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Alfred Russel Wallace
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1858 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘On the Tendency of Species to…
The Geographical Distribution of Animals - With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas. Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876…
The Geographical Distribution of Animals - With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the earth's surface. Vol. 1 is an…
The Geographical Distribution of Animals - With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the earth's surface. Vol. 2 is an…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
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Originally published in 1900, this is a fascinating study of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; Educational, Political, The Land Problem, Ethical, and Sociological. Many of…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
The geographical distribution of animals - With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the earth's surface is an unchanged, high-quality…
In this critique, Wallace examines the claims made by astronomer Percival Lowell in his book 'Mars and Its Canals', in which Lowell suggests that the 'canals' are evidence of intelligent…
The Malay Archipelago - The land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of…
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1904 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘A Summary of the Proofs that…
Alfred Russell Wallace
Includes details about pre-modern life in Malay, an Indonesian archipelago.
Of all the Victorian travelogues, this book offers an account of some eight years’ travel across the entire Malay world - from Singapore to the western edges of New Guinea…
A collection of essays on various scientific and social topics, written by the co-discoverer of natural selection. Includes discussions on evolution, socialism, spiritualism, and more.
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DREAMa]whether it be at night or during the day, that is what little kids do, especially when they are not with the ones they love. You will enjoy this charming…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
""Studies Scientific and Social"" is a two-volume collection of essays by Alfred Russel Wallace, a renowned British naturalist and biologist. The book was originally published in 1900 and contains a…
Including A Revision And Attempted Solution Of The Problem Of Geological Climates.
A collection of essays by the co-discoverer of the theory of evolution.
The autobiography of Wallace, an English naturalist, evolutionist, geographer, anthropologist, and social critic and theorist, who spent many years in the Malay Archipelago. On the basis of his observations of…
Essays on descriptive and theoretical biology by Wallace, an English naturalist, evolutionist, geographer, anthropologist, and social critic. Contents: Natural Selection: On the Law which has Regulated the Introduction of New…
I. The Development Of Human Races Under The Law Of Selection; II. The Limits Of Natural Selection As Applied To Man. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special…
