lord Avebury [Sir John Lubbock]

    1905 The Pleasures of Life, Part I and Part II

    London   Macmillan and Co
    7.5" by 5.5" 199; 280pp
    Beautifully bound in half crushed morocco, present here are both parts of the series of life affirming talks given by an English Baron throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century.
    £125.00
    : 1kgs / : 961F32
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    Description

    Fine Binding, Leather Binding

    Parts I and II of Lubbock's charming essays, with Part I being the 214th thousand, and Part II being the 171st thousand. With an individual title page to each part, and separate pagination.

    Lubbock was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. While working in his family company as a banker, Lubbock made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He also coined the terms 'Paleolithic' and 'Neolithic' to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was influential in debates concerning evolutionary theory.

    This work is the publication of a series of talks given by Lubbock at various school and college occasions over the course of his life. Chapters have titles such as 'The Blessings of Friends', 'The Beauties of Nature', 'Poetry', 'Art', and 'Labour and Rest'.

    In a lovely half crushed morocco binding.

    Condition

    In a crushed half morocco binding, with gilt detailing to back strip, and cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent, with a touch of rubbing to back strip head, and head of front joint. Bookplate to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to volume I title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright.

    Near Fine

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