Dr. Charles Letourneau; William Maccall [translator] — Biology

London, Chapman and Hall , 1878. First edition. Cloth. The first English translated edition of work exploring various principles of biology, from French anthropologist, Charles Letourneau, illustrated throughout. The first English edition.A very scarce copy of this biological work from 19th-century French anthropologist, Charles Letourneau. Published as part of Chapman and Hall's 'Library of Contemporary Science&apos. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Letourneau explores organised matter, growth of the animal kingdom, nervous systems and the physical forces in biology. With numerous illustrations throughout. Several leaves of the work are uncut. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only slight offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .