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The Days of A Man. Being Memories of a Naturalist, Teacher and Minor Prophet of Democracy

Jordan, David Starr · Yonkers-On-Hudson, New York

Author
Jordan, David Starr
Date
1922
Place
Yonkers-On-Hudson, New York
Publisher
World Book Company
Language
English
Binding
4to. Full dark green publishers cloth. Thick blind stamp frame to covers, gilt author signature to front. Spine with gilt title/author/printer's colophon to top of spine, gilt vol# to center, gilt publisher to foot. Beige endpapers, top edge gilt, deckled fore-edge.
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David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891. Starr was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration" and asserted that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection". He was an antimilitarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I.
Category
Fore-Edge Paintings
Record
S.I.5199

Title: Products The Days of A Man. Being Memories of a Naturalist, Teacher and Minor Prophet of Democracy

Author: Jordan, David Starr

4to. 1922. Yonkers-On-Hudson, New York: World Book Company.

Full dark green publisher's cloth. Thick blind stamp frame to covers, gilt author signature to front. Spine with gilt title/author/printer's colophon to top of spine, gilt vol# to center, gilt publisher to foot. Beige endpapers, top edge gilt, deckled fore-edge. Two volumes, First Edition. First Print.

David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891. Starr was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration" and asserted that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection". He was an anti-militarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I.

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