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1789018636Lausanne: J. P. Heubach & Comp. 1789. Book. NVG. Hardcover. Later Printing. Book is 3/4 leather with two pages having small creases light toning modest cover wear thus nearly very good. All 9 plates of fowl are present. . J. P. Heubach & Comp. Hardcover
178318025Paris: L'Impremerie Royale. Near Fine. 1783. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume one only. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 438 pages . L'Impremerie Royale hardcover
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)
1778585681 vol. in-12 reliure de l'époque pleine basane marbrée, dos à 5 nerfs dorés orné, toutes tranches marbrées, De l'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1778, 1 f., v-372-xlviij pp avec 6 planches hors texte et une grande carte dépliante des deux parties polaires du Globe
1798017909<p>Paris: Dufart VII-XIII 1798-1805. .nouvelle edition accompagnée de notes et dans laquelle les supplémens sont insérés dans le premier texte à la place qui leur convient. L'on y a ajouté l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes et des oiseaux découverts depuis la mort de Buffon celle des reptiles des poissons des insectes et des vers; enfin l'histoire des plantes dont se grand naturaliste n'a pas eu le tems de s'occuper. Ouvrage formant un cours complet d'Histoire naturelle redigé par C.S. Sonnini. 127 volumi 125x20 cm in bella legatura coeva in piena pelle marmorizzata cornice dorata ai piatti dorso liscio ornato e dorato con doppio tassello di titolo e tomagione. --Un volume con rilegatura rifatta a imitazione alcune cuffie mancanti o altri segni d'uso e del tempo ai margini e agli angoli. Risguardie marmorizzate testimoni. Set completo di questa famosa edizione con 1113 tavole quasi tutte colorate a mano e carte geografiche più circa 30 schemi di classificazione e tabelle. Qualche brunitura a macchia o fioriture ma bell'insieme di questa monumentale riedizione e aggiornamento dell'opera di Buffon. L'opera è così divisa: Théorie de la terre 3 tomes; Epoques de la Nature 1 tome; Histoire des Minéraux 12 tomes; Des Animaux 1 tome; De l'Homme 4 tomes; Quadrupèdes 13 tomes; des Singes 2 tomes;; des Oiseaux 28 tomes; Crustacés et Insectes 14 tomes; Mollusques 6 tomes; Reptiles 8 tomes; Plantes 18 tomes; Poissons 14 tomes; Tables analytiques 3 tomes. Non tutte le tavole sono numerate e a volte non sono in sequenza ma corrispondono al testo.Oltre al testo "classico" di Buffon sono assai importanti le integrazioni sulla base delle nuove scoperte scientifiche. Rettili e anfibi sono opera del Dudin con 100 tavole; i molluschi sono di Denis de Monfort con 72 tavole; uccelli e pesci sono sviluppati dal Sonnini; gli insetti da Latrelle. In sostanza i migliori studiosi degli anni a cavallo tra 7 e 8cento furono partecipi dell'opera rara da trovare così completa e in belle condizioni esterne.</p> Dufart
177215800Paris Hôtel de Thou (Panckoucke) 1772 4 volumes in-8 (12,5 X 20,5 cm) basane havane mouchetée, dos lisses, double filet doré en place des nerfs, pièce de titre et tomaison beige, tranches rouges. 640 + 576 + 558 + 473 pp. (Reliure de l'époque).
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.
1777863841777 Paris, Panckoucke, 1777, in 8° relié plein veau moucheté de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, tranches rouges, XX-326 pages.
1770046643Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1770. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good. The complete Quarto edition 10 1/4" x 8" of Buffon's Birds - 9 volumes with 262 full page uncolored plates published from 1770-1783. Contemporary gilt acid calf with morocco labels marbled endpapers. Spines a bit dry wear at edges often heavy with loss of leather at corners edges dyed red with some some leak into margins in a few spots scattered foxing and toning to pages including to plates though largely in the margins a few minor paper flaws creases small tears at corners endpapers lacking on vol II a few hinges and joints are tender; mostly quite clean and still generally very sound and attractive overall. Spine labels with both the number in the Histoire Naturelle and the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux.<br/><br/> Size: Quarto 4to. 9-volume set complete. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046643. Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1785RO80015947SANSON & Cie. 1785. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Manque en coiffe de tête, Intérieur frais. 332 pages. Bandeaux et Culs-de-lampe. Pièces de titre fanées sur le dos cuir marron. Coiffes et mors usés et frottés. Coins cuir marron, frottés. Quelques traces d'humidité en marges du texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 551.5-Météorologie
1770046643Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1770. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good. The complete Quarto edition 10 1/4" x 8" of Buffon's Birds - 9 volumes with 262 full page uncolored plates published from 1770-1783. Contemporary gilt acid calf with morocco labels marbled endpapers. Spines a bit dry wear at edges often heavy with loss of leather at corners edges dyed red with some some leak into margins in a few spots scattered foxing and toning to pages including to plates though largely in the margins a few minor paper flaws creases small tears at corners endpapers lacking on vol II a few hinges and joints are tender; mostly quite clean and still generally very sound and attractive overall. Spine labels with both the number in the Histoire Naturelle and the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux.<br/><br/> Size: Quarto 4to. 9-volume set complete. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046643. Imprimerie Royale hardcover books
17862885069Madrid.: Viuda de Ibarra. 1786. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 20 cm. 455 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal en plena piel con tejuelo. Cubierta deslucida. Historia.93 93 Viuda de Ibarra. hardcover
1785SET48-H-1London: W Strahan and T Cadell 1785. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. Nine volumes of this popular of natural history. Scarce in this particular translation especially in this complete state. A very good early translation of this classic work in a lovely original binding. Some hinges needing attention but still great to see in this binding. Clean and bright internally. Natural History General and Particular discusses several differing species in the animal kingdom from Apes to the Hippopotamus. Volume IX is a corrections and additions volume providing lots of further information. There are 307 illustrated plates across all volumes conveying numerous animals such as dogs cats and elephants. Collated complete with all plates. Comte de Buffon was a French author and his natural history was originally published from 1749-1804. It spanned to an encyclopedic collection of 36 quartos. This English translation was published prior to the to completion of this work. The work ended up being limited to the animal and mineral kingdoms. This translation has numerous notes and observations by William Smellie a Scottish encyclopedist and naturalist. The Second Edition of this translation. In full tree calf bindings. Externally generally smart with patches of rubbing to the spines joints and extremities. Split to the front joint of volume I. Front hinge to volume I is tender with cords showing. Small loss to the head of spine to volume I. Rear joint to volume I is starting but firm with the hinge tender. Hinges to volume II are starting but firm. Front joint and hinge to volume III have failed and board is detached. Front endpaper has also detached. Rear joint and hinge to vol III is weak and may detach with further handling. Loss to the head and tail of spine to vol IV. Front joint and hinge to volume V are tender with cords showing. Rear joint to vol V is starting but firm with the hinge slightly strained but firm. Front joint and hinge to volume VI are strained. Loss to the head and tail of spine to volume VI also. Both joints and hinges to volume VII are tender with cords showing. Loss to the head of spine and joints to volume VIII. Front joint and hinge to volume VIII are strained but firm. Front hinge and joint to volume IX are weak and held by one cord only. May detach with further handling. Small crack to head of rear joint to vol IX resulting in the hinge being strained but firm. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown with the monogram C R. Internally all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with som instances of light scattered spots. Good W Strahan and T Cadell hardcover
1791018552Sl Padoue Sd1791. Un volume 21x29 cm con 112 tavole incise da Scattaglia 24 delle quali incise da Benard sono replicate con coloritura a mano dell'epoca. Qualche brunitura qualche rara piccola macchia un paio di strappi al margine bianco ma nel complesso incisioni in condizioni molto buone e di ottimo stampo. Le incisioni in bn sono opera di Scattaglia mentre quelle colorate sono di Benard. Le tavole sono precedute solo dalla pagina di titolo Planches des quadrupedes. Première partie con bollo di proprietà vistoso e con ex libris Polesini al retro del piatto. Il volume di quadrupedi eseguito da Daubenton faceva parte della pubblicazione Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois regnes de la nature pubblicato sia a Parigi da Pankoucke sia a Padova alla Stamperia del Seminario. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle del primo Ottocento con titolo dorato al dorso qualche spellatura e piatti con carta marmorizzata. Louis Daubenton 1716-1799 descrisse circa 200 specie di quadrupedi nei primi volumi dell'opera di Buffon con tale esattezza e precisione da servire da base allo sviluppo dell'anatomia comparata. Pietro Scattaglia 1739-1810 veneziano fu incisore ed editore di stampe nella sua Calcografia Magna. unknown
179884382London: H. D. Symonds Paternoster-Row 1798. Volume 5 only. Text bright with some light foxing and tanning small bookplate on front pastedown binding firm chipping to edges of boards with gilt decs faded from spine but overall quite neat for its age. Hard. Very Good Minus. 8vo. H. D. Symonds Paternoster-Row Hardcover
1780035338Edinburgh: William Creech printed for 1780 The classic text from the father of all thought regarding natural history in the second half of the 18th century. Includes the first 2 volumes of the 36-volume set regarding the history and theory of the earth and a general history of animals respectively. Both fold-out plates in volumes 1 are present in terrific condition. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles renowned anthropologist scholar and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 514 numbered pp vol 1 and 517 numbered pp vol 2; HB. Pages: clean ivory tight red speckled edgestain portrait frontis vol 1; back boar disbound but present front board wiggly but hanging in there edges tanned textblock solid and clean. Cover: textured tan cloth w/ sheepskin backstrip and tips gilt titles to black spineblock 5 raised bands; substantial shelfwear extrems well worn leather worn through joints cracked. Rebind copy w/ all parts present. William Creech (printed for) hardcover
17711424Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1771. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Jacques DeSÈVE. EPHEMERA MATTED PRINT. C. BAQUOY engraver. 4to plate size; hand-colored copper plate engraving; 7 " X 5 7/8" within the print borders plate line visible; 2 light spots under the title; 14" x 11" custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied gilt striping. Fine. From George-Louis LeClerc Comte de Buffon's Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-1778 in 36 volumes a fine copper-plate engraving featuring a regal brown and white spotted Mastiff surveying the world from his perch. Imprimerie Royale unknown
17711423Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1771. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Jacques DeSÈVE. EPHEMERA MATTED PRINT. Pierre Etienne MOITTE engraver. 4to plate size; hand-colored copper plate engraving; 7 5/8" x 5 7/8" within the print borders plate line visible; 14" x 11" custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied gilt striping. Fine. From George-Louis LeClerc Comte de Buffon's Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-1778 in 36 volumes a fine copper-plate engraving featuring a Pug dog tail unclipped and curled in a stately pose with a fountain and Roman ruins in the background. Imprimerie Royale unknown
1765B7181Paris c.1765. One plate with small tear at gutter not affecting plate. Interior generally crisp and clean colours vivid. Binding: Half brown calf over marbled paper boards. Spine with 5 raised bands red morocco label in second compartment green morocco label in fourth compartment gilt rolls on bands. Notes: Edme-Louis Daubenton 12 August 1730 – 12 December 1785 was a French naturalist. Daubenton was the cousin of another French naturalist Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton. Georges-Louis Leclerc the Comte de Buffon engaged Edme-Louis Daubenton to supervise the coloured illustrations for the monumental Histoire Naturelle 1749–89. The Planches Enluminee started to appear in 1765 and finally accounted for 1008 plates all engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet 1731–1800 and all painted by hand. The Parisian publisher Panckoucke published a version without text between 1765 and 1783.<br>The Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi is an encyclopaedic collection of 36 large quarto volumes written between 1749 and 1789 by the Comte de Buffon. The books cover what was known of the "natural sciences" at the time including what would now be called material science physics chemistry and technology as well as the natural history of animals.<br>A de luxe edition of Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux 1771–1786 was produced by the Imprimerie royale in 10 folio and quarto volumes with 1008 engraved and hand-coloured plates executed under Buffon's personal supervision by Edme-Louis Daubenton cousin and brother-in-law of Buffon's principal collaborator Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton. The plates were originally issued in 42 cahiers each containing 24 plates and no accompanying text or titles.<br> Size: Folio 460 x 315mm Illustration: A beautifully bound collection of 100 handcoloured plates produced by Daubenton for the Comte de Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle which was issued in multiple parts between 1765 and 1783 and came to encompass over 1000 plates. The numbered plates depict birds from many parts of the world including Africa Canada Mexico France Italy Brazil China and America. The present volume represents an impressive compilation of plates originally issued across different parts the numbering not always chronological. One plate with etched caption crossed and rewritten in contemporary hand. Category: Book Natural History; Book Plate Books Colour; hardcover
17706314Imprimerie Royale Paris c. 1770; Original copper engraving after a drawing by Jacque de Seve depicting a sea lion in its natural environment a style De Seve is credited with having originated and a departure from the works of previous natural history artists who typically placed their subjects in an unpopulated void of blank space. Plate XLVIII from Volume VI of Buffon’s monumental Histoire Naturelle published in 36 volumes between the years 1749 and 1788. Engraved by Marie Rousselet Tardieu widow of eminent cartographer and engraver Pierre Francois Tardieu and one of only a few documented female engravers. Printed on laid paper. Fine original condition with no attempts at later colorization. Hinged and matted entirely acid free with 100% rag museum board ready for framing. Sheet size 7 3/4" x 10 3/8" plate mark 6 1/2" x 8 3/4" outside matte dimensions 11" x 14". An exceptional print. Imprimerie Royale unknown
17806326Germany 1780; Circa 1780 copper engraving of the Pyrenean Desman Galemys pyrenaicus diminutive amphibious mammal related to the mole and shrew native to portions of Northern Spain and Portugal. Once widespread throughout Europe only two species of remain one in the Pyrenes as here and the other in remote regions of Russia. An original plate from an 18th c. German edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. Engraved by G.P. Trautner after the drawing by Jacques de Seve depicting the subject in its natural setting. Plate number at top II Tab. 9 Seite Sheet size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" plate mark 6 1/4" x 8 1/4". Printed on laid paper. Hinged and matted entirely acid free with 100% rag museum board in 11" x 14" size ready for framing. Original state with no later attempts at colorization. Fine condition. An attractive print of an uncommon mammal. unknown
17806327Germany 1780; Circa 1780 copper engraving after the drawing of Jacques de Seve of a Paca the large stub-tailed semi-aquatic mammal indigenous to tropical regions of South America once used as a food source in Brazil. The Paca is shown here in its natural setting alongside its offspring of which seldom more than one is produced at birth. An original plate from an 18th c. German edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. Plate and page numbers at top XVII Tab. 157 Seite. Sheet size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" plate mark 6 1/4" x 8 1/4". Printed on laid paper. Hinge-mounted entirely acid free and matted with 100% rag museum board in 11" x 14" size ready for framing. Fine and handsome original condition with no later attempts at colorization. unknown
17806328Germany 1780; Circa 1780 copper engraving after a Jacques de Seve drawing of the Civet Cat Viverra sp. from an 18th c. German edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. The Civet a skunk-like mammal indigenous to the South Asian and African tropics was at one time essential to the manufacture of perfumes for the musk oil extracted from its perineal gland. Plate and page numbers engraved at top Taf. XXXIV 181 Seite. Sheet size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" plate mark 6 3/8" x 9". Printed on laid paper. Hinge-mounted entirely acid free and matted with 100% rag museum board in 11" x 14" size ready for framing. Original state with no later attempts at colorization. Fine and handsome. unknown
17505815Three volumes in six parts of a married set in full calf. 20 x 25 cm. Some worming to heads of spines see image occasional foxing; otherwise a handsome & sturdy set. Georg Christian Grund & Adam Heinrich Holle 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