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RARE monograph on early Biblical narrative in the light of contemporary (late 19th-century) science, mainly geology. Contains full-page b&w genealogical tables and color fold-out plate. 250x165mm. XXXVIII+344 pages. Brown cloth rebound Hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Cover slightly stained. Cover corners and edges, spine edges and hinges rubbed. Spine lettering rubbed/faded. Fold-out plate torn and split into two parts.Text block edges and few pages age-stained. Pages yellowing and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book, an historical testimony to the struggle of scientific interpretation of the Old Testament, is in good condition.