Title: Recherches philosophiques sur les Américains, ou Mémoires intéressants pour servir à l'histoire de l'espèce humaine. Nouvelle édition, augmentée d'une dissertation critique par Dom Pernety, & de la défense de l'auteur des Recherches contre cette dissertat Author: P[auw, Cornelius de] Place: London Publisher: Date: 1774 Description: 3 volumes. [4], xiv, [2], 406; [4], 364, [2]; [2], x, 379 pp. Half titles. (12mo) 16.5x10 cm (6½x4"), period full calf, spines gilt, edges marbled. Pauw (1739-99), a French philosopher and divine, attempts to prove the inferiority of the American climate, vegetation, and in particular, the character and way of life of the native inhabitants. Included are accounts of the ‘Hermaphrodite de la Floride’, the customs of circumcision and infibulation, and a long chapter on the Esquimaux. This edition includes the third volume, first published in 1770, defending the first two volumes against the criticism of the Abbe Pernetty. Howes P-141; Sabin 59242. Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings rubbed, spines chipped; very good. Item number: 240678
Title: Recherches philosophiques sur les Américains, ou Mémoires intéressants pour servir à l'histoire de l'espèce humaine. Nouvelle édition, augmentée d'une dissertation critique par Dom Pernety, & de la défense de l'auteur des Recherches contre cette dissertat Author: P[auw, Cornelius de] Place: London Publisher: Date: 1774 Description: 3 volumes. [4], xiv, [2], 406; [4], 364, [2]; [2], x, 379 pp. Half titles. (12mo) 16.5x10 cm (6½x4"), period full calf, spines gilt, edges marbled. Pauw (1739-99), a French philosopher and divine, attempts to prove the inferiority of the American climate, vegetation, and in particular, the character and way of life of the native inhabitants. Included are accounts of the ‘Hermaphrodite de la Floride’, the customs of circumcision and infibulation, and a long chapter on the Esquimaux. This edition includes the third volume, first published in 1770, defending the first two volumes against the criticism of the Abbe Pernetty. Howes P-141; Sabin 59242. Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings rubbed, spines chipped; very good. Item number: 240678
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