Outlines of Comparative Physiology, Touching the Structure and Development of the Races of Animals, Living and Extinct.

Published by Agassiz, Louis & Gould, A. A., 1851

About this Item

"For the use of schools and colleges." By Louis Agassiz and A. A. Gould. Edited from the Revised Edition, and greatly enlarged by Thomas Wright. With 390 illustrations. Published by H. G. Bohn, London, 1851. 12 mo. xxiv, 442pp. Later edition. Good book. Red cloth covered boards with blind-stamped decorations covering front and back panels. Similar decorations and gilt-stamped lettering on spine but spine is too sunned and damaged to tell. Loss on edges at head and tail of spine. Outside back spine gutter is cracked, several rub throughs on front spine gutter. Fore-edge tips are bumped and rubbed. External edges are age- and soil-darkened. Inside front and gutters are cracked but holding. Ads on all end-papers. Hand-colored frontispiece with tissue-guard. Incredible in-text illustrations throughout. Text block is stable in spite of gutter cracks. A fascinating little book. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1728436651805

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outlines of Comparative Physiology, Touching the Structure and Development of the Races of Animals, Living and Extinct.
• Publisher: Agassiz, Louis & Gould, A. A.
• Publication Date: 1851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket