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180271956319 pages 11 tissue guarded colour plates in French Published by Deterville hardcover
183316613Barcelona: A. Bergnes 1833. 1st. Hardcover. First Spanish edition; Barcelona edition. 31 of 58 volumes present. Small 12mo. Various pagination. 15 of 31 volumes have tissue-guarded color plates; 3 volumes have fold-out color illustrations - maps; 2 volumes have black & white fold-out illustrations; charts; illustration of microscopes and other instruments. Uniform set in full brown tree calf leather; marbled end papers; gilt titles and illustration to spines; all edges marbled. Light wear to extremities more so to corners and spine ends; closed tears to spines of several volumes; chipping to edges; fading to gilt; bindings still strong. Very good. 31 of 58 total volumes including Aves: Tomo Primero III V VII IX XI XIII XV XVII XIX; Historia del Hombre Tomo I III V; Cuadrupedos Tomo Primero III V VII IX XI XIII; Theoria de la Tierria Tomo III V; Mineralogis Tomo Primero III; Historia de los Animales Tomo Primero. A. Bergnes hardcover
1812308099London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New edition. Hardcover. All 20 volumes Good in board. Light shelfwear and rubbing on spine of all 20 volumes. Light foxing throught text blocks of all 20 volumes. Small open tears on panel corners of all 20 volumes. Light edgewear on panel side edges of all 20 volumes. Light rubbing on front and rear panels of all 20 volumes. Front hinge starting on volume 2 4. Open tears on top and bottom front and rear gutters of volume 3 6 7 8 13 16 17 and 18. Small open tears on rear panel of volume 4. Chipping on spine crown of volumes 5 8 910 11 17 19 and 20. Rear hinge on volume 20 cracked. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1812995Y33London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . A copiously illustrated new edition of this encyclopaedic natural history complete here in twenty volumes. A new edition carefully corrected and considerably enlarged by many additional articles notes and plates. With an account of Buffon's life by William Wood. Complete in twenty volumes. Rebound in modern maroon cloth. Renewed endpapers. Bound with the original blanks and half titles. A complete set of Comte de Buffon's Natural History General and Particular.Named the "father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century" by Ernst Mayr Buffon worked on this series for some fifty years. Thirty-six volumes came out between 1749 and 1789 followed by 8 more after his death thanks to Bernard Germain de Lacépède.It includes all the knowledge available in his time on the "natural sciences" a broad term that includes disciplines which today would be called material science physics chemistry and technology. Buffon notes the morphological similarities between men and apes although he considered apes completely devoid of the ability to think differentiating them sharply from human beings. Buffon's attention to internal anatomy made him an early comparative anatomist.Vols I-II cover Theory of the Earth; Vol. III covers History of Man; Vols. IV-X cover History of Quadrupeds; Vol. XI covers History of Birds; Illustrated with upwards of six hundred copper plates bound as such: Vol. I - Portrait frontispiece and two folding maps.Vol. II - Thirteen plates six of which are folding. Vol. III - One plate.Vol. IV - Folding genealogical table and forty-eight plates. Vol. V - Sixty-four plates.Vol. VI - Sixty-six plates. Two plates numbered 152 both titled 'Marmot of the Cape' though illustrating two different animals and two plates numbered 158 with different animals the second being Crab-eater Raccoon thus following plate no. 158 to face page 155 instead of p. 163. As issued. Vol. VII - Fifty plates two of which are folding. 'Female Opossum' bound facing page 117 instead of p. 115. Lacking Plate No. 211 'Crab-Eater' as found to be the case with other copies. Page numbers for plates CCXV-CCXXIII in binder's directions from 134-172 are misprinted as 234 236 etc. Rights itself when it gets to 304. Plate No. 242 'Hippopotamus' bound facing page 472 instead of 435.Vol. VIII - Forty-nine plates. Plate no. 261 'Tzeiran' bound following no. 262 instead of facing page 170. Vol. IX - Fifty-six plates. Several plates in this volume have binding discrepancies but are all confirmed present. Vol. X - Sixty-nine plates.Vol. XI - Twenty-nine plates.Vol. XII - Twenty-seven plates. Several plates in this volume have binding discrepancies but are all confirmed present. Vol. XIII - Twenty-seven plates.Vol. XIV - Twenty-two plates. Vol. XV - Twenty-two plates.Vol. XVI - Fifteen plates. Vol. XVII - Nineteen plates.Vol. XVIII - Thirty-one plates.Vol. XIX - Forty plates.Vol. XX - Thirty-four plates.Collated complete. Rebound in modern maroon cloth. Externally lovely with only the odd minor mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional scattered spotting often more populated to the plates and surrounding pages. Occasional offsetting caused by plates. Reference clipping tipped-in to the verso of the half title of Vol I. Small open tear affecting the last four plates of Vol. IV. Very Good Indeed T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1812032746London : T Cadell and W Davies; R C and J Rivington; et al 1812 A very good set of this 20 volume edition with black and white frontispiece 2 folding maps and 681 hand coloured plates. With an account of Buffon's life by William Wood. It is rare to find this set with hand colouring. In contemporary full speckled calf bindings that have been rebacked to provide new spines with gilt-lined raised bands and title and volume labels. The original boards have scuffing and pitting and there is light wear at edges and corners but the bindings are in very good clean condition. Endpapers are marbled and some of the front pastedowns have a scuffed area indicating the removal of bookplates. 2 of the volumes have the armorial bookplate of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel Bart who was Prime Minister 1834-5. and 1841-6 and is viewed as the founder of the modern British police force. The contents are in very good condition with occasional light spotting generally at the top margin and offsetting from the plates. The occasional plate and text page is toned. All the volumes have 2 initial and final blanks a half title and title contents listings and directions to the binder. All have the original page marker torn in one volume. In this set Vol VI has 2 plates numbered 152 and 2 numbered 158 with different animals; Vol VII lacks one plate 211 and Vol VIII lacks plate 252 but has 2 numbered 254 different animals. Detailed contents: Vol I: preface by translator and life of Buffon pp lv; text 496pp; 2 folding hand coloured maps. Vol II: text 592pp; 13 plates of which 6 are folding. There is a small hole in text p 443. Vol III: text 567 pp; 1 plate. Vol IV: text 419 pp including folding chart of dogs; 48 plates. Vol V: text 378 pp; 63 plates. Vol VI: text 439pp; 67 plates. Vol VII: 477 pp; 49 plates of which 2 are folding. Vol VIII: 400 pp; 49 plates. Vol IX: 406pp; 56 plates. Vol X: text 288 pp; appendix with half title to p396; index 44 pp; 69 plates. Vol XI: first volume of Birdspreface by translator pp xvi; text 435 pp; notes by translator to p 444; 29 plates 29 is misprinted 39 on directions to binder. Vol XII: text 518 pp; 27 plates - plate numbering not in sequence. p 305 has lost the bottom corner tip. Vol XIII: 496pp; 27 plates. Vol XIV: 464 pp; 22 plates. Vol XV: 468 pp; 22 plates. Vol XVI: 494 pp; 15 plates. Vol XVII: 574 pp; 19 plates. Vol VXIII: 567 pp; 31 plates. Vol XIX: 514 pp; 40 plates. Vol XX: text 1-390; appendix by translator to p 515; index 88 pp; 34 plates. T Cadell and W Davies; R C and J Rivington; et al hardcover
1838V74235Paris: Bazouge-Pigoreau /Tyas London 1838. Hardcover. Very Good-. Hand coloured plates heightened with gum 38 with 154 birds shown in groups from 2-6 per plate by Victor Adam uncoloured frontis portrait of Buffon pretty hand coloured engraved titlepage by Pauquet /Rouget sc. all with tissue guards. Small quarto plum roan spine extra gilt compartments & faux bands with cloth sides tips a bit worn/rebacked with old spine relaid/cloth rubbed. Portrait Frontis hand coloured titlepage printed titlepage Portrait xxiii 1p blank 312pp. Text pages with some foxing more so to first & last pages. Plates mostly clean & white but a few have pale edge foxing. Two tissue guards torn one at p17 lost. The plates are all beautifully hand coloured and heightened with gum. Bazouge-Pigoreau /Tyas London hardcover
18251380658Paris: Menard et Desenne 1825. Hardcover. 12mos Thirty-Six Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in quarter Navy blue leather with navy blue textured paper boards. Boards show rubbing to corners exposing boards light bumping to corners and mild edge and shelf wear. Chipping to head edge of spine of Volumes 1 4 8 and 36. Cracking to front joint of Volume 36. Textblocks have light age toning and foxing to pages and slight brown staining to endpapers and pastedowns. Volume 36 has front gutter completely split and spine only attached at rear gutter. Shelved top right shelf Aisle 10 three volumes on display the rest boxes -DS. 1380658. Special Collections. Menard et Desenne hardcover
1860272734Societe Bibliophile 1860. Trade Paperback. 12 Volumes. Text in French. No illustrations. Later printing. Very good set in original illustrated printed wrappers. Mild cover wear with edge chips. Spines are split portions of spines are missing and volumes are partially separated. No illustrations in this set.<br> Societe Bibliophile paperback
1832Org500Paris Pillot 1832 Paris - Pillot , 1832 - 12 Tomes complets grands In8 ( 21 x 13 cm )- Demis-basanes de l'époque coiffes légèrement frottées - 108 gravures couleurs en hors texte . Tome 1 :396 pages , 1 frontispice + 8 gravures couleurs .rousseurs éparses Tome 2 : 389 pages , 12 gravures couleurs , rousseurs Tome 3 : 399 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 4 : 428 pages , 19 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 5 : 397 pages , 16 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 6 : 399 pages , 10 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 7 : 399 pages , 6 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 8 : 398 pages , 5 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 9 : 389 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 10 : 402 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 11 : 383 pages , 4 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 12 : 430 pages + 214 pages de tables des matières , 4 gravures couleurs . , rousseurs .
1832Org500Paris Pillot 1832 Paris - Pillot , 1832 - 12 Tomes complets grands In8 ( 21 x 13 cm )- Demis-basanes de l'époque coiffes légèrement frottées - 108 gravures couleurs en hors texte . Tome 1 :396 pages , 1 frontispice + 8 gravures couleurs .rousseurs éparses Tome 2 : 389 pages , 12 gravures couleurs , rousseurs Tome 3 : 399 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 4 : 428 pages , 19 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 5 : 397 pages , 16 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 6 : 399 pages , 10 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 7 : 399 pages , 6 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 8 : 398 pages , 5 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 9 : 389 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 10 : 402 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 11 : 383 pages , 4 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 12 : 430 pages + 214 pages de tables des matières , 4 gravures couleurs . , rousseurs .
18681181111868 Alfred Mame et Fils, édtieur, Tours - MDCCCLXVIII (1868) - Grand in-8, pleine percaline bleu; premier plat décoré; titre, auteur et décorations dorés au dos; toutes tranches dorées - 399 pages - Très nombreuses illustrations en N&B in et hors texte
1879ZNF-644Editiosn Paul Ollendorff, 1879. Relié demi-cuir.
1802cdb08zParis: Chez Deterville. G : in Good condition . Cover rubbed with loss to spine. Some neat hand written annotation. Ex Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Library. 1802. Nouvelle Édition. Brown hardback leather cover. 140mm x 90mm 6" x 4". 360pp. 8 hand coloured plates by Deseve. . Chez Deterville hardcover
1823291268Paris.: Boiste Fils. 1823. Contemporary full mottled leather gilt rolled borders gilt spine decorations red spine label marbled endpapers. . Very good. top of spine beginning to split. . 12mo. 14x8.5 cm. . French text. weight: 0.4 lb. 10 engraved plates with 60 illustrations of animals. Boiste Fils. hardcover books
182510040Paris: A. Eymery 1825. Hardcover. Good. Octavo Nouvelle edition. Complete 8 volume set of Buffon's BIRDS OISEAUX from the COMPLETE WORKS OF BUFFON. Text in French. Illustrated with copper engravings. Bound in original full leather with two gilt-stamped green leather title labels on the spine decorations stamped in gilt all edges marbled and matching marbled end papers. Wear at extremeties chipped at heads and heels of spines otherwise very good. Occassional foxing throughout text otherwise interior is clean and tight. <br/><br/> A. Eymery hardcover books
182961486Berlin, Joachim Pauli bzw. (nur ?Mineralien?) Frankfurt-Leipzig, auf Kosten der Verlags-Casse, 1771-1829. 8°. Mit zus. 32 kolor. Titelkupfern, 64 gest. kolor. Titelvignetten, einer gefalt. Tabelle, 2 gefalt. kolor. Kupferkarten u. 2161 (davon 2 gefalt. u. 2149 kolor.) Kupfertafeln. Zus. ca. 20.700 S., HLdr.-Bde. d. Zt. a. 5 Bünden m. etw. Rückenverg., je 2 goldgepr. Rückenschildern u. dreiseitigem Farbschnitt.
180212697Paris Crapelet and Deterville 1802-1803. Histoire naturelle de Buffon classée par ordres genres et espèces d'après le systeme de Linné; avec les caractères génériques et la nomenclature Linnéenne. In 12° 135 x 83 mm. / 5.12 x 3.15 inch. Complete set of Buffons celebrated natural history in a finely preserved contemporary edition. 80 volumes Paris Crapelet and Deterville 18021803 small 8vo c. 14 cm. Beautifully bound in uniform bindings and illustrated with approximately 800 engraved plates with fine contemporary hand-colouring. The set comprises: 26 volumes of Histoire naturelle vols. 126; 5 volumes Minéraux 2731; 10 volumes Poissons 3241; 4 volumes Reptiles 4245; 10 volumes Insectes 4655; 2 volumes Crustacés 5657; 5 volumes Coquilles 5862; 3 volumes Vers 6365; and 15 volumes Végétaux 6680. An unusually fresh and visually striking copy of this compact Paris edition of Buffons complete natural history notable for the bright contemporary colouring of the plates and the attractive uniform bindings. Complete sets in such condition with uniformly coloured plates are scarce on the market. References: Brunet I 1378; Nissen ZBI. Paris, Crapelet and Deterville unknown
1821627273London: Printed for the Editor & Sold By T. Tegg 1821. viii 352; iv 426 pp. 22 x 14 cm. Maroon full leather covered boards with gitl tooling to covers and gilt tooling and titling to spine gilt inside dentelles and all edges gilt. Illustrated with 100 engraved plates including frontispieces and engraved title pages for both volumes. Rubbing to spines and extremities of boards with some very light bumping and light wear to corners. Gift inscription dated 1835 to first blank page of Volume 1 followed by a second gift inscription dated 1941. Previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper of Volume 2. Foxing to frontispiece and title page of each volume with some additional mild foxing to initial and final pages. Interiors otherwise clean and unmarked. All 100 beautifully engraved plates present with 44 plates in Volume 1 and 56 plates in Volume 2 with some of the plates being marked "Proof". Both bindings are quite sound and have silk bookmarks bound in. Originally published between 1749 and 1788 as "Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere" in 36 volumes Rev. Hutton's abridgement of 1821 was a much more affordable yet still informative and beautifully illustrated version of Buffon's monumental work encompassing much of the three kingdoms of nature. Due to the size and weight of this set additional shipping may be required for international orders. . Hard Cover. Very Good. Printed for the Editor & Sold By T. Tegg Hardcover
1870096137London: G. Berger 1870. Leather Bound. pp. viii 352; 426. 8vo. Black leather over marbled boards. Red leather title labels lettered in gilt. Raised bands and gilt rules to spines. Marbled edges and endpapers. Many fine engraved plates. Edges rubbed occasional foxing bookplate to front endpapers small scuff to one endpaper. Square and sound and handsome. OCLC 222910849. G. Berger unknown
1821302462London : T. Tegg 1821. New Abridged Edtion. Hardcover. Poor set in the original half aniline over marble boards with gilt title leather labels to the spines; wear and tear as with age both boards detached on vol. I and front board detached on vol. II. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Includes a previous owner's inscription. Provenance; from the library of Walter & Leonora Ison with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 2 vols. : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes; Translated from the French. Subjects; Natural history Pre-Linnean works. London : T. Tegg hardcover
187026281London: Frederick Warne and Co. 1870. Modernized from the Most Recent Authorities. No date listed. This is probably the 1870 edition according to WorldCat. Sixteen color plates. Bumped and worn corners. Chipped at bottom corners. Peeling along the front hinge. Frayed at the extremities. Wear along edges. Some scratching and rubbing on back cover. Paper separated above back hinge. Foxing throughout. The Shilling Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Frederick Warne and Co. Hardcover
18376498C1837. 3 Bände von 4. Köln: Expedition von Büffons Naturgeschichte. 1837-1840. 8° ca. 21 x 14 cm. 911; 822; 819 Seiten Fraktur mit insgesamt 13 Tafeln. Ganzleinen der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. Einbände berieben Rücken leicht geblichen. Seiten papierbedingt unterschiedlich stark gegilbt teilweise etwas stockfleckig. Alte handschriftliche Signaturen und gelöschte Stempel auf Titelseiten. 2 Falttafeln in Band 1 mit Fehlstellen 8 x 9 cm und 26 x 4 cm der eigentliche Inhalt Landkarten ist aber praktisch nicht betroffen. Insgesamt noch guter Zustand. Band 1 von 1837 enthält die Kapitel: Akademische Reden Naturgeschichte Beweise zu der Lehre von der Erde Naturgeschichte der Mineralien sowie 2 Falttafeln; Band 2 von 1840 enthält: Wagesätze Von den Zeitpunkten der Natur sowie 6 Tafel davon 2 Falttafeln; Band 3 von 1839 enthält: Mineralien Versuche über Pflanzen Naturgeschichte der Thiere sowie 5 Tafeln. unknown
183715484Köln 1837 1837. Ohleder. 2 Bände 911 822s Tafeln. Fraktur. in gutem Zustand AZC33 HC Köln 1837, unknown
183715482Expedition von Bueffons Naturgeschichte Köln 1837-1840. 1837. priv Hln. 2 Bände 640 483s 71 farbige Tafeln. Fraktur. . in gutem Zustand AZC33. HC Expedition von Bueffons Naturgeschichte, Köln 1837-1840., unknown
1864224825Paris : Garnier Frères 1864. First Edition. Hardback. Scattered foxing. Provenance; bookplate of the Bibliotheque Guille-Alles Guernsey. Good copies only in the original aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands & gilt-cross bands &c. Spine bands worn with loss panel edges rubbed and dust-toned. Text not affected. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description; 2 v. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Natural history. Language; French. Portrait frontis illustrated. Paris : Garnier Frères hardcover