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[COLOR-PLATE BOOKS]. PRICHARD, J. C. (1786-1848). Histoire Naturelle de l’Homme… Traduit de l’Anglais par le Dr. F. Roulin. Paris: J. -B. Bailliere, 1843. 8vos. Illustrated with 35 hand-colored plates, 5 black and white plates and several intertextual illustrations. 2 volumes. [xii], 1-416; [iv], 1-404 pp. Bound in contemporary quarter brown calf over marbled boards (binding heavily worn, spines partially perished, front board of volume 2 is detached, text toned, foxed, bookplate on both fps, shelf label on verso of both ffeps). Fair. FIRST FRENCH EDITION. Excellent color-plates of indigenous peoples, including Native Americans.