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    Félix HÉMENT

    Published by Librairie de Ch. Delagrave, 1880

    Seller: Librairie Le Feu Follet, Paris, France

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    Couverture rigide. Librairie de Ch. Delagrave | Paris 1880 | 13.4 x 22 cm | Relié | Edition originale illustrée de 46 figures gravées sur bois dans le texte, dont 2 à pleine page (cf.Lorentz, IX, 740. Pas dans Nissen.) Reliure en demi chagrin rouge, dos à cinq nerfs comportant des frottements, un accident sur la coiffe inférieure, plats de papier marbré, gardes et contreplats de papier à la cuve, coins émoussés, reliure de l'époque. Quelques rousseurs, une claire mouillure en marge inférieure droite des derniers feuillets sans atteinte au texte. Intéressant ouvrage couronné par le prix Montyon décerné par l'Académie française : Apparence de l'instinct chez le minéral et chez le végétal - Voyage du pollen - Plantes carnivores. L'instinct de construction, maternel, migrateur. Instincts remarquables de quelques articulés : araignées, abeilles, fourmis, parasites Inné et acquis, aptitudes. L'intelligence : oiseaux, fourmis et abeilles, rats, loups et renards, éléphant, cheval, chien, singe Le langage : bruits des insectes, chants des oiseaux, voix des mammifères, gestes et signes naturels. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition, illustrated with 46 wood-engraved figures in the text, including 2 full-page plates (cf. Lorentz, IX, 740; not in Nissen).Contemporary half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands showing some rubbing and a small loss at the foot, marbled paper sides, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners rubbed.Some scattered foxing; a light waterstain in the lower right margin of the final leaves, without affecting the text.An interesting work awarded the Montyon Prize by the Académie française, addressing the appearance of instinct in the mineral and vegetal worlds; the journey of pollen; carnivorous plants; constructive, maternal, and migratory instincts; remarkable instincts among certain arthropods such as spiders, bees, ants, and parasites; innate and acquired behaviours and aptitudes. The study also considers intelligence in birds, ants and bees, rats, wolves and foxes, the elephant, horse, dog, and monkey, as well as language: insect sounds, birdsong, mammalian vocalisations, and natural gestures and signs. * gr. in-12 ; 1 f.n.ch., vi et 231 pp., illustré de 46 figures gravées sur bois dans le texte, dont 2 à pleine page.