[Rarebooks] FS: 1862 John James Audubon Bio by French Scientist

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: "Audubon, Naturaliste Americain"

By Paul Antoine Cap.
Published in Paris by Victor Masson at Fils, Libraires, in 1862.

DISCUSSION: An early biographical study of John James Audubon, first 
published in the Journal de Pharmacie et du Chemie, No.'s XLI and XLII. 
Paul-Antoine Cap (1788-1877) was a writer, scientist and pharmacist 
based in Paris. He was the president of the Pharmaceutical Society, an 
Associate Member Academy of Medicine, and wrote many biographical 
studies of scientists, scholars, and related personalities. His 
biographical essays on chemists, naturalists, physicians, pharmacists 
and scientists were published as a collected edition in 1864.

DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 5"x8.5", iv + 40 pages, plus 2 wood-engraved 
plates. Inscribed on the cover- "Monsieur Ferd Denil, hommage 
[illegible] de l'auteur".

CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some wear and soil. The book interior 
has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a tight 
binding.

PRICE: $175-

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