Chicago: Alfred C. Clark, Publisher, 1897. First edition. Small 8vo, original blue cloth, 86 pages. Frontispiece of various cycles and circles of eternity. Amateur philosophy seeking to tear down both Darwin and religious orthodoxy; Wright appears to posit matter’s descent from a single atom. With syncretic religion, hints of new... More
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, [1925]. First American edition, the English sheets with an inserted American title page. 8vo, original green cloth, printed paper labels, [viii], 274 pages. Original printed dust jacket. "We have not space to quote all the instances of stupid people who are eliminated by disease." A.... More
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[New Haven: E. Hayes], 1860. First edition, an offprint from the first appearance in the July, 1860 issue of the American Journal of Science and Arts. 8vo, bound into later glassine wrappers, 13 pages. The Harvard legal scholar addresses natural selection, restating Darwin's theories and advocating a sort of "intelligent... More
