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London: David Nutt, 1894. [Comparative Anatomy] LIMITED NEW EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.civ; 103; [1]. One of 550 copies. Publisher's card covers, with cream paper dust-jacket with titles to spine and front cover, together with an illustration. All edges untrimmed. Some spotting and dustiness to edges. Archival backing applied to reverse of the jacket at the spine. Wrapper toned with some marks, rubbed and chipped to edges, partial splits along spine folds. Very good. Bibliotheque de Carabas volume IX, containing an extensive introduction discussing the mythological impact of Tyson's work on the comparative anatomy of Humans, Chimpanzees, and other monkeys and apes. Item #50062
Price: £75.00