xiv, 110 pages; Boston: Very Good+. 1833. First American Edition. Xiii, (1) , 110 pages; Original owner's faint pencil note on ffep "Sylvester Judd / from his friend / (? Geo. ? ) Buel" Otherwise unmarked and secure in original green cloth binding with printed title label at spine. Text quite clen and fresh, foxing to endpapers, a couple small supeficial spots to boards. Delightful engraved frontispiece depicting various shells. OCLC 3214774 This First American Edition of Lamarck's Genera of shells is a gem from his oeuvre. During his lifetime, Lamarck named a large number of species; e. G. The World Register of Marine Species attributes the names of more than 1, 600 records to him. Lamarck (1744-1829) was a French naturalist, soldier, biologist, taxonomist, academic, and an early proponent of the idea that biological evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. Today Lamarck is primarily remembered for a theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, called soft inheritance, or Lamarckism. Previous owner is Sylvester Judd (1813-1853) , clergyman, lecturer, and author. Judd received his degree from Yale in 1836, and then entered the Harvard Divinity School. In 1840 he became pastor of the Unitarian Church at Augusta, Maine, where he served until his death in 1853. He lived through New England's social and literary renaissance, known as Transcendentalism, and is best known for his novel MARGARET, which was printed in 1845 and attracted critical acclaim.; 19th Century, Science and History of Science, Most Recent Listing
