1926 · Berlin
by Martin, Rudolf
Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, 1926. 4to, pp. [1], 436 535, [2]; text illustrations and four plates, text in German. An offprint from Erich Kaiser, Die diamantenwuste sudwestafrikas Bd. II, S. 436-490. Printed paper wrappers; wrappers soiled and chipped on spine and ends, light crease to plates, text clean and sound. Martin's work on physical eventually paved the way for the sort of phrenological eugenicism that reached the height of popularity at the cusp of World War II. (Inventory #: 59350)