FABRE, Jean-Henri (1823-1915), entomologist and man of Scien - Lot 284

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FABRE, Jean-Henri (1823-1915), entomologist and man of Scien - Lot 284
FABRE, Jean-Henri (1823-1915), entomologist and man of Science, nicknamed "The Homer of insects" by Victor Hugo. Set of 10 scientific M.A., sometimes incomplete. S.l.n.d. 28 pp. in-4. Scratches. Fingerprints and printing remarks. "The Lycosis" (1 p., devoted to the web of the spider called Lycosis, published in Fabre's Souvenirs entomologiques); "La Durée de la vie des animaux" (3 pp.); "Les Glaciers" (1 p.); "L'Age des arbres" (5 pp.); "Les Habitations lacustres" (2 pp.); "La Houille" (5 pp.); "Distillation" (5 pp.); "Combustible pour la chaleur" (1 p.) and "La Combustion" (5 pp.). These texts, followed by questionnaires, were most likely intended for Fabre's educational works.
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