HUMANITY: ITS FOUNTAIN AND STREAM
Privately Printed, 1870. 1st Edition. 8vo. Good. Item #17077
A scarce 19th-century work on the ethnic and customary differences of the people of the world, featuring 100 engravings, most with vibrant hand coloring.
91pp. Black cloth with titling stamps in gilt. Later burgundy title label to spine. Spine of matching black binder's tape, with the front joint separating toward the bottom, but holding. Clean interior, save for contemporary owner signature to front fly leaf.
Overall a scarce anthropological work with beautiful hand-colored engravings of humanity.
Price: $125.00
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