Essai sur l'inégalité des races humains. Troisième édition [...].

2 vol., 12mo.

Half sheep orn. with a blind roll-stamp, marbled paper covers, spines with gilt ruled bands, red leather labels, blue spr. edges (partly & sl. rubbed, vol. II dampstained, lower joint of vol. I partly split).

Third edition of Gobineau's infamous work "Essay on the inequality of the human races" (1st: 1853-1855), in which he affirms the differences between human races, the superiority of the white races (he distinguishes the Aryans, basis of all European aristocracies), and that the mixing of races leads to the decline and fall of civilisations.
Prov. Coll. stamps.