Las razas humanas. Tomo primero
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2010
Author
Ratzel, Friedrich (1844-1904)
Title
Las razas humanas. Tomo primero
Statement of responsibility
Work originally written in German by Friedrich Ratzel
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Montaner y Simón, Editores
Series
Not identified
Printer
Establecimiento Tipográfico-Editorial de Montaner y Simón
Date
1888
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona : Montaner y Simón, Editores, 1888
Language
Spanish
Edition
Illustrated edition
Alternative title
Las razas humanas
Short title
Razas humanas
Original work
Las razas humanas
Original language
German
Translator
Not identified
Print run
Commercial illustrated edition issued in several volumes
Collation
462 pages
Illustrations
Numerous wood-engraved illustrations integrated into the text
Maps
Not identified in the images provided
Format
Large format; small folio
Dimensions
32 × 24 cm
Typographical signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Good-quality industrial paper
Watermarks
Not identified in the images provided
Printing condition
Double-column letterpress printing, with excellent ink quality and remarkable sharpness of the illustrations
Binding type
Original publisher’s full stamped cloth binding
Colours
Red, black and gilt
Decoration
Rich polychrome and gilt decoration featuring geographical and ethnographic motifs, classical medallions, vegetal ornaments and cartographic representations
Spine
Decorated spine with gilt ornamental compartments, stamped title and volume designation
Content description
Ethnographic and anthropological work devoted to the comparative study of human peoples according to the scientific criteria of the late nineteenth century. It examines geographical distribution, physical characteristics, ways of life, institutions, languages and cultures of numerous peoples around the world. The edition includes a large number of illustrations depicting ethnographic types, clothing, weapons, tools, ritual objects and elements of material culture from different continents.
Note 1
Work originally written in German by Friedrich Ratzel.
Note 2
Profusely illustrated edition with ethnographic engravings.
Note 3
First volume of a work published in several volumes.
Note 4
Preserves the original publisher's binding issued by Montaner y Simón.
Note 5
Representative example of the great illustrated publishing productions of late nineteenth-century Barcelona.
Main subject
Ethnography
Subsubjects
Anthropology; human geography; history of peoples; ethnology; human races; traditional cultures; history of anthropology
Shelfmark
2010
Condition
Very good overall condition; original binding well preserved; bright gilt decoration; clean interior with minor scattered foxing typical of the period
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy corresponding to Volume I. No signature, dedication, bookplate or ownership marks identified. Preserves the complete original polychrome publisher’s binding, characteristic of the luxury editions produced by Montaner y Simón in the late nineteenth century.