Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception and Secret Authorship of <i>Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation</i>
by Secord, J.A
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- ISBN 10
- 0226744108
- ISBN 13
- 9780226744100
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Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 2000. xviii, 624, text illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. When Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. More than a hundred thousand readers were spellbound by its startling vision. An account of the world that extended from the formation of the solar system to the spiritual destiny of humanity. In a pioneering cultural history, James A. Secord uses the story of Vestiges to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the perspective of its readers. Secord reveals how Vestiges was written and how the anonymity of its author was maintained for forty years. He also takes us behind the scenes to a bustling world of publishers, printers, and booksellers to show how the furore over the book reflected the emerging industrial economy of print. Winner of the 2002 Pfizer Award from the History of Science Society.. [9780226744100]
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- Bookseller
- Pemberley Natural History Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S58752
- Title
- Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
- Author
- Secord, J.A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0226744108
- ISBN 13
- 9780226744100
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago & London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- History of Natural History
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Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
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We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
Website: www.pemberleybooks.com Searchable stock database and secure ordering
We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
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