Author: Vogt, C.
Title: Zoologische Briefe.
Description: Naturgeschichte der lebenden und untergegangen Thiere für Lehrer, höhere Schulen und Gebildete aller Stände in 2 vols. Frankfurt a.M., Lit. Anstalt, Rütten, 1851/52. 1359p., numerous woodcuts! Orig. board with original lithographed title mounted, and later half linen over marbled boards. = First and only edition incl. chapters on the history of zoology, questions of species and its significance, reproduction, geographical distribution of animals and extinction. A good copy. Next to the physiologische Briefe (1845/47) his most important general description of zoology. He became a renowned Darwinist.

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