Author: Comte de Buffon; Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon
Title: Oeuvres Completes de M. Le Cte de Buffon
Description: Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1774-76. Leather. Buffon's important and extensive study on various fields of natural history, an illustrated set in the original French. In ten volumes. This set was originally published to fifty-eight volume in 1790.In the original French.During his career, Buffon published extensive encylopaedic works on natural history, which were continued after his death by Lacepede.This was an incredibly important resource on the subject of natural history in eighteenth century France, providing a wealth of information on all living things.Volumes I and II, 'Theorie de la Terre&apos. Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding plates, and two plates.Volumes III and IV, 'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et l'Homme&apos. Volume III is illustrated with seven plates. Volume IV is illustrated with one plate.Volume V, 'Discours Sur la Nature des Animaux&apos.Volumes VI and VII, 'Suite de la Theorie de la Terre, & Introduction a l'Histoire des Mineraux&apos. Volume VII is illustrated with one folding plate, and fifteen plates. Volumes VIII and XI, 'Partie Experimentale et Hypotheque&apos.Volume X, 'Histoire des Animaux Quadrupedes', illustrated with thirty-three plates. In a full mottled calf binding. Externally, a little rubbed. A small amount of loss to the head of the spines, heavier to Volumes III, V, and VIII, a smaller amount of loss to the tail of the spines. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the board and spines. Spine labels are rubbed with some loss, lifting to the spine label of Volume IV. Lifting to the head of the spine of Volume VIII. A small amount of loss to the tail of the front board of Volume X. Small chips to the tail of the front joint of Volume I. Small tear to the head of the rear joint of Volume III. Front hinge of Volumes II and X are starting but firm. Rear hinge of Volume I is starting but firm. Hinges of Volumes III and V are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: Oeuvres Completes de M. le Cte de Buffon buffon natural history histoire naturelle buffon Not Stated
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Title: Oeuvres Completes de M. Le Cte de Buffon
Description: Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1774-76. Leather. Buffon's important and extensive study on various fields of natural history, an illustrated set in the original French. In ten volumes. This set was originally published to fifty-eight volume in 1790.In the original French.During his career, Buffon published extensive encylopaedic works on natural history, which were continued after his death by Lacepede.This was an incredibly important resource on the subject of natural history in eighteenth century France, providing a wealth of information on all living things.Volumes I and II, 'Theorie de la Terre&apos. Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding plates, and two plates.Volumes III and IV, 'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et l'Homme&apos. Volume III is illustrated with seven plates. Volume IV is illustrated with one plate.Volume V, 'Discours Sur la Nature des Animaux&apos.Volumes VI and VII, 'Suite de la Theorie de la Terre, & Introduction a l'Histoire des Mineraux&apos. Volume VII is illustrated with one folding plate, and fifteen plates. Volumes VIII and XI, 'Partie Experimentale et Hypotheque&apos.Volume X, 'Histoire des Animaux Quadrupedes', illustrated with thirty-three plates. In a full mottled calf binding. Externally, a little rubbed. A small amount of loss to the head of the spines, heavier to Volumes III, V, and VIII, a smaller amount of loss to the tail of the spines. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the board and spines. Spine labels are rubbed with some loss, lifting to the spine label of Volume IV. Lifting to the head of the spine of Volume VIII. A small amount of loss to the tail of the front board of Volume X. Small chips to the tail of the front joint of Volume I. Small tear to the head of the rear joint of Volume III. Front hinge of Volumes II and X are starting but firm. Rear hinge of Volume I is starting but firm. Hinges of Volumes III and V are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: Oeuvres Completes de M. le Cte de Buffon buffon natural history histoire naturelle buffon Not Stated
Price: GBP 465.00 = appr. US$ 664.01 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 901P30
- Book number: 901P30
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