John Lubbock — Pre-Historic Times

London, Frederick Norgate, 1878. Cloth. A scarce edition of a significant work in archaeology and early antiquity, written by the figure who coined the terms Palaeolithic and Neolithic. The scarce fourth edition of Pre-Historic Times, a significant work on archaeology and pre-history, written by Liberal politician and esteemed archaeologist John Lubbock. Published by Frederick Norgate in 1878. First published in 1865.In the publisher's original red cloth. Contains a frontispiece, all three other plates, including a colour plate, as well as numerous in-text illustrations. Collated complete.Originally designed to be be a compilation of his essays on archaeology, the publishers convinced Lubbock to create a whole new separate work based on his research and it was a great success. Lubbock delves into the Bronze Age, ancient habitations, megalithic monuments and cavemen among many other features. Lubbock was also the first to coin the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods. In the publisher's original red cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with fading to boards and the odd mark to the extremities. Slight rubbing to joints, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Burgundy end papers are clean, with slight wear to hinges. Internally, generally firmly bound, with signs of wear to hinge between leaves pp.160-161 and pp.352-353. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot to the extremities, mostly to the first and final leaves. Previous owner's pencil annotations to the occasional leaf. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .