[NATURAL HISTORY]. WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913). Island Life: or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras. London: Macmillan & Co., 1880.

8vo. 3 chromolithographed maps including frontispiece, numerous maps and diagrams in the text. (Light spotting to a few preliminaries.) Original green cloth, central gilt medallion of the Western Hemisphere on upper cover, gilt-lettering on spine, top edge gilt (light rubbing at extreme ends).

FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE "FOUNDATIONAL WORKS ON ZOOGEOGRAPHY" (Norman), which includes the first theory of continental glaciation based on a combination of geographical and astronomical causes, a discussion of island classification, and a survey of worldwide island faunas and floras. Norman 2179; Wood p.617.

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