Dogs, Jackals, Wolves, and Foxes: A Monograph of the Canidae

Very good hardcover of the first edition. Forty-five hand-colored lithographic plates after J.G. Keulemans, 59 woodcut illustrations. Original brown cloth, teg, bumped corners. Mivart was a colleague of both T.H. Huxley and Charles Darwin, but fell out with them when he reversed his views on natural selection. He occupied the chair of philosophy of natural history at the University Louvain, Belgium. 'One of the finest monographs on the subject.' Casey Wood. Previous owner's name and date (19th December, 1890) on tile page.