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184319742Paris, Librairie philosophique de Ladrange, 1843. 2 forts vol. au format in-8 (222 x 145 mm) de 4 pp. de catalogue éditeur, xv - 509 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol. et 448 pp., brochés.
pp. xii, 792. Illustrated by over 500 woodcuts and photo-type images. 4to. Attractive contemporary leather backed marbled boards binding. Armorial bookplate of Sydney Humphries, the great scholar of oriental carpets. Issued as the first volume of the series: 'Les Merveilles de la Nature' edited by A. E. Brehm. Verneau was the preparator at the Anthropological Laboratory, Paris. He is very interested in the physical types represented in the races of the world. He also gives good coverage of various cultures, social customs, habits, clothing, art, and architectures throughout the world. A most remarkable volume. FR4
pp. 157 (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. Lacks a leaf of text. 8vo. Original full cloth publisher's cloth. PHREN 2
pp. 72, (8) [Publisher's catalogue]. Illustrated. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Inch loss bottom front cover not effecting text. PHREN 1
768p. + color frontis. Illustrated with numerous text engravings. 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding. Decorated with gold embossed faces on front cover. Spine chipped and worn. Extremities bumped . Early ownship. PHREN 1
Five volumes in one. pp. 41, 46, 58, 63, 65 (12) [Publisher's catalogue]. Numerous text engravings. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Text has some staining. PHREN 2