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1631 - Wallace,A.R.

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€160

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€160 - 240

Sale fees

27%

Wallace,A.R. The geographical distribution of animals. 2 vols. Drsdn., R.v.Zahn 1876. with 7 (1 folded, 2 fol.) color lithographed maps and 20 wood engraved plates. 1 p., XXVIII p., 1 p., 579 p.; VIII p., 1 p., 658 p. Hldrbde. with rtit. (bumped and rubbed). Nissen, ZBI 4331. cf. Eales II, 355. first German edition, translated by Adolf Bernhard Meyer. - Wallace was a British naturalist and one of the co-founders of the theory of selection. He undertook numerous research trips, including to Brazil and Southeast Asia. Together with Charles Darwin, he published the treatise "On the tendency of species to form varieties" in 1858. - 1 map with fold tears, inner hinge chipped, somewhat browned and stained in places. Stamped several times. (71100).

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Auction details

Auction 146 - Day 2
Thursday, December 10
10:00 AM
Steubenstrasse, 36
75172 Pforzheim, Germany

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