An Account of the Regular Gradation in Man, and in Different Animals and Vegetables, and from the Former to the Latter

White, Charles

Published by London: for C. Dilly,, 1799

About this Item

First and only edition 1799, Dilly London. Title, dedication, 3pp. introduction, 4 plates, including 3 folding, appendix. Minor creasing, browning, marginal damp-stain to plate no. 2. Contemporary papered boards, a little soiled but in excellent condition A curious book that compares white European people to other races, their skulls, brains, teeth, penises, differences in mastication and also a section comparing the ease of parturition. However, in the introduction White is keen to ensure that he is not construed 'as to give the smallest countenance to the pernicious practice of enslaving mankind, which he wishes to see abolished throughout the world'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Account of the Regular Gradation in Man, and in Different Animals and Vegetables, and from the Former to the Latter
• Publisher: London: for C. Dilly,
• Publication Date: 1799
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern First / Literature Editions
  • Science & Medicine