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179564067Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving of the exotic bird by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Mounted size: 380 x 320 mm Fine condition. unknown
102273475X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
18191350038Paris: Chez Chevalier 1819. Hardcover. Octavos two volumes; G; Early black glossy spine with faded gilt lettering and gilt graphic designs; Boards have moderate bumping and wear to corners cracking to gloss finish along hinges of both volumes moderate wear to applied gilt graphics and lettering and light shelfwear overall; Textblocks have light shelfwear to bottom edges light foxing to pages near beginning and end of each volume and light age-toning overall; The ex libris of a former owner appears on the front paste-down of each volume; Illustrated; Volumes III and IV only; CONTENTS: Vol. III. Contains 32 fold-out plates including frontispiece / iii 264 pages 2 -- Vol. IV. Contains 31 fold-out plates including frontispiece / 6 263 pages 2;. 1350038. Special Collections - Downstairs. Chez Chevalier hardcover
182715481Société de Paris Paris 1827 1827. priv. Pappband 2 Bände 300 396s 49 Tafeln einige Seiten fleckig und mit Knickspuren sonst in gutem Zustand AZC91 . . HC Société de Paris, Paris 1827, hardcover
179564078Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving of the exotic bird by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Mounted size: 380 x 320 mm Fine condition. unknown
179564070Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving of the exotic bird by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Size: 210 x 180 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Mounted size: 380 x 320 mm Fine condition. unknown
179564068Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving of the exotic bird by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Mounted size: 380 x 320 mm Fine condition. unknown
179565054Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Size: 257 x 205 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Fine condition. unknown
179565046Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Size: 257 x 205 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Fine condition. unknown
2010129494Paris France: Bibliotheque des Introuvables 2010. Hardcover. NF / VG several corners of slipcase show some stress wear flat surfaces show very little wear. Glossy blue paper on board slipcase. 20 unbound leaves printed with 20 color images on art paper plus 8-page stapled pamphlet with 20 small bw illustrations. Text in French. Lovely color illustrations with notes on each illustration in accompanying pamphlet. Bibliotheque des Introuvables hardcover
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1017364680.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1017359709.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1166320235.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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17811409442London; Edinburgh: W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. Creech 1781-1785. First English Edition. Hardcover. Small quartos Nine Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. In fine matching tree-calf bindings with elaborate gilt decoration along board edges and spines and gilt roll along the turn-ins; spines with gilt titling on colored morocco labels; with bound-in ribbon bookmarks. Boards show moderate shelf wear with small scuffs to covers rubbing along edges and mild bumping to fore corners. Fore corners often show small areas of exposed board. Splitting to joints and hinges of most volumes. Light shallow chipping to heads and tails of spines; heavier on Vol. I with some loss of material. Some rubbing to gilt elements on spines. Text blocks show moderate rubbing and wear along edges with dust soiling to top edges. All volumes moderately age toned and foxed throughout. Some pencil and pen numbering/notation on verso of the front flyleaves; a single mark in most volumes with more notes in Vol. I. <br /> <br /> <br> <br> <br /> <br /> CONTENTS: Vol. I 2 iii 2 iv-xxi 3 514 pages plus frontispiece and plates i-ii; Vol. II 4 517 pages plus plates iii-x.; Vol. III iv 4 524 pages plus plates xi-xv1 xv2 xv3-xxiii; Vol. IV vii 352 pages plus plates xxiv-liii1 liii2-lxxvii lxxix lxxviii lxxx-xcix; Vol. V vii 440 pages plus plates c-clxii; Vol. VI 4 443 plus plates clxiii-cxcvii; Vol. VII vii 452 pages plus plates cxcviii-ccxl1 ccxl2 ccxl3-ccli; Vol. VIII v 2 352 pages plus plates cclii-ccxcv; Vol. IX viii 422 2 pages plus plates cccii-cccvii. Shelved in Room A.<br /> <br /> <br> <br> <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates.<br /> <br /> <br> <br> . This is an excellent first edition of William Smellie's influential English translation of the Comte de Buffon's monumental work the Histoire Naturelle which was a comprehensive multi-volume treatise on the most current natural science of the time. 1409442. Special Collections - Upstairs. W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. Creech hardcover
17817158London: W. Strahan 1781. Hardcover — Tapa dura. London W. Strahan 1781. En 8º mayor. 8 volúmenes con portada independiente. Retrato y 301 láminas grabadas 3 plegadas con las ilustraciones dentro de orla. Encuadernación de la época uniforme en piel hilos dorados en los nervios y letrerÃa también dorada. Buen ejemplar de esta traducción al inglés de la "Historia Natural" de Buffon ilustrado con más de trescientas láminas grabadas sobre metal. Encuadernación rozada en cabeza y pie. W. Strahan hardcover
MA04B-01435Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell. Collectible - Acceptable. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1785. 2nd edition. Volume 4. 8vo. vii352pp. Illus. Fair book. Reading copy. Front board detached rear board missing. Boards edgeworn corners frayed. Bookplate on pastedown possibly noting donation to a library. Owners' name on flyleaf title page verso and contents page. A recipe "for bowel complaints" is written out on the front free endpage. natural history mammals quadrupeds Inquire if you need further information. Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell hardcover
MA04B-01434Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell. Collectible - Acceptable. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1785. 2nd edition. Volume 1. 8vo. xx514pp. Illus. map Fair book. Reading copy. Boards detached. Boards edgeworn corners frayed. Bookplate on pastedown possibly noting donation to a library. Owners' name on flyleaf title page and rear pastedown. Binding split. Writing on rear endpapers. natural history earth geography Inquire if you need further information. Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell hardcover
MA04B-01436Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell. Collectible - Acceptable. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1785. 2nd edition. Volume 9. 8vo. viii422pp. Illus. folding plates. Fair book. Reading copy. Boards detached. Boards edgeworn corners frayed and chipped. Bookplate on pastedown possibly noting donation to a library. Owners' names on title page verso first and second contents page and final plate. natural history additions corrections Inquire if you need further information. Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell hardcover
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