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Lamarck's copy, with a few annotations in his own hand. As might be expected, these notes concern invertebrates. In 1801, Lamarck published his "Système des animaux sans vertèbres", in which he developed a classification system for invertebrates (for which he coined the term) based on the work of Cuvier. It was on the basis of his in-depth knowledge of living and fossil invertebrates that he developed his theory of evolution. Lamarck's 9 handwritten notes give the names of the species described by Rondelet. T1 p. 375: "Sepia Sepiola". p. 380: "actinia rufa". p. 384: "medusa". p. 394: "penèe". Volume 2 p. 75: "Sipunculus". p. 88: "ascidie". p. 89: "ascidie bosselée." p. 90: "Botrylle". p.91: "pennatula cynomorium Pall. alcyonium epipetrum.gmal." Lamarck therefore carefully studied the invertebrate section of this work. In his "Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres", (1815 - 1822, a much more extensive version of the "Système des animaux sans vertèbres"), he quotes Rondelet numerous times. For example, regarding "Sipunculus": "Sipunculus have long been observed, as Rondelet described and illustrated two species. (T3, p. 78). Or about the cuttlefish, "Sepia Sepiola", "the jaws are similar to that of a parrot's beak, to which Rondelet has indeed compared them." (tome 7 p. 667). This work by Rondelet is also referred to in the section on shellfish: - Giant reed (Tutufa bubo): "A recognizable figure can be found in Rondelet's work" (T. 9, p. 540). - Murex brandaris: "produces the most esteemed dye . Rondelet was the first to support this opinion" (T.9, 559). - Triton cerclé: "I'm not talking about Rondelet's uncertain figures" (T.9, p. 628). - Strombe: "He gave it the name Murex, a name borrowed from Rondelet" (T.9, p. 684). This copy can be found in the "Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu M. le Chevalier J.B. de Lamarck, dont la vente se fera le lundi 19 avril 1830", N° 532. Lamarck had no bookplates, did not sign his books and very rarely annotated them. The only known book annotated by him is his copy of "Système des animaux sans vertèbres", 1801, The Haskell F. Norman Library, no. 1261, then Joseph A. Freilich, Sotheby's 2001, no. 328 ( $ 110,000). Other provenance - Henry Milne Edwards with his stamp on the title and this note on the flyleaf: "This work comes from the library of M. Lamarck. The determinations written in ink are by this scholar; those I have added are in pencil. H. M. E." These determinations can be found in Volume 1, pages 400, 401, 402, 403, 405 (2), 408, 413. Volume 2: 82, 83, 85, 93. Henri Milne Edwards (1800 - 1885) published, with Deshayes, a revised edition with notes of Lamarck's "Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres". Milne Edwards is also the author of "Introduction à la zoologie générale." (1851), a work that Darwin quoted several times in the "Origin of Species". First French edition. The work was first published in Latin in 1554-55. The translation may be by his pupil Laurent Joubert. Illustrated with a portrait and 439 fine woodcuts, most engraved by Reverdy. The book covers all aquatic animals: cetaceans, shellfish, arthropods, frogs and even beavers. The name of each animal is given in various languages, along with its habits, food, internal and external anatomy. Other provenances: - J. Vine gos. ( contemporary signature at the bottom of the title. - Stamp on title of "Bibliothèque de la feuille [des jeunes naturalistes]". Founded in 1870 by Ernest Dollfus, the journal "la Feuille des jeunes naturalistes" was edited by zoologist Adrien Dollfus from 1872 until its demise in 1914. This magazine had a "rolling" library. On request, subscribers could receive books for consultation. It is very likely that this book was donated to the library by Milne-Edwards. In the foreword to the 1890 "Feuille", we read that "one of the creators of modern zoology, Mr. Henri Milne-Edwards" had sent the Feuille's management "a most encouraging letter." Due to a typographical error, pages 3. Seller Inventory # 17760
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