Richard Owen: Victorian Naturalist by Dr. Nicolaas A. Rupke - 1994-04-27

Yale University Press, 1994-04-27. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. No dust jacket, blue cloth boards. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Near Fine Condition. Marks on 4 pp in Bibliography. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Biology; ISBN: 0300058209. ISBN/EAN: 9780300058208. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23387. . 9780300058208

Yale University Press UK SR. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1994. Hardback. 0300058209 . Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage for international shipping.; Dust jacket bright, stiff and clean, rubbed a touch on the rear from shelving with some light wear at the top of the spine; Boards firm and clean, corners sharp, gilt titles bright; Internally clean, no ownership mark or annotation, illustrated in B+W; Binding tight. Overall an attractive, sturdy copy in very good condition. ; 9.5 X 6.4 X 1.7 inches; 484 pages .

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994. xviii, 462, 37 b/w illus. . HB. Fine in d/w.. Richard Owen (1804-1892) was, after Darwin, the leading naturalist of nineteenth-century Britain. A distinguished anatomist and palaeontologist, he was influential in Victorian scientific reform and in the debate over natural selection. Leader of the nineteenth-century museum movement, he founded London's monumental Natural History Museum, wrote and published copiously, and won every professional honour. Owen was, however, a controversial figure whose disagreements with colleagues developed into epic power struggles, the most notorious of which were with Darwin and Huxley. Owen was the most renowned opponent of natural selection. This first full-fledged biography of Owen presents the complete range of his scientific and intellectual achievements.. [9780300058208]

Yale University Press, 1994-04-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardback. New. Richard Owen was, after Darwin, the leading naturalist of 19th century Britain. In the debate over natural selection, Owen was Darwin's most articulate and vociferous opponent. This book rehabilitates his image and provides a detailed account of the schism in Victorian scientific life.