DARWIN Charles Rôle des vers de terre dans la formation de la terre végétale. Traduit de l’anglais par M. Levêque. Préface de M. Edmond Perrier.

Freeman, F-1403.

First edition of the first French translation.

Published under the title The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms is Darwin’s last book, published in 1881. In it the great scientist explores the behavior and ecology of the earthworm. It is the first scientific work on soil bioturbation.

A very good copy.