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Previous owner's signatures. A 1 1/2"x 1/2"chip to blank margin of the half-title page. Some foxing. Offsetting to endpapers. Fading to spine and boards. A couple of small 1/4"tears to cloth at head of spine. ; Volume 3 only of three volumes. 1878 reprint of the 1874 third edition. Spencer's Third Series of essays were first published in the USA, the contents of the UK edition has some subtractions and additions to the essays included (refer to Preface). [2], ix, [3], 443, [1 (blank)] pages + 16 pages advertisements. Blind-stamped purple cloth boards. Page dimensions: 198 x 126mm. Contents of this volume: Preface; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; The Classification of the Sciences (With a Postscript, replying to Criticisms.); Reasons for Dissenting from the Philosophy of M. Comte; Laws in General; The Origin of Animal-Worship; Specialized Administration;"The Collective Wisdom"; Political Fetichism; What is Electricity?; The Constitution of the Sun; Mr. Martineau on Evolution; Replies to Criticisms; Transcendental Physiology; The Comparative Psychology of Man. ; 8vo
Herbert Spencer: Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative. Vol. III. [Volume 3 only]
Author
Herbert Spencer
Title
Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative. Vol. III. [Volume 3 only]
Publisher name
Williams and Norgate, London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1878
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d