Alexander von HUMBOLDT (1769-1859), German naturalist and ex - Lot 31

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Alexander von HUMBOLDT (1769-1859), German naturalist and ex - Lot 31
Alexander von HUMBOLDT (1769-1859), German naturalist and explorer. Autograph letter signed to "my respectable friend". 1 p. in-8 oblong. [Paris], "this Wednesday 1808". Humboldt documents himself. "I have great need of the work of Abbé Hervas [Lorenzo Hervas y Panduro (1735-1809)] in Rome, Historia del hombre en 2-3 volumes [Historia de la vida del hombre, in 7 volumes]. I believe it's written in Spanish (Histoire physique et morale de l'homme), so I'll gladly settle for a translation". He asks if the Imperial Library has a copy. "The same Hervas published a work on American languages".
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