Duméril, A. M. C.
Dissertation sur les poissons qui se rapprochent le plus des animaux sans vertèbres; thèse soutenue publiquement dans l'amphithéâtre de la Faculté des Sciences de Paris, en présence des juges du concours, le 26 mars 1812.
Paris, Didot Jeune, 1812. Large 4to (26.1 x 20.2 cm). Title page, 40 pp. In contemporary paper sleeve with script title.
The thesis of the French zoologist, and principally ichthyologist, herpetologist and entomologist, André Marie Constant Duméril (1774-1860). Among the 'juges' were Desfontaines, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Brongniart, Latreille, and Lamarck. Duméril passed the exam. The work deals with so-called Cyclostomata, or lampreys and hagfishes. On the title page the small stamp of the herpetologist and ichthyologist Léon Louis Vaillant (1834-1914). Some spotting to the front wrapper, the protective sleeve (not part of the work) with marginal tears an creases and one corner missing. A very good copy. Exceedingly rare, we could not trace any copy ever coming to auction or in the trade before. Dean I, p. 339.
