Bernard Germain de Lacepede [De La Cepede]; Comte de Buffon

Histoire Naturelle Des Quadrupedes Ovipares Et Des Serpens

Paris, Hotel de Thou, 1788-1790 . First edition. Leather. Volumes II, III and IV of the first edition of La Cepede's richly illustrated study of oviparous quadrupeds, reptiles and serpents. In the original French.Volumes II-IV of a four volume work, published between 1788 and 1790.A fascinating and richly illustrated study of reptiles by Count de Lacepede, who was chosen by naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffo to be his successor, and continue his series 'Histoire Naturelle&apos.Volume II illustrated with fifteen plates. Volume III illustrated with eleven plates. Volume IV illustrated with eleven plates. Collated, complete.Volume II retaining the original half title, with errata leaf to rear.With the stamp of St. Hugh's Parkminster to each title page, with library markings to verso of front free endpapers.A richly illustrated first edition. In full calf bindings, with gilt detailing to back strips. Rubbing to back strip heads and tails and raised bands. Small instances of worming to tails of each spine. Small loss of leather to front board of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamps to title pages, with small library markings to versos of front free endpapers. Pages bright and generally clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 871F29

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: snakes serpents reptiles natural history serpents Not Stated

Bernard Germain de Lacepede [De La Cepede]; Comte de Buffon

Histoire Naturelle Des Cetacees

Paris, Chez Plassan, 1804 . Leather. An early edition of La Cepede's richly illustrated and very scarce study of cetaceans. In the original French.Illustrated with sixteen engraved plates across the two volumes. Collated, complete.Published in the same year as the single volume first edition. Very scarce in all early editions.With each volume retaining the original half title.A richly illustrated study of cetaceans by French naturalist and freemason Count de Lacepede, who was chosen by naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffo to be his successor, and continue his series 'Histoire Naturelle&apos. In full calf bindings, with gilt detailing to spines. Rubbing to back strip heads and tails, board perimeters, and joints. Minor loss of leather to rear board of volume I. Library stamps to title pages, with small library markings to versos of front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 871F23

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Histoire naturelle des cetacees cetaceans whales animals cetaceans zoology Not Stated

EHRENLEGION.- LACEPEDE, Bernard Germain Etienne Medard de La Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de (1756-1825), Kanzler der Ehrenlegion:

Brief mit Unterschrift als Großkanzler der Ehrenlegion an General CAFFARELLI, damals Kriegsminister des Königreichs Italien. Es handelt sich um ein Empfehlungsschreiben für den Offizier Blanquet, Mitglied des Generalstabes der Italienarmee.

Paris, 19.8.1806. 31 x 20 cm. 2 S. auf Hadernbütten Doppelbogen mit Kopfdruck der Legion d'Honneur mit dem großartigen Adlerwasserzeichen sowie dem Wasserzeichen mit Napoleonkopf und der Umschriftung "Roi d'Italie." Im Falz eingerissen, sonst sehr gut. Die Aufnahme in die Ehrenlegion ist die höchste Auszeichnung Frankreichs sowohl für militärische als auch zivile Verdienste. Napoleon stiftete diesen Orden 1802 und verzichtete ausdrücklich auf Einschränkungen hinsichtlich Geburt, Stand oder Religion. Der erste Großkanzler schickt Caffarelli den Chef d'Escadron BLANQUET, einen der ältesten Freunde seines Sohnes, der ihm auch den Brief übergeben wird. Er empfiehlt Blanquet der Obhut Caffarellis. Sprache: französisch. x.

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Book number: 21796AB

Catalogue: Napoleon

Bernard Germain de Lacepede

Histoire Naturelle Des Poissons

Paris, Plassan; Bossange, 1797-1821. First edition. Leather. Comte de Lacepede's extensive continuation to Buffon's natural history encyclopaedia, this illustrated set focusing on fish. In eleven volumes.In the original French.Bernard Germain de Lacepede's continuation of Comte de Buffon's 'Histoire Naturelle', this eleven volumes focussing on fish. An extensive study on fish, an essential work of natural history which explores many different species of fish, accompanied by detailed engravings.'Histoire Naturelle' is an encylopaedic work, originally running to 36 volumes by Buffon, being continued by his colleagues, led by Lacepede, after his death.These volumes were first published from 1797 to 1803, with Volumes I, V, and VI being a first edition in this set. Volume III, IV, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI are dated 1821. Volume I dated as the sixth year of the Republic, which is 1797-1798. Volume V is dated as the ninth year of the Republic, which is 1800-1801, Volume VI as the tenth year, which is 1801-1802.Volume I illustrated with nine plates. Collated, complete. Volume II illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated, complete. Volume III illustrated with eight plates. Collated, complete. Volume IV illustrated with twelve plates. Collated, complete. Volume V illustrated with twelve plates. Collated, complete. Volume VI illustrated with twenty-two plates. Bound without plate 23. Volume VII illustrated with six plates. Collated, complete. Volume VIII illustrated with nine plates. Collated, complete. Volume IX illustrated with six plates. Collated, complete. Volume X illustrated with twelve plates. Collated, complete. Volume XI illustrated with three plates. Collated, complete. Half-title present to each volume. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Volumes II and IV are lacking one spine label, Volume VI's spine labels are chipped. Light rubbing to the leather. Loss to the head of the spine of Volume VIII. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spines of Volumes IV and X. Spines are a little faded. A little loss of leather to the tail of front board of Volume VII. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Stamp to the title pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 869P27

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Histoire Naturelle des Poissons poissons fish lacepede poissons histoire naturelle Not Stated

LACEPEDE (BERNARD-GERMAIN-ETIENNE, COMTE DE)

(Oeuvres). Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares et des serpens. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Histoire naturelle des cétacés

. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788-1790, 4 tomes en 4 vol. in 12 de 359 pp. IV-462-(2) pp. 432 pp. 408 pp. (49 pl. hors-texte). Paris, Plassan, An VI-An XI de la République (1797-1802), 11 tomes en 11 vol. in 12 de CCXII-288 pp. XI-415-(5) pp. XV-360 pp. (4)-472 pp. CXI-414 pp. XI-413 pp. IV-428-XLVI pp. 447 pp. XVI-368 pp. 401 pp. (4)-399 pp. (115 pl. hors-texte). Paris, Plassan, An XII de la République (1803), 2 tomes en 2 vol. in 12 de LXIV-207 pp. 283 pp. (16 pl. hors-texte) ( Soit en tout 17 volumes en reliure uniforme d'époque de plein veau brun moucheté, dos à nerfs ornés de motifs d'urnes dorées, tranches rouges, usures et manques à quelques coiffes, quelques charnières fragiles, sinon bon exemplaire en reliure homogène du temps. Ouvrage illustré de 170 planches hors-texte gravées.

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Book number: 9906

Keywords: Livres Anciens