Histoire Naturelle De L'homme Prichard, James Cowles Sciences Naturelles

Demi veau moderne, dos à quatre nerfs dorés. Deux volumes in-8 (212x134 mm), ix-(3)-416 pages et 13 planches hors texte / (4)-404 pages et 26 planches hors texte. Une mouillure angulaire au premier volume. Première édition en français. Traduit de l'anglais par Roulin depuis l'ouvrage The natural history of man (1843), travail de vulgarisation de Prichard basé sur ses Researches into the physical history of man. Prichard y concluait que toutes les races humaines faisaient parti d'une même espèce dont à l'origine elles partagaient la même peau noire. Bien complet des 40 gravures annoncées ( sur 39 planches), la plupart en couleurs représentant les différents peuples du monde. References : PMM [303 (third ed.) : "His conclusion that all human races of one species and one family was added tot the greatly enlarged second edition of the Researches"] Garrison-Morton [159 (first ed.)]. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________ENGLISH_DESCRIPTION : Modern quarter calf, gilt spine in five compartments; Two 8vo (212x134 mm), ix-(3)-416 pages and 13 plates / (4)-404 pages and 26 plates. Watertstain on a corner on volume I. First french edition. Translated from English by Roulin from the work The natural history of man (1843), popularization work by Prichard based on his Researches into the physical history of man. Prichard concluded that all human races were part of the same species and originally shared the same black skin. Complete with the 40 engravings announced (on 39 plates), most of them in color representing the different peoples of the world. References : PMM [303 (third ed.) : "His conclusion that all human races of one species and one family was added tot the greatly enlarged second edition of the Researches"] Garrison-Morton [159 (first ed.)]. 1320g.