‎CUVIER (Georges)‎
‎Tableau élémentaire de l'histoire naturelle des animaux -- EDITION ORIGINALE‎

‎P., Baudouin, An 6 (1798), un volume in 8 relié en plein veau, dos orné de fers dorés, filets dorés sur les plats, toutes tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque), (une coiffe usée, un mors fendu mais solide, manque de papier d'origine dans la marge du feuillet 679 sans atteinte au texte), 16pp., 710pp., 14 PLANCHES‎

Reference : 6128

‎---- EDITION ORIGINALE ---- "Cuvier's first separate work - The first general statement of his natural classification". (Norman) ---- "Cuvier's belief in the inherent regularity and orderliness of nature led him to formulate the taxonomical principle of subordination of characters as a basis for establishing and ranking natural classes of genera ; and to conclude that each part of an organism is perfectly and necessarily related to its other parts. Cuvier stressed the importance of description over theory, and his empirical, unspeculative approach had a powerful influence on nineteenth century biological thought". (Norman N° 564) ---- DSB III P. 524/525**6128/A3-6116/ARM5‎