Georges Cuvier - Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe - 1858
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Georges Cuvier’s French-language natural history and geology book, Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe, was reissued in 1858 in a leather binding.
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Georges Cuvier. Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1858, xlvi-276 pp. and 4 folding plates
One volume in-12 (180 x 115 mm), full green calf, covers blind-stamped, gilt palms of the Imperial Lycée of Le Mans on the front cover, smooth spine with ornamentation, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Binding in good condition. Fresh interior, occasional foxing.
New edition; complete with both folding tables and the 4 plates outside the text. Cuvier’s text is preceded by his historical eulogy by Pierre Flourens.
Georges Cuvier draws on the study of geological strata and the remains of extinct animals to reconstruct the successive upheavals of the globe. He sets out methods for identifying fossil species from their bones, examines traces of ancient seas and changes in the landscape, and argues for his theory of catastrophism, according to which major natural events led to the extinction of numerous species.
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Translated by Google TranslateGeorges Cuvier. Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1858, xlvi-276 pp. and 4 folding plates
One volume in-12 (180 x 115 mm), full green calf, covers blind-stamped, gilt palms of the Imperial Lycée of Le Mans on the front cover, smooth spine with ornamentation, marbled edges (contemporary binding). Binding in good condition. Fresh interior, occasional foxing.
New edition; complete with both folding tables and the 4 plates outside the text. Cuvier’s text is preceded by his historical eulogy by Pierre Flourens.
Georges Cuvier draws on the study of geological strata and the remains of extinct animals to reconstruct the successive upheavals of the globe. He sets out methods for identifying fossil species from their bones, examines traces of ancient seas and changes in the landscape, and argues for his theory of catastrophism, according to which major natural events led to the extinction of numerous species.
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Delivery in person possible in Paris
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Number of books
1
Subject
Geology, Natural History
Book title
Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe
Author/ Illustrator
Georges Cuvier
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1858
Height
18 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
11.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
300
