Buy this book on-line BILL, Annie C. (Robert BROOM Association copy) : The Conquest of Death: An Imminent Step in EvolutionA. A. Beauchamp, New York, 1935
A near fine copy in the original jade green cloth gilt, spine sl. darkened else clean and tight. From the library of noted palaeontologist Robert Broom, with his ownership signature and address fep. Robert Broom FRS FRSE (30 November 1866, Paisley – 6 April 1951) was a Scottish South African doctor and paleontologist. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1895 and received his DSc in 1905 from the University of Glasgow. From 1903 to 1910 he was professor of zoology and geology at Victoria College, Stellenbosch, South Africa, and subsequently he became keeper of vertebrate paleontology at the South African Museum, Cape Town.. Broom was a nonconformist and was deeply interested in the paranormal and spiritualism, he was a critic of Darwinism and materialism. Broom was a believer in spiritual evolution. In his book The Coming of Man: Was it Accident or Design? (1933) he claimed that "spiritual agencies" had guided evolution as animals and plants were too complex to have arisen by chance Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of BILL, Annie C. (Robert BROOM Association copy) : The Conquest of Death: An Imminent Step in Evolution. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, first editions, rare books, livres anciens and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |