St. George Mivart

On the Genesis of Species

      Macmillan Company, New York 1871 - 12mo. Cloth Hardcover, 1871. . Ex-library with the usual treatments. xv + 296pp. Numerous in-text illustrations, as well as a frontispiece. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on the side. Mild surface wear. Joints and extremities rubbed, peeling. Hinges are just starting, though the textblock is intact. Pages are clean, with the occasional creased corner. Written by one of Darwin's contemporary biologists, St. George Mivart, who attempted to reconcile the theory of evolution with his catholic faith. Darwin's sixth edition of Origin of the Species included an additional chapter designed to refute the arguments in this book. [Attributes: Hard Cover]