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1774G0624Paris, Hôtel de Thou (Imprimerie royale), 1774 ; in-8, 400 pp. + 16 pl. hors-texte, dont une dépliante, relié plein cuir blond moucheté (épidermures et frottement) dos orné à fleurons, à 5 nerfs, pièces de titre et de tomaison en cuir brun, tranches mouchetées. Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) a commencé sa carrière en traduisant Newton. En 1738, lors d'une séance à l'Académie, il se fait un ennemi en la personne d'Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau. Le roi le nomme intendant au Jardin du roi (Jardin des Plantes) en 1739. Enfin établi, il se consacre à l'Histoire Naturelle, en s'entourant des meilleurs scientifiques de son temps. Servant de suite à la Théorie de la Terre, et d'introduction à l'Histoire des Minéraux. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc (taille-douce). Bon état.
1787G0878Deux-Ponts, chez Sanson & Compagnie, 1787 ; in-12, 220-XXXX-2 pp. + 10 pl. hors-texte, reliure plein cuir d'époque, dos lisse orné (épidermures) pièce de titre ocre rouge, pièce de tomaison vert foncé, tranches ocre rouge. Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) commença sa carrière en traduisant Newton. En 1738, lors d'une séance à l'Académie, il se fit un ennemi en la personne d'Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau. Le roi le nomma intendant au Jardin du roi (Jardin des Plantes) en 1739. Enfin établi, il se consacra à l'Histoire Naturelle en s'entourant des meilleurs scientifiques de son temps. Illustré de 10 planches en taille-douce. Bon état.
1787G0875Deux-Ponts, chez Sanson & Compagnie, 1787 ; in-12, 256-4 pp. + 11 pl. hors-texte, reliure plein cuir d'époque, dos lisse orné (coiffe de queue légèrement déchirée, avec un petit manque, épidermures) pièce de titre ocre rouge, pièce de tomaison vert foncé, tranches ocre rouge. Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) commença sa carrière en traduisant Newton. En 1738, lors d'une séance à l'Académie, il se fit un ennemi en la personne d'Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau. Le roi le nomma intendant au Jardin du roi (Jardin des Plantes) en 1739. Enfin établi, il se consacra à l'Histoire Naturelle en s'entourant des meilleurs scientifiques de son temps. Illustré de 11 planches en taille-douce. Bon état.
1787G0874Deux-Ponts, chez Sanson & Compagnie, 1787 ; in-12, 374-2 pp. + 15 pl. hors-texte, reliure plein cuir d'époque, dos lisse orné (coiffes déchirées, avec petits manques) pièce de titre ocre rouge, pièce de tomaison vert foncé, tranches ocre rouge (quelques traces d'insecte en marge du texte). Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) commença sa carrière en traduisant Newton. En 1738, lors d'une séance à l'Académie, il se fit un ennemi en la personne d'Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau. Le roi le nomma intendant au Jardin du roi (Jardin des Plantes) en 1739. Enfin établi, il se consacra à l'Histoire Naturelle en s'entourant des meilleurs scientifiques de son temps. Illustré de 15 planches en taille-douce. Bon état.
17747132Leipzig: Hermann Heinrich Holle 1774. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto 2 parts in one volume. A very good copy bound in 19th century 3/4 sheep and blue mottled paper over boards. First signature partly loosened but still attached. Contents clean. General wear to extremities; a crisp copy. Contains a few large engravings of various simians and some other lithographs. Text in German; single volume only. Hermann Heinrich Holle hardcover
17506103Hamburg and Leipzig: Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle 1750. Contemporary vellum not strictly matching. 4to. With engraved vignette on 16 title-pages engraved headpiece to the dedication engraved headpieces to each part 2 engraved maps folding engraved genealogical table 1 folding letterpress table and 575 engraved plates by J.C.G. Fritzsch J. Haas J.C. Sysang etc. 8 of 11 volumes divided into two parts each. Very rare first edition of the German translation of Buffon's famous Histoire naturelle. Buffon's work presents ''for the first time a complete survey of natural history in popular form'' PMM. The first volume contains Buffon's theoretical essays including his essay on the earth where "for the first time he outlines a satisfactory account of the history of our globe and of its development as a fitting home for living things. In his view the earth had been originally part of the sun which was broken off by the impact of a comet. It gradually condensed from its gaseous state and the forces shaping its continents and mountains are still active'' PMM. This view of the universe not in a steady state but evolving was a revolutionary idea at the time paving the way for Darwin in the following century. In his treatise on humans volume II.1 Buffon ''studied the human species by the same methods that he applied to animal species including the psychological moral and intellectual life of man. From his exhaustive research for the Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes Buffon came to the conclusion that it was necessary to reintroduce the notion of family. Breaking with the spirit of his time Buffon attempted to separate science from metaphysical and religious ideas. As a disciple of Locke he denied idealistic metaphysics stating that mental abstractions can never become principles of either existence or real knowledge; these can come only as the results of sensation'' DSB. Volumes II-VIII deal with quadrupeds. The German edition was begun in 1750 but discontinued after the three volumes on ornithology in 1782 not included here while the original French which had started in 1749 continued till 1804 and comprised eventually 44 volumes.The first 8 volumes of the German Buffon with an owner's inscription on title-page of the first volume dated 1750. Only some occasional spot but otherwise in very good condition.l Nissen ZBI 709; cf. Anker 79 vols. IX-XI; DSB II pp. 576-582; PMM 198; Wood p. 267. Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle, hardcover
1799F8MF8IL5AXUJDordrecht 1799. 4to. A. Blussé and son 19th-century uniform half calf sewn on 4 recessed cords shell marbled sides gold-tooled spines each with a red and a black morocco label. Each volume with the same woodcut vase of flowers 2 engraved headpieces 63 engraved plates some tables in text. 2 volumes. 10 276 2; 14 "280" = 284 pp. The reptile and amphibian section of Buffon's monumental work on the general and particular natural history. Many species frogs snakes lizards salamanders turtles etc. are depicted in their natural habitat. The work is here in the new edition published at Amsterdam and Dordrecht the only quarto edition to rival the original French Imprimerie Royale edition. The last 2 leaves in vol. 1 give a list of the plates for both volumes.Georges Louis Leclerc 1707-1788 -- in 1717 his father became Comte de Buffon and Louis XV later made Georges Comte de Buffon -- was an inconspicuous student who only showed a special talent for mathematics. Initially he combined a career in finance with one in science translating important works by Hales and Newton into French. In 1739 Buffon became director of the Jardin du Roi later the Jardin des Plantes and the Histoire naturelle may have originated as a description of the royal collection. It appeared from 1749 to 1804 and eventually comprised 44 volumes. Buffon was assisted among others by the anatomist Louis Daubenton and the final volumes were completed after his death under the direction of Comte de Lacépède.From the Stedelijk Gymnasium Bibliotheek with its stamp on title-pages and a few flyleaves. The present series on reptiles and amphibians had been followed rather than preceded by the series on minerals so that the bindings are numbered 25 and 26. Bindings show some wear and abrasions.l Landwehr Coloured plates 45; Nissen ZBI 678; Schuh's Biobliography of mineralogy online ed. Buffon no. 4. unknown
1789013539Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale 1789. Original mottled calf leather bindign with recent matching calf leather spine. Heavy wear to the old boards. The first 35 plates are of Apes & Monkeys and includes an image of the Oranutang . All 82 copper engraved images are present except plate #81 the giraffe. Slight moisture stain at the bottom margin near the gutter. Overall in GOOD condition. Photos available upon request. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon September 7 1707 -- April 16 1788 was a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Darwin himself in his foreword to the 6th edition of the Origin of Species credited Aristotle with foreshadowing the concept of natural selection and stated that "the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon". Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-1788: in 36 volumes 8 additional volumes published after his death by Lacépède. It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. In it Buffon considered the similarities between humans and apes and the possibility of a common ancestry. Buffon debated James Burnett Lord Monboddo on the question of ancestry of the primates to man Monboddo insisting on the closeness of relationship of man and apes. Buffon's work is considered to have greatly influenced modern ecology. His Histoire was translated into many different languages making him the most widely read scientific author of the day. First Edition. Full Calf Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. De l'Imprimerie Royale Hardcover
1766013538Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale 1766. All 41 copper engraved plates of Apes & Monkeys are present. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon September 7 1707 -- April 16 1788 was a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Darwin himself in his foreword to the 6th edition of the Origin of Species credited Aristotle with foreshadowing the concept of natural selection and stated that "the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon". Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-1788: in 36 volumes 8 additional volumes published after his death by Lacépède. It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. In it Buffon considered the similarities between humans and apes and the possibility of a common ancestry. Buffon debated James Burnett Lord Monboddo on the question of ancestry of the primates to man Monboddo insisting on the closeness of relationship of man and apes. Buffon's work is considered to have greatly influenced modern ecology. His Histoire was translated into many different languages making him the most widely read scientific author of the day. First Edition. Full Calf Leather. Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. De l'Imprimerie Royale Hardcover
178960389Paris, l' Imprimerie Royale, Plassan, 1749 - 1789. 4to (262 x 205 mm). Uniformly bound in 32 contemporary full sprinkled calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Leather tome- and title-labels to all volumes. Edges of boards gilt. Light wear to extremities primarily affecting head and foot of spines, corners bumped. Internally with light occassional, marginal brownspotting, but generally fine. With ""J. Collin"" (Danish zoologist Jonas Collin) to top margin of most front free end-papers. An overall nice set comprising the following:Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière (15 vols) - 578 plates and 2 maps.Supplément à l'Histoire naturelle (6 vols) - 141 plates and 2 maps.Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux (9 vols) - 257 plates.Quadrupedes Ovipares et des Serpens (2 vols) - 66 plates. A total of 1042 plates and 4 maps. Wanting the portrait. The complex collation of this work has not been accurately described by bibliographers. Nissen and Heilbrun differ in the listing of number of plates and misname the descriptions of the plates.
176139518Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1761. 4to. Contemporary full mottled calf, spine and boards worn. (4), 376 pp. With engraved vignette on titlepage and 41 full-page engraved plates, many folding. Plate 16 torn.