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1785R300123703De l'imp. Royale. 1770 - 1785. In-12. Reli plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frotts, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. XXXVI + 352 + 417 + 405 + XXIII + 456 + XII + 430 + XV + 418 + XLVI + XII + 472 + XII + 316 + XLVI + XII + 482 + XIX + 446 + VIII +484 + 230 + XXXVIII + 340 + XLIV + 412 pages - TI : 14 planches en noir et blanc hors texte. TIII : 9 planches. TIV : 18 planches. TV : 19 planches. TVII : 13 planches. TVIII : 14 planches. TIX : 15 planches. TX : 7 planches. TXII : 10 planches. TXIII : 14 planches. TXVII : 23 planches. Sup. t. II : 16 planches dont une dpliante. Sup. T.VI : 32 planches. Sup. T.XI : 29 planches. Toutes les planches sont collationnes. Contreplats et tranches jasps. Signets converss. Pices de titre et tomaison. Titre, tomaison, caissons et motifs dors. Quelques pidermures sur certains tomes. Papier blanc coll sur chaque vignette en page de titre. Pice de titre du supplment tome 11 manquante, dos dchir. Total de 14 volumes.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.05-XVIII me sicle
1783880P2Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1783-88. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. Comte de Buffon's important natural history work these nine volumes focusing solely on the history of minerals a nice set in the original French. The first edition.Complete in nine volumes.In the original French.Half-titles present to Volumes III to IX.'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 nine volumes focus on minerals and was the last work published during Buffon's lifetime the author dying in 1788. The last volume in this set includes 'Traité de l"Aimant'.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.'Histoire Naturelle des Mineraux' was a departure from the rest of Buffon's 'Histoire Naturelle' set as 'Mineraux' was not illustrated. Buffon collaborated on this series on minerals by Andre Thouin Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond and Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau.Stamp of 'St. Hugh's Parkminster' to the title pages. St Hugh's Charterhouse is the only post-reformation Carthusian monastery in the U.K. a Gothic Revival structure founded in 1873. In the original calf binding. Externally generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities a very small amount of loss to the head of the spine of Volume I and lifting to the head of the spines of Volumes VII and IX. A little light rubbing to the joints heavier rubbing to the front board of Volume II. Heavier rubbing with a small amount of loss to the tail of the rear board of Volume V. A small amount of loss of leather to the tail of the front board of Volume VII. Second spine label of Volume VIII is lifting. Heavier rubbing to the front board of Volume IX. A few light marks to the boards including a larger mark to the rear board of Volume I to the front board of Volume III and to the rear board of Volume IV. Two small worm holes to the front joint and one to the rear joint of Volume III. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Stamp to the title pages. First and last few pages of Volume IV are age-toned. Very Good L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
17691610270041Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1769. Hardcover. Good. 14 volumes. Bound in contemporary French mottled calf. Gilt stamps spines. Good bindings and covers. Some minor edge wear. All edges red. Marginal dampstaining affecting plates in Volume 9. Occasional spotting. Supplement and Volumes 7 and 8 have sprung leaves. Profusely illustrated with 202 engraved plates 2 folding maps folding chart. <br><br> Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon was a noted scientist whose monumental works in natural sciences influenced the next two generations of naturalists including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Mayr The Growth of Biological Thought. p 330 Buffon's work was based on the methods of observation and experimentation. He raised many of the fundamental problems of biology in a scientific context. One of Buffon's most important contributions was the popularization of the old earth theory in opposition to Archbishop Ussher's biblical earth time-line. <br><br> Buffon was an important pre-cursor to Darwin. Cited as the father of biogeography Buffon's Law postulated that creatures "improved" and "degenerated" after dispersing from a center of creation. He based his theory on comparative anatomy studies. Buffon tried to explain the origin of living things by spontaneous generation of elementary particles and its development as a consequence of climate and diet. Buffon argued that all members of a family of species descended from the same ancestors a "unity of type". <br><br> Contents:T. 1. Premier discours. Second discours. Preuves de la theorie de la terre: article I-VIII --t. 2. Article IX-XIX. Conclusion --t. 3. Histoire generale des animaux: chapitre I-IX --t. 4. Chapitre X-XI. Recapitulation. Histoire naturelle de l'homme --t. 5. Varietes dans l'espece humaine. Discours sur la nature des animaux. Letters de MM. les deputes & syndic de la Faculte de theologie a M. de Buffon avec les reponse & declaration de M. de Buffon. Discours prononce a l'Academie francoise --t. 6. Les animaux domestiques --t. 7-12. Les animaux sauvages --t. 13. Concordance & table alphabetique des noms pour les animaux quadrupedes. Supplement III. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. Paris: Imprimerie Royale hardcover
17642802A Paris, De l’impr. royale, 1764. 1 vol. in-4 de XVI, 451 pages. Plein veau havane moucheté, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin bordeaux, tranche rouge. Etiquette de tomaison frottée, quelques épidermures, coiffes frottées. Intérieur très frais.
17542803A Paris, De l’impr. royale, 1754. 1 vol. in-4 de [2 ff.], 450, [1 f.] pages. Plein veau havane moucheté, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre bordeaux, tranche rouge. Accroc à la coiffe sup., petit manque de peau au premier plat. Plusieurs planches mal rempliées dépassent de la gouttière, rares rousseurs, autrement intérieur frais.
17552804A Paris, De l’impr. royale, 1755. 1 vol. in-4 de [3 ff.], XX, 441, [1 f.] pages. Plein veau havane moucheté, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre bordeaux, tranche rouge. Etiquette de tomaison, bords et coins frottés, plats légérement épidermés, ex-librisIntérieur frais.
176958563Nouvelle édition, 13 vol. in-12 reliure de l'époque plein veau marbré, Chez Panckoucke, Libraire, De l'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1769-1770, Avec 204 planches hors texte (Détail : 3 - dont deux cartes dépliantes -, 0, 7, 1, 0, 31 - dont une dépliante, détachée avec accroc -, 33, 17, 21, 27, 28, et 36 planches)
1735W88369Paris, chez Debure l'ainé 1735 [2bl] xviii [viii] 408 [ii] [2bl] pp. illustré de 10 planches dépliantes hors-texte contenant 20 figures représentant les expériences faites par Hales, 1e édition française de l'ouvrage en anglais "Vegetable staticks" (London, 1727), 25cm., reliure plein-cuir d'époque à 5 nerfs (dos avec titre doré et compartiments dorés avec motif floral au centre, peu usé aux coins et en bas et en haut du dos), petit trou de ver dans la charnière supérieure et inférieure, tranches rouges, texte frais, peu de rousseurs et qqs. vagues taches dans le marge du texte de qqs.pages, bon état, W88369
179936490Paris: A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ . Et Firmin Didot. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Aprox 3.5" x 5.5". This monumental work totaling 127 volumes and published in sections was highly regarded for it's scientific approach and description of many new species. 3/4 black calf over marbled boards. Not illustratred many charts. Volumes #1-8 and 10-24. Section and series numbers the same as this was the beginning of the series. Some plates including 18th century foldout maps of North and South America as well as one of Africa and Eurasia this volume with back cover separated. . A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ ... Et Firmin Didot hardcover
1788M5521Paris 1788. Very Good folding map flattened and folds reinforced laid on acid free canvas for long term preservation. Notes: "Double hemispherical world map with each hemisphere shown on polar projection. Plate probably accompanied: Histoire naturelle generale et particulare / George Louis Leclerc Buffon. Paris 1749-1804. Plate "No. 8" of an 8 sheet map which was probably compiled from the reports of La Perouse’s last voyage in the Pacific and is by Jean-Charles Borda." National Library of Australia Digital Collection map-rm3253 Size : 480x940 mm 18.875x37 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: ; Maps Polar Antarctic Regions; Maps Polar Arctic Regions unknown
1783102609Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1783-1786, in-4, 5 Volumes in-4 : [2]-557-XL pp. + [2]-602-XXVI pp. + [4]-636-XIX pp. + [4]-448-XXXIX pp. + [4]-448-XXXIX pp. + VII-[1]-208-368 pp, Veau marbré havane, triple filet doré en encadrement sur les plats, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouges, tranches mouchetées et gommées, Première édition de l'Histoire naturelle des minéraux publiée à part. Tout comme l'originale, elle n'est pas illustrée. Le cinquième et dernier volume contient le Traité de l'aimant et de ses usages, dans lequel il évoque longuement le compas. L'ouvrage a paru pour la première fois au sein des volumes XXV à XXIX de l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi qui a paru entre 1749-1788. C'est le dernier ouvrage de Buffon qui décède en 1788. Pour le composer, le célèbre naturaliste s'est adjoint comme collaborateurs l'abbé Bexon et Faujas de Saint-Fond. "[Buffon] attachait, avec raison, une grande importance à cette oeuvre [...] qui constituait alors le premier grand ouvrage méthodique sur les roches, sur les minerais, leur répartition à travers le monde, leur mode d'exploitation, leur origine et leur âge." (Collectif. Buffon, Paris, MNHN, 1952, p. 44) Peu commun. Ex-libris héraldique de Alb. Renaud d'Avène, marquis des Méloizes. Le premier tome portait des armes qui ont été rageusement "caviardées" par des fleurons dorés : un motif de fleurette répété recouvre le fer sur les plats et une roulette tapisse les entrenerfs. Sur les pages de titre, tout ce qui renvoie à la royauté ou à la noblesse a été biffé à l'encre, tandis que les fleurons aux armes de France sont recouverts par des étiquettes manuscrites au nom de Thabaud de Linetière, comportant la date de 1816. Petits manques et épidermures, quelques rousseurs et taches éparses. Caissons des dos provenant d'une autre reliure. Les illustrations du cinquième volume et f. d'errata manquants (sauf au dernier volume). Schuh, Mineralogy and Crystallography, I, 971 : "Very scarce". Couverture rigide
1788R300124910De l'imp. des Bâtimens du Roi. 1788. In-4. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. VII + 208 + 368 pages. Quelques bandeaux et culs-de-lampe illustrés en noir. Contreplats et tranches jaspés. Signet conservé. Dos à 5 nerfs, 2 pièces de titre et tomaison bordeaux. Titre, tomaison, caissons et motifs dorés. Légers manques en coiffes. Mors fendus, quelques épidermures.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.05-XVIII ème siècle
179936494Paris: A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ . Et Firmin Didot. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Aprox 3.5" x 5.5". This monumental work totaling 127 volumes and published in sections was highly regarded for it's scientific approach and description of many new species. 3/4 black calf over marbled boards. Here presented is the section of birds running from 39 though 56 section numbers 1-3 5-18. Close to 200 finely engraved plates. Lacking volume 4 only. . A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ ... Et Firmin Didot hardcover
1797cdb02London: H D Symonds. G: in good condition. Oval library stamp to feps & title pages. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Spines heavily rubbed with loss to spine ends. Some title panels missing. Some hinges cracked and weak. Some foxing but content in overall VG condition. 1797. First edition thus. Brown hardback leather cover. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". viii 333pp; iv 348pp; 348pp; 352pp; 347pp; iv 346pp; iv 338pp; iv 343pp; vi 355pp; 366pp; viii 322pp; viii 331pp; viii 320pp; viii 322pp; viii 386pp plates. 130 b/w plates. Published 1797-1798. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . H D Symonds hardcover
1788M6850Paris 1788. Very Good; laid on acid-free paper for long-term preservation. Notes: This handsome sea chart that indicates magnetic needle readings along various routes through the Atlantic. Size : 850x532 mm 33.46x20.94 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps Sea Chart; Maps Ocean Atlantic; unknown
1788M7032Paris 1788. Very Good;. Notes: An 18th century mapping of the Indian Ocean. This handsome sea chart depicts magnetic needle readings along various routes in the ocean from the Cape of Good Hope le Cap des Aiguilles to the South East Asian archipelago. Size : 511x583 mm 20.12x22.95 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps Sea Chart; Maps Ocean Indian; unknown
179936482Paris: A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ . Et Firmin Didot. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Aprox 3.5" x 5.5". This monumental work totaling 127 volumes and published in sections was highly regarded for it's scientific approach and description of many new species. 3/4 black calf over marbled boards. Here presented is the secition of quadrupeds complete in 13 volumes. Volumes 25-38. section nos 1-14 The finely executed engraved plates with this section totaling aprox 230. Complete. . A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ ... Et Firmin Didot hardcover
17707089018 vol. in-12 reliure de l'époque plein veau marbré, dos à 5 nerfs orné doré (à la "toile d'araignée"), Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785, Tome I : 3 ff., xxxvj-352 pp. avec 14 planches hors texte ; Tome II : 3 ff., 351 pp.avec 15 planches hors texte ; Tome III : 4 ff., 417 pp. avec 9 planches hors texte - Tome IV : 4ff., 405 pp. avec 18 planches hors texte ; Tome V : xxiij-456 pages avec 19 planches hors texte ; Tome VI : xij-246-clxxij pp. avec 12 planches hors texte ; Tome VII : xij-430 pp. avec 13 planches hors texte ; Tome VIII : xv-418-xlvj pp. avec 14 planches hors texte ; Tome IX : xij-472 pp. avec 15 planches hors texte ; Tome X : xiij-316-xlvij pp., avec 7 planches hors texte ; Tome XI : xx-495 pp. avec 15 planches hors texte ; Tome XII : xii-482 pp., 1f.(errata) avec 10 planches hors texte ; Tome XIII : xix-446 pp. avec 14 planches hors texte ; Tome XIV : xij-360-lxxij pp. avec 17 planches hors texte ; Tome XV : xvj-439 pp. avec 24 planches hors texte, - Tome XVI : viij-326-clij pp. avec 15 planches hors texte ; Tome XVII : viij-484 pp. avec 23 planches hors texte ; Tome XVIII : iv-134-xlvj-486 pp. avec 8 planches hors texte
1792051302C. & G. Kearsley. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1792. Hardcover. Hardcover 2 volumes. Blue marbleized boards with vellum spines. Boards show edge wear and rubbing light fraying. Vellum spine with title and decorations in gold. Some scuffing soil and sunning. Marbleized fore edges. Previous owners name and notations to inside paste downs and first endpaper. Endpaper soil and foxing. Hinges lightly cracked bindings are nice and tight. Occasional foxing to text. Copper plates throughout. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . C. & G. Kearsley hardcover
1770901F25Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1770-1775. First edition. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. The first six volumes only of the first edition of the Comte de Buffon's lavishly illustrated natural history work on birds. In the original French.The first six volumes only of the eighteen volume first edition of this work on birds part of Buffon's influential 'Histoire Naturelle'.'Histoire Naturelle' is an encyclopaedic work originally running to 36 volumes by Buffon being continued by his colleagues led by Lacepede after his death.An extensive study of birds an essential work of natural history which explores many different species of birds accompanied by detailed engravings.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 accompanied by detailed engravings.Volume I is illustrated with fourteen plates.Volume II is illustrated with fifteen plates.Volume III is illustrated with nine plates.Volume IV is illustrated with eighteen plates.Volume V is illustrated with nineteen plates.Volume VI is illustrated with twelve plates.Half titles to volumes I II and VI.With the inscription of 'Dan. de la Cherois' to the tail of the volume I title page. In full calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Significant rubbing to joints and back strip heads and tails. Small losses of leather to volume V and VI back strip tails with further minor losses to head of volume I and V back strips. Lacking half of volume III title spine label with partial remnants of only two volume number labels. A touch of worming to head of volume VI front joint. Internally firmly bound. Inscription to volume I title page tail. Pages bright and generally clean though a touch age toned due to paper type. Good L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1792013725London: Published for C.& G. Kearsley 1792. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Abridged two volume edition and first thus. Contemporary tree calf. marbleized endpapers. Labels on spine partially missing and spines heavily worn. xxxviii 1 353 with plates I - XL. with errata leaf and directions to binder for both volumes; 494 with plates XLI - CVIL. Joints partially revealed but holding. Firm binding. All plates extant. Some episodic spotting. Plates quite nice. Published for C.& G. Kearsley hardcover
177561763London: Printed For T Bell. 1775. Hardcover. Very Good. Six Volume set 1775 approc 2900pps folding frontis repaired to volume 1 many plates possibility 1 plate may be missing odd spotting to text tiny hole in 1 page. Bound in full leather sl rubbed on covers and spines one corner 1 vol knocked sl affecting page corners.; Octavo . Printed For T Bell hardcover
1780120612Edinburgh: William Creech 1780. Hardcover. Fair. 9 vols.: xxi 514; 517; iv 524; vii 352; vii 440; iv 443; vii 452; v iii 352; viii 422 p. 22 cm. 312 engraved plates including 1 frontispiece 3 fold-outs. Several are out of order. Full tree leather. Text block edges yellow. Front boards detached on vols. I & 2 some boards loosening on other volumes. Corners worn. Spines quite scuffed with upper title labels missing and lower number labels missing from vols. 4 & 8. Number labels loosening from vols. 2 & 5. Bookplates for John Waldie on front pastedowns along with library Natural History labels. Rear pastedowns have bookplates for Andrew A. Miller. Endpapers often detached and darkened. Foxing. Occasional dogears where pages miscut. <br/><br/> William Creech hardcover
177955962Paris France: De L'Imprimerie Royale. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1779. Hardcover. Text in French. Volume 8 only. Full leather binding completely intact but cracking of the leather evident at spine. All edges red five raised gilt spine bands. Marbled endpapers. Foxing to pages edges most evident at front free-endpaper. ; Vol. 8; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . De L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
17711294A PARIS. DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE. 1771. 2 VOLUMES IN-12 (10,5 X 17 X 6,5 CENTIMETRES) DE XII + 531 ET (4) + 400 PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN VEAU HAVANE MARBRE, DOS A CINQ NERFS JOLIMENT ORNE D'UN DECOR DE FLEURONS DORES, TITRE DORE SUR ETIQUETTE MAROQUIN HAVANE, FILET DORE SUR COUPES, TRANCHES ROUGES. INFIME PETITE PIQURE DE VER EN MARGE HAUTE SUPERIEURE DE QUELQUES PAGES DU TOME I, AINSI QU’EN MARGE INFERIEURE DU TOME II, SANS AUCUNE GRAVITE, POUR LE RESTE INTERIEUR TRES FRAIS, TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
