1879 Scientific Lectures by Sir John Lubbock Books - Biography There are signs of wear

There are signs of wear throughout to the wood

A charming sterling silver vanity pot

He also seems to have been a bit of an inventor as in January 1885 he applied for patent 13245 'for improvements in lids for boxes

each crisply depicted

There is a small chip to the lower left corner

1879 Scientific Lectures by Sir John Lubbock Books - Biography There are signs of wear'Scientific Lectures; by Sir John Lubbock, published 1879 by Macmillan & Co. Sir John Lubbock was a British archaeologist and amateur naturalist. He is perhaps best known for his research into the stone age, coining the terms Palaeolithic and Neolithic. In 1874, Lubbock published Scientific Lectures, a collection of lectures delivered on his dual passions. The book contained lectures on botany, entomology and prehistory. This second edition was