HAECKEL, A COLLECTION OF WORKS (13 VOL.)

a) Natürliche Schopfungsgeschichte. Berlin, 1875, sixth edition, plates, illustrations, contemporary morocco-backed boards; b) Ziele und Wege der heutigen Entwickelungsgeschichte. Jena, 1875, FIRST EDITION, disbound; c) Anthropogenie oder Entwickelungsgeschichte des Menschen. Leipzig, 1877, third edition, plates, illustrations, contemporary half calf, slight loss of marbling on lower cover; d) Gesammelte populäre Vorträge aus dem Gebeite der Entwickelungslehre. Bonn, 1878-1879, 2 volumes in one, FIRST EDITION, 2 coloured plates, illustrations, original cloth; e) Die Naturanschauung von Darwin, Goethe und Lamarck. Jena, 1882, FIRST EDITION, old cloth-backed wrappers, library stamp removed from title, slightly soiled, binding a bit worn; f) Indische Reisebriefe. Berlin, 1883, FIRST EDITION, contemporary cloth-backed boards, somewhat soiled, some joints and hinges split/repaired; g) Ueber unsere gegenwärtige Kenntniss vom Ursprung des Menschen. Bonn, 1899, 4th-7th edition, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spine rubbed; and 6 others (twentieth-century works and 2 volumes by Carl Semper), all 8vo (13)

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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