The comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1885. Second edition, revised and enlarged, with the co-operation of S. Arloing, 8vo, pp. xiv, 957, [1], [6], 7 (ads), [1]; 450 engraved figures in text; full original brown cloth, gilt title on spine; lower hinge starting, light spotting to edges, one marginal pencil annotation, a fine and clean copy. Bookplate of James Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian. First published in 1873. Chauveau (1827-1917) was a French professor and veterinarian. In 1886, he was appointed professor of comparative pathology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris but he attracted the ire of a number of anti-vivisection writers for his experiments on animals at the turn of the twentieth century. Item #59924
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