1873 The ANTIQUITY OF MAN by Charles Lyell hotsell with Remarks on Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, Illustrated

hotsell "The Geological Evidences of THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN" - With an Outline of Glacial and Post-Tertiary Geology and Remarks on (Darwin's) The ORIGIN OF SPECIES with Special Reference to Man's First Appearance on the Earth by Charles Lyell. 1873 4th edition (stated); John Murray; London. The book is illustrated with numerous maps, full-page plates, figures, and in-text woodcut illustrations. The contents are grouped into the following categories: Geological Memorials of Man; The Glacial Period Considered with Reference to the Antiquity of Man; The Origin of Species as Bearing on Man's Place in Nature.

Condition:
Clean covers and spine; the top and bottom edges of the spine each have a tiny cloth tear; small cloth tear at the bottom-right corner of the front cover. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end paper and pastedown resulting in the front cover being just a bit shaky. A light stain appears at the outer edge of page 507 and continues to around page 541...no other notable issues were found with the text pages. Page 300 has a newspaper has an 187 newspaper clipping related to "the parallel roads of Glen Roy" which corresponds to the content on the book page (the clipping is attached along the top edge only and can be lifted up to read the printing on the page underneath); "Daily News Saturday June 10 - 1876" is handwritten in pen above the clipping. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Name/date (1874) written in pencil on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.