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LAMARCK, Jean Baptiste de (1744-1829). Systme des animaux sans vertbres, ou tableau gnral des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Paris: Crapelet for the author and Dterville, an IX--1801.
8o (214 x 135 mm). Half-title, 8 plates of letterpress tables, of which 5 folding, addenda leaf "Seconde addition" bound in at end. (First and last quires tearing free of stitching, half-title holed and nearly detached, occasional mostly marginal foxing, small stain to last two leaves.) Original pastepaper wrappers, title neatly ink-lettered on upper wrapper, UNCUT (hinges torn, tears along backstrip, a few small tears to edges of covers, backstrip faded); modern morocco-backed folding case.
A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Dibner Heralds of Science 194; Garrison-Morton 215.5; Norman 1262.
8o (214 x 135 mm). Half-title, 8 plates of letterpress tables, of which 5 folding, addenda leaf "Seconde addition" bound in at end. (First and last quires tearing free of stitching, half-title holed and nearly detached, occasional mostly marginal foxing, small stain to last two leaves.) Original pastepaper wrappers, title neatly ink-lettered on upper wrapper, UNCUT (hinges torn, tears along backstrip, a few small tears to edges of covers, backstrip faded); modern morocco-backed folding case.
A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Dibner Heralds of Science 194; Garrison-Morton 215.5; Norman 1262.