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Author	Samuelson, James assisted by J. Braxton Hicks
Title	HUMBLE CREATURES. The Earthworm and Common Housefly. In eight letters .. With Microscopic Illustrations by the Authors.
PlacePub	London
Publisher	John Van Voorst
Date	1858
Illustrations	Lithographed plates (8) by G.H. Ford from microscopic illustrations by Hicks & Samuelson.
Description	188x123mm green blindstamped cloth gilt titled to cover and spine (head of spine chipped/corners rubbed) viii +78pp +2pp new publications list & 16pp publisher's catalogue. Some pale foxing and pencil underlining but a bright tight children's book. Small bookplate mounted on pastedown. *Although written by a clergyman for children there is little mention of religion and then only in the first few pages and the concluding remarks. There the Creator is mentioned as a benign influence and indirectly the process of evolution is touched upon.
Booknumber	P15627
Price	Price: GBP 20.00 or USD 25.00
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