FRENCH -- 19TH CENTURY]. VOGT, Carl (1817-1895). Leçons sur l'Homme . Paris: C. Reinwald, 1865. 8 o (219 x 145 mm). Illustrations in text. Contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, spine gilt (spine torn, front joint starting). Provenance : G. Campiche (signature on title-page); Dr. D'Espin (inscription on front free endpaper); C. van Oordt (signature on front free endpaper). FIRST FRENCH EDITION. -- QUATREFAGES DE BREAU, Jean Louis Armand de (1810-1892) and Ernest T. HAMY (1842-1908). Crania Ethica. Les Cranes des Races Humaines . Paris: J.B. Baillière, 1882. 2 volumes, 2 o (338 x 275 mm). 100 lithographed plates (some spotting). Contemporary quarter morocco, marbled boards, gilt-lettered on spines (some minor rubbing, light wear at extremities). FIRST EDITION of one of the most beautiful works on craniology with 100 lithographs by H. Formant from photographs, and 486 engraved text illustrations. Quatrefages' monogenist beliefs and his strong support for the idea of human antiquity led him and his assistant Hamy to undertake a study of the crania of the ancient and modern races of Europe, the results of which are published in Crania Ethnica . The first portion of Quatrefages and Hamy's work contains a comprehensive history of human fossil finds to date with illustrations and analysis. Garrison-Morton 206. (3)
FRENCH -- 19TH CENTURY]. VOGT, Carl (1817-1895). Leçons sur l'Homme . Paris: C. Reinwald, 1865. 8 o (219 x 145 mm). Illustrations in text. Contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, spine gilt (spine torn, front joint starting). Provenance : G. Campiche (signature on title-page); Dr. D'Espin (inscription on front free endpaper); C. van Oordt (signature on front free endpaper). FIRST FRENCH EDITION. -- QUATREFAGES DE BREAU, Jean Louis Armand de (1810-1892) and Ernest T. HAMY (1842-1908). Crania Ethica. Les Cranes des Races Humaines . Paris: J.B. Baillière, 1882. 2 volumes, 2 o (338 x 275 mm). 100 lithographed plates (some spotting). Contemporary quarter morocco, marbled boards, gilt-lettered on spines (some minor rubbing, light wear at extremities). FIRST EDITION of one of the most beautiful works on craniology with 100 lithographs by H. Formant from photographs, and 486 engraved text illustrations. Quatrefages' monogenist beliefs and his strong support for the idea of human antiquity led him and his assistant Hamy to undertake a study of the crania of the ancient and modern races of Europe, the results of which are published in Crania Ethnica . The first portion of Quatrefages and Hamy's work contains a comprehensive history of human fossil finds to date with illustrations and analysis. Garrison-Morton 206. (3)
FRENCH -- 19TH CENTURY]. VOGT, Carl (1817-1895). Leçons sur l'Homme . Paris: C. Reinwald, 1865. 8 o (219 x 145 mm). Illustrations in text. Contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, spine gilt (spine torn, front joint starting). Provenance : G. Campiche (signature on title-page); Dr. D'Espin (inscription on front free endpaper); C. van Oordt (signature on front free endpaper). FIRST FRENCH EDITION. -- QUATREFAGES DE BREAU, Jean Louis Armand de (1810-1892) and Ernest T. HAMY (1842-1908). Crania Ethica. Les Cranes des Races Humaines . Paris: J.B. Baillière, 1882. 2 volumes, 2 o (338 x 275 mm). 100 lithographed plates (some spotting). Contemporary quarter morocco, marbled boards, gilt-lettered on spines (some minor rubbing, light wear at extremities). FIRST EDITION of one of the most beautiful works on craniology with 100 lithographs by H. Formant from photographs, and 486 engraved text illustrations. Quatrefages' monogenist beliefs and his strong support for the idea of human antiquity led him and his assistant Hamy to undertake a study of the crania of the ancient and modern races of Europe, the results of which are published in Crania Ethnica . The first portion of Quatrefages and Hamy's work contains a comprehensive history of human fossil finds to date with illustrations and analysis. Garrison-Morton 206. (3)
FRENCH -- 19TH CENTURY]. VOGT, Carl (1817-1895). Leçons sur l'Homme . Paris: C. Reinwald, 1865. 8 o (219 x 145 mm). Illustrations in text. Contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, spine gilt (spine torn, front joint starting). Provenance : G. Campiche (signature on title-page); Dr. D'Espin (inscription on front free endpaper); C. van Oordt (signature on front free endpaper). FIRST FRENCH EDITION. -- QUATREFAGES DE BREAU, Jean Louis Armand de (1810-1892) and Ernest T. HAMY (1842-1908). Crania Ethica. Les Cranes des Races Humaines . Paris: J.B. Baillière, 1882. 2 volumes, 2 o (338 x 275 mm). 100 lithographed plates (some spotting). Contemporary quarter morocco, marbled boards, gilt-lettered on spines (some minor rubbing, light wear at extremities). FIRST EDITION of one of the most beautiful works on craniology with 100 lithographs by H. Formant from photographs, and 486 engraved text illustrations. Quatrefages' monogenist beliefs and his strong support for the idea of human antiquity led him and his assistant Hamy to undertake a study of the crania of the ancient and modern races of Europe, the results of which are published in Crania Ethnica . The first portion of Quatrefages and Hamy's work contains a comprehensive history of human fossil finds to date with illustrations and analysis. Garrison-Morton 206. (3)
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