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151 - LACÉPÈDE (Bernard-Germain de). *Natural History of Man*… Par…
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Estimate €60 - €80
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LACÉPÈDE (Bernard-Germain de). *Natural History of Man*… Paris, F.-G. Levrault, 1827. In-8, 13 x 21.5 cm, 2 folios, 322 pp., 1 folded plate, contemporary binding in fawn-coloured long-grained half-maroquin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets. First separate edition of the entry ‘Man’ from the *Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles*, preceded by a biography of Lacépède by Cuvier, published here for the first time. The engraved portrait is missing. A good copy. Foxing. Spine sun-faded. Edges and corners slightly rubbed. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15251 - 180
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