THE ORIGIN OF CIVILIZATION; 



OR, THE 



PRIMITIVE CONDITION OF MAN. 

 By SIR JOHN LTIBBOCK, Bart, M, P., F. R. S. 



38O Tages. Illustrated.. 



Tliis interesting work is the fruit of many years research 

 by an accomplished naturalist, and one well trained in mod 

 ern scientific methods, into the mental, moral, and social con 

 dition of the lowest savage races. The want of a work of 

 this kind had long been felt, and, as scientific methods are 

 being more and more applied to questions of humanity, there 

 has been increasing need of a careful and authentic work de 

 scribing the conditions of those tribes of men who are lowest 

 in the scale of development. 



&quot; This interesting work for it is intensely so in its aim, scope, and the 

 ability of its author treats of what the scientists denominate anthropology, 

 or the natural history of the human species ; the complete science of man, 

 body and soul, including sex, temperament, race, civilization, etc.&quot; Provi 

 dence Press. 



&quot;A work which is mo?t comprehensive in its aim, and most admirable in 

 its execution. The patience and judgment bestowed on the book are every 

 where apparent ; the mere list of authorities quoted giving evidence of wide 

 and impartial reading. The work, indeed, is not only a valuable one on ac 

 count of the opinions it expresses, but it is also most serviceable as a book 

 of reference. It offers an able and exhaustive table of a vast array of facts, 

 which no single student could well obtain for himself, and it has not been 

 made the vehicle for any special pleading on the part of the author.&quot; 

 London Atlienceum. 



&quot; The book is no cursory and superficial review ; it goes to the very heart 

 of the subject, and embodies the results of all the later investigations. It ia 

 replete with curious and quaint information presented in a compact, luminous, 

 and entertaining form.&quot; Albany Evening Journal. 



&quot;The treatment of the subject is eminently practical, dealing more with 

 fact than theory, or perhaps it will be more just to say, dealing only with 

 theory amply sustained by tact.&quot; Detroit Free Press. 



&quot;This interesting and valuable volume illustrates, to some extent, the 

 way in which the modern scientific spirit manages to extract a considerable 

 treasure from the chaff and refuse neglected or thrown aside by former in 

 quirers.&quot; London Saturday Review. 



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