Modern man and his forerunners : a short study of the human species living and extinct

H. G. F. (Herbert George Flaxman) Spurrell

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ex LISRIS fBERTRAM A WINDLC" K .C K S.G. FRS F.S.A MODERN MAN AND HIS FORERUNNERS MODERN MAN AND FORERUNNERSHIS A SHORT STUDY THEOF HUMAN SPECIES LIVING AND EXTINCT BY H. G. F. SPURRELL M.B. B.CH. OXON.M.A., F.Z.S. LONDON G. BELL AND SONS LTD. 1917 TO THE MEMORY OF MY UNCLE F. C. SPURRELLJ. IN WHOM THERE PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 25TH, IQIS^ ONE OF THE THAT LITTLELAST OF GROUP OF MEN WHOSE LABOURS DURING THE LATER DECADES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ESTABLISHED E GREAT OFANTIQUITY PREFACE this book at the istime itpresentoffering per- hasadvisable to that it not beenhaps say inspiredIN recent events. I had had the in mindby project for more than fifteen and the accumulated notes ;years to take their form in the summer of 1912.began present When war broke out at the ofbeginning August the much-revised of the first six1914 manuscript had been The seventhchapters already typed. chapter was written and the book finished the next during seven on the lines laid Theweeks down. originally was then laid aside for fifteen months. typescript after this I have not avoided it, interval,Revising reference to recent events but I have made no en- ; c deavour to rewrite the book as a war-book.' The has had one result that not havedelay might been I had chosen a number of illustrationsexpected. wherewith to references to the of justify my perfection art.

Sujets

• Civilization
• Anthropology

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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ex LISRIS
fBERTRAM A WINDLC" K .C K S.G. FRS F.S.AMODERN MAN
AND HIS FORERUNNERSMODERN MAN AND
FORERUNNERSHIS
A SHORT STUDY THEOF
HUMAN SPECIES LIVING AND EXTINCT
BY
H. G. F. SPURRELL
M.B. B.CH. OXON.M.A.,
F.Z.S.
LONDON
G. BELL AND SONS LTD.
1917TO
THE MEMORY OF MY UNCLE
F. C. SPURRELLJ.
IN WHOM
THERE PASSED AWAY
ON
FEBRUARY 25TH, IQIS^
ONE OF THE THAT LITTLELAST OF
GROUP OF MEN WHOSE LABOURS
DURING THE LATER DECADES OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY ESTABLISHED
E GREAT OFANTIQUITY