Preach TO THE SECOND, REVISED AND 
ENLARGED, GERMAN EDITION 
THE book “ Der Bau der Menschen” made its first appearance in 
the year 1887 in the form of an academic treatise, intended 
only for a limited circle of readers. There were no illustrations, 
‘and the method of treatment of the material was very brief, 
indeed, in many parts a mere sketch of the subject was given. 
Notwithstanding this, I received letters and questions which 
showed me that my treatise had awakened interest in a circle of 
readers wider than that for which it was originally intended, and 
I therefore decided to reissue it in a more complete form. 
The leading ideas are the same, although I think I may 
claim to have improved upon the manner and form in which 
they have been carried out. The large number of illustrations 
which accompany the text, as well as the wider foundation of 
comparative anatomy and ontogeny on which the subject rests, 
have, I hope, both made it more intelligible and greatly increased 
its usefulness. 
An index has been added, giving a review of the material 
dealt with, and also, for the use of the lay reader, a glossary of 
the zoological terms employed. 
, I must express my hearty thanks to my publisher for the 
friendly assistance he has shown me. 
It is my earnest hope that this work in its new form may 
once more win recognition, since it aims at assisting man to 
know himself. 
Eh AU TEOR: 
FREIBURG, I. BADEN, 
May 1893. 
