Published by Victor v. Sabern, 1855., Mainz:, 1855
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Switzerland
Second edition. 8vo. vi, 507, [1] pp. Endleaves foxed, else text clean. Half leather over marbled paper-backed boards, gilt-stamped spine; extremities rubbed. Rubber stamp. Very good. "Jacob Moleschott . . ., physiologist and philosopher noted for his belief in the material basis of emotion and thought. His most important work, Kreislauf des Lebens (1852; "The Circuit of Life"), added considerable impetus to 19th-century materialism by demanding "scientific answers to scientific questions." [Britannica].