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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Dark green publisher's cloth, bright gilt titles to front and backstrip, 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, binding with slight signs of use, tight. 1908 gift inscription on ffep. B/w portrait frontispiece and several b/w plates. xix, [3], 558 pages; infrequent pencil marks in the margins, small bump to bottom corner of the last several leaves, title page hinge weak. Miller's autobiography, beginning with his childhood. It relates his failures in early life, his habits of observation, his religious experiences, the choice of a career, his literary pursuits, and his scientific contributions. The book was first serialized in the Witness newspaper, and published in book form in 1853.Hugh Miller (1802-1856), Scottish naturalist, geologist, Free Churchman, and editor. "Miller was especially concerned to uphold by scientific methods the idea of God as Creator at a time when evolutionary views such as those put forward by Robert Chambers in the anonymous Vestiges of Creation were gaining ground." Dictionary. of Scottish Church History & Theology. Miller published Testimony of the Rocks as a response to Darwinism. Today he is considered to be one of Scotland's most influential Victorian palaeontologists who not only made many new discoveries but was able to communicate the science to the average reader.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The book is in very good condition, beautiful green color with gilt lettering, a fair amount of shelf rubbing with some fabric lost on the edges of the boards. Apart from some writing on the first blank page opposite the front paste-down and some minor foxing the text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'An autobiographical memoir by Hugh Miller, that recounts his educational journey from a small village school in Cromarty, Scotland, to his later studies in Edinburgh, highlighting his diverse interests and rise to prominence as a geologist and writer' xix+558 pages. 6 x 7.75 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require, we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.…