Pierre-Toussaint MARCEL DE SERRES DE MESPLES
[JUDAICA] Réponses au Mémoire de M. Lacour, intitulé : Origine, chez un peuple noir et africain, de la langue hébraïque et du monothéisme hébreu ; inséré dans le Recueil des actes de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Bordeaux[[JUDAICA] Responses to Mr. Lacour’s Memoir entitled: Origin, among a Black and African People, of the Hebrew Language and Hebrew Monotheism; included in the Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences, Literature and Arts of Bordeaux]
Gounouilhou|Bordeaux 1851|14.2 x 22.2 cm|Broché
Uncommon first edition.
An early controversy over the skin color of the first known anthropoids, marked by sharply divided opinions rooted as much in common preconceptions as in anthropological analysis.
All participants in the debate were recognized authorities in their respective fields: Pierre-Toussaint Marcel de Serres de Mesplès (1780–1862) in geology; Pierre Lacour (1778–1859) in art history and techniques; and Charles Des Moulins (1798–1875) in botany.
Minor tears and slight losses at the corners of the wrappers, without affecting integrity.
Manuscript ex-libris “La Neufville” at the head of the front cover.
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