Montagu, Ashley

i) Darwin, C. The Origin of Species... fifty-sixth thousand. 1899, pencil markings by Montagu in margins and a few notes loosely inserted on a scrap of paper, ex-University College, Southampton, copy with label and a few stamps, original cloth--ii) Huxley, T.H. Man's Place in Nature. New York, 1896, modern cloth--iii) Freud, S. Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis. 1922, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, typed note signed regarding Montagu's reading of this copy in order to give the first ever lectures on psychoanalysis in an English university, original cloth, worn--iv) Pickering, C. The Races of Man... new edition. 1851, coloured plates, original cloth, soiled--v) Benedict, R. Patterns of Culture. Boston and New York, 1934, FIRST EDITION, 1p. typed notes signed by Montagu loosely inserted, original cloth, dust jacket (some wear)--vi) De Beer, G. Embryos and Ancestors... third edition. Oxford, 1958, typed letter signed from the author loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket--vii) Rink, H. Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo. 1875, illustrations, modern cloth; all 8vo

Ashley Montagu ([born Israel Ehrenberg], 1905-1999), signature in each volume

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Seven volumes from Ashley Montagu's library, some with pencil marks in the margins to note interesting and important passages.