An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure by the Human Species
New Brunswick: J. Simpson and Co. 411p. Contemporary sheep over boards. Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819) was an early defender of the unity of mankind. He was also the seventh President of Princeton University 1795-1812. The significantly revised second edition of Smith's essay on the genetic unity of man. First published in Philadelphia 1787. This edition includes new material from the third edition of Blumenbach's De generis humani varietate nativa printed 1795. Felcone #1297. Headband chipped and hinges cracked. Scattered foxing throughout. Stain along the upper margin covering roughly the first 30 pages and corners worn. Item #10030
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