Zoology Wallace, Alfred Russel The Geographical Distribution of Animals. With a Study of the Realtions of living and extinct Faunas as elucidating the past Changes of the Earth's Surface. 2 vols. with 20 plates and 7 partly folded plates. London, Macmillan and Co, 1876. XXI, 1 vol., 503 p. VIII, 2 vols., 607 p. Gr.-8°. Green cloth with gilt-stamped title and gilt-stamped design (dusty, rubbed and bumped). Rare first edition. - Nissen, ZBI 4331 - cf. Eales II, 355 - Wallace was a British naturalist and one of the co-founders of the theory of selection. He undertook numerous research trips, including to Brazil and Southeast Asia. Together with Charles Darwin, he published the treatise "On the tendency of species to form varieties" in 1858. - Stained, margins browned, some with slight marginal wear. Copies with all lithographic plates and the publisher's green covers. Zoology. - 2 vols. With 20 plates and 7 partly folded plates. Green canvas with gilt stamped title and gilt stamped design (dusty, rubbed and bumped). - Rare first edition. - Wallace was a British naturalist and one of the co-founders of the theory of selection. He undertook numerous research trips, including to Brazil and Southeast Asia. Together with Charles Darwin he published the treatise "On the tendency of species to form varieties" in 1858. - Stained, margins browned, some with slight marginal wear. Copies with all lithographic plates and the green publisher's covers. This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.