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LAMARCK (JEAN BAPTISTE DE)
Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considerations relatives a l'histoire naturelle des animaux, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, Paris, Dentu, 1809

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LAMARCK (JEAN BAPTISTE DE)

Philosophie zoologique, ou exposition des considerations relatives a l'histoire naturelle des animaux, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, without half-titles, modern half calf, original nineteenth century spines laid down [Garrison-Morton 216; Norman 1267; PMM 262], 8vo, Paris, Dentu, 1809

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First edition of "a classic in the literature of evolutionary theory" (PMM), and the most extensive presentation of Lamarck's theories. Expanding on his Recherches (1802) the work is divided into three sections, the third of which "contains the most important additions to the earlier theories, [in which] Lamarck deals in great detail with the problem of a physical explanation for the emergence of the higher mental facilities" (DSB).

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