Georges Cuvier - Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe - 1840

Georges Cuvier. Discourse on the revolutions of the Earth's surface and on the changes they have produced in the animal kingdom. Paris, Cousin, Legras, 1840, 352 pages and 5 folding plates\n\nA volume in-8vo (210x140 mm), red morocco, blind-stamped decoration on the boards, smooth spine adorned, marbled edges (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine. Scattered foxing\n\nNew edition; complete with the two folding tables and the 5 plates hors-texte\n\nGeorges Cuvier relies on the study of geological layers and remains of extinct animals to reconstruct the successive upheavals of the globe. He outlines the methods for identifying fossil species from their bones, examines traces of ancient seas and changes in relief, and defends his catastrophism theory, according to which major natural events have led to the disappearance of many species.