By Le De V. Galippe [Marie Louis Victor Galippe]
Paris   Masson
10" by 8" xvi [1], 2-455 [1]pp
A very smart copy of the first edition of Dr Galippe's work on the genetic deterioration of the Habsburg line.
By Le De V. Galippe [Marie Louis Victor Galippe]

1905 L'Heredite des Stigmates de Degenerescence et Les Familles Souveraines

Paris   Masson
10" by 8" xvi [1], 2-455 [1]pp
A very smart copy of the first edition of Dr Galippe's work on the genetic deterioration of the Habsburg line.
£135.00
: 1.5kgs / : 863F31

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First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Rebound

In the original French.

The first edition of French microbiologist and physician Marie Louis Victor Galippe's work on the genetics of the Habsburg dynasty, exploring the mechanism and cause of the famous 'Habsburg jaw'.

A well regarded work on the subject of hereditary maxillofacial malformations.

Illustrated with two-hundred and seventy-eight vignette illustrations.

With the publisher's wraps bound in.

Condition

Rebound in half morocco, with cloth covered boards. Rubbing to raised bands, back strip head and tail, joints, and fore edge of boards. Boards bright. Front hinge strained but firmly held. Publisher's wraps bound in. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, but generally clean and bright.

Very Good

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