Wells, H. G.; Huxley, Julian S.; Wells, C. P.

THE SCIENCE OF LIFE [Four Volumes] [Signed x3]

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1931. Limited Edition #598/750. Octavos, 4 Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in quarter blue cloth and blue paper boards, bearing tan labels with black lettering to spines. Sunning and light soiling to spines. Labels slightly chipped. Scuffing to boards. General edges wear. Heavy rubbing to corners of boards. Top edge of textblocks gilt, moderately scratched. Light soiling to fore and bottom edges of textblocks. Foxing to color plates and adjacent half title and title pages. Age toning with light smudging throughout interiors. Signed by Wells, Huxley, and Wells and enumerated on limitation page in front of Volume I. Shelved in Case 10.

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Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $2,000

NOTES

"The Science of Life" is often considered the "first modern textbook of biology." It was originally released in 31 serialized issues from 1929-1930 in the UK before being published in a three volume edition.
Author H.G. Wells (1866-1946) is best known for his groundbreaking science-fiction novels, including "The Invisible Man" and "The War of the Worlds." Julian Huxley (1887-1975) was an evolutionary biologist and eugenicist. G. P. Wells (1901-1985), H.G. Wells' son, was an author and zoologist.
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