My Schools and Schoolmasters 1859 Hugh Miller Christian Geologist Poor Condition

Gould and Lincoln, 1859. Leather bound hardcover of My Schools and Schoolmasters; or, the Story of My Education by Hugh Miller. The Christian Scottish geologist Hugh Miller (1802–1856) was one of the most influential figures in Victorian science and religious thought, despite his limited formal education. Miller became an expert on the Devonian rock formations of Scotland, especially its fossilized fish. In the era before Darwin's Origin of the Species, Miller argued that evidence from geology pointed to intelligent design. POOR CONDITION. The front cover is fully detached from the book. Leather binding is crumbly. Previous owner's name to first blank page. Interior pages foxed. An acceptable reading copy.