An Essay On The Causes Of The Variety Of Complexion And Figure In The Human Species To Which Are Added

by Samuel Stanhope Smith

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“Second Edition...Enlarged and Improved”. 411, 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Minor wear. Sabin 84106; Jessop p.142; Austin 1777; LCP/HSP Afro-American Catalogue, 9547; Shaw & Shoemaker 21369; Fay p. 222. Item #314838 The most important Pre-Darwinian American essay for the genetic unity of mankind, rejecting the theory of separate creation of the different races. Smith’s Essay was first

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