Maynard shipley 1872 (10 risultati)

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Here is "New Light on the Ten Commandments" by Maynard Shipley. The slim volume also includes "A Perplexed Biologist", also by Shipley, and "Where Are the Dead?" by the Right Honorable J. M. Robertson. Shipley was a prominent American Freethinker and champion of Science. .Robertson was a Scots journalist, and a prominent Free-Thinker, supporting the 'New Liberalism'. This is Little Blue Book No. 1499, published in 1929 by Haldeman - Julius. It is the First Edition and is now OP. SERIES : Little Blue Books (No. 1499) TITLE : New Light on the Ten Commandments ( Includes "A Perplexed Biologist" and "Where Are the Dead?" AUTHOR : Maynard Shipley (1872 - 1934); J. M. Robertson (John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856 - 1933) IMPRINT : E. Haldeman - Julius PLACE : Girard , Kansas DATE : (1929) EDITION : First Edition DETAILS : Petite paperback; 1 3/8" x 5"printed wraps, 2 staples ; 62 pages (pagination includes title page); final page is a brief list of publisher's titles. GENERAL LITTLE BLUE BOOK CONDITIONS -- Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. CONDITION -- THIS COPY -- GOOD PLUS -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable. Staples display rust; slight weathering along edges, a bit of dampness left a tide line on the exterior bottom edges, and a hint of this through the interior, else clean with solid binding and unmarked - no writing.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xiv, 415, [1] pp. Original cloth. Very Good. "Shipley, a president of the Science League of America, chronicled the efforts of fundamentalist pastors and politicians to advance anti-evolutionist state laws in the 1920s, providing a state-by-state account. In places like North Carolina, the governor's office prohibited textbooks discussing evolution through school boards, after the legislature failed to pass a law banning it from classrooms. In other states, such as Virginia and New York, Shipley noted the small chances of successful legislation. Three states prohibited the teaching of evolution and others passed resolutions condemning it during the period" (Evolution on the Stand: Revisiting the Scopes Trial at 100, Reflections on the Debate: Science and Religion in the 1920s, Law Library, Digital Special Collections, University of Minnesota).…

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.