Uses Of Animals In Relation To The Industry Of Man, First Course 1860, Lankester
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LANKESTER, E. ~ The Uses of Animals in Relation to the Industry of Man. Being a Course of Lectures Delivered at the South Kensington Museum. (First Course).
Robert Hardwicke, London, 1860
First Course Only. Small 8vo (183 x 120 mm). Pp.165, Engraved Text illustrations throughout. Original Engraved card covers (Macquoid). Pub. Adverts to verso of covers. Wear and tears to spine ends and along spine edges, Covers dusty looking. Loss to bottom corner of p.1 & 2 affec...ting some of the text. The occasional odd light foxing spot, otherwise in good clean sound condition. A course of lectures on animal products used in the Arts and manufactures. This was the First Course which covered 6 topics; Silk, Wool, Leather, Bone, Soap and Waste. The Second Course on a further 6 topics was to be ready in the Autumn of 1860. Scarce to find in original covers.
Lankester, Edwin (1814-1874) was an English surgeon and naturalist who made a major contribution to the control of cholera in London: he was the first public analyst in England. A close friend of Darwin. He was President of the British Association for 25 years, and the founder of the Biological Section of the BA. He was present at the infamous Wilberforce-Huxley encounter in 1860. He was the first Secretary of the Ray Society. In 1845 he was President of the Royal Microscopical Society, and that same year he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Twenty years later he became the first President of the Quekett Microscopical Club. (wiki).
Robert Hardwicke, London, 1860
First Course Only. Small 8vo (183 x 120 mm). Pp.165, Engraved Text illustrations throughout. Original Engraved card covers (Macquoid). Pub. Adverts to verso of covers. Wear and tears to spine ends and along spine edges, Covers dusty looking. Loss to bottom corner of p.1 & 2 affec...ting some of the text. The occasional odd light foxing spot, otherwise in good clean sound condition. A course of lectures on animal products used in the Arts and manufactures. This was the First Course which covered 6 topics; Silk, Wool, Leather, Bone, Soap and Waste. The Second Course on a further 6 topics was to be ready in the Autumn of 1860. Scarce to find in original covers.
Lankester, Edwin (1814-1874) was an English surgeon and naturalist who made a major contribution to the control of cholera in London: he was the first public analyst in England. A close friend of Darwin. He was President of the British Association for 25 years, and the founder of the Biological Section of the BA. He was present at the infamous Wilberforce-Huxley encounter in 1860. He was the first Secretary of the Ray Society. In 1845 he was President of the Royal Microscopical Society, and that same year he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Twenty years later he became the first President of the Quekett Microscopical Club. (wiki).
