Federico Ratzel - Las Razas Humanas - 1888

The Human Races – First Spanish Edition

- Author: Federico Ratzel.
- Publication: Barcelona; Montaner y Simón, Editors.
- Year: 1888–1889 (Vol. I: 1888; Vol. II: 1889).
- Illustrations: More than a thousand scientific engravings interspersed in the text and full-page plates.
- Engravings: Meticulous woodcut reproductions based on authentic objects from the ethnological museums of Berlin, Leipzig, London and Paris.
- Language: Castilian (direct translation from German).

Magnificent complete copy in two volumes of “The Human Races,” the landmark work of anthropology and geography of the 19th century, written by the renowned German scholar Federico Ratzel. This first edition in Spanish was published in Barcelona by the prestigious publishing house Montaner y Simón between 1888 and 1889.

This coveted edition stands out for its spectacular graphic and documentary apparatus, which brings together hundreds of engravings of impeccable technical precision that illustrate the clothing, weapons, tools, rituals and physiognomies of the peoples of the world.

The set is presented in one of the most luxurious and emblematic bindings in the modernist catalog of the publisher: a imposing red cloth binding with lavish gold and black engravings, including a gilded world map stamped on the cover, a leather spine with raised bands and marbled edges. A fundamental work for 19th‑century book collecting.

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