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18661012H21London: Thomas Kelly c1866. Leather. Good Only. 10" by 8.5". None Stated. The second volume of this richly illustrated revised edition of Buffon"s celebrated natural history featuring twenty-seven finely coloured plates of birds reptiles fishes insects and exotic plants. In a contemporary full calf binding. Front board detached but present. Volume II of a two volume set only. New edition corrected and enlarged. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière was originally published in French between 1749 and 1789 ultimately extending to thirty-six quarto volumes issued during Buffon"s lifetime with additional posthumous volumes continuing the series. Illustrated with twenty-seven coloured plates and a monochrome portrait frontispiece. Collated complete. Volume II of Buffon"s celebrated natural history one of the most ambitious and influential attempts to survey the natural world produced during the Enlightenment. This expanded English edition contains sections devoted to birds fishes reptiles insects and exotic plants incorporating later discoveries by prominent naturalists. Translated from the French by William Smellie. In a contemporary full calf binding. Externally worn. Front board detached but present. Rubbing to boards with the odd minor scratch. Chipping to calf. Small repair to calf of rear board. Creasing to spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to calf. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean if typically age toned with the odd light spot heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. One or two small chips and creases to fore edge. Repair to closed tear to margin of plate 24 "Guffard Eagle and the Boatman." Slight cockling to leaves. Good Only Thomas Kelly hardcover
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
3841705626.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
17706641Paris l: Imprimerie Royale 1770-86. Engraved plate with original hand-colour approx 25 x 21 cms from Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux. Print Imprimerie Royale unknown
2008cdb11New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket and illustrated slipcase. 2008. First edition thus. Green hardback cloth cover. 390mm x 310mm 15" x 12". 670pp. 1008 colour plates. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . Rizzoli International Publications Inc hardcover
41529NEW YORK RIZZOLI 2008. BUFFON'S ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL AND PARTICULAR OF BIRDS. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET. FOREWORD BY DAVID SIBLEY. FOLIO IN STURDY SLIPCASE. 670 PAGES. A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION. A NEAR FINE COPY. THE SLIPCASE IS DAMAGED AT THE BASE. THE BOOK WEIGHS 8.4 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST. VERY SCARCE. NEW YORK, RIZZOLI, 2008 unknown
33467NEW YORK RIZZOLI 2008. BUFFON'S ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL AND PARTICULAR OF BIRDS. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET. FOREWORD BY DAVID SIBLEY. FOLIO IN STURDY SLIPCASE. 670 PAGES. A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION. A VERY FINE COPY CLEARLY UNUSED WITH BOOKPLATE OF PREVIOUS OWNER. THE BOOK WEIGHS 8.4 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST. VERY SCARCE. NEW YORK, RIZZOLI, 2008 unknown
2008S53181New York: Rizzoli 2008. 672 1008 col illus. . HB Slipcase. Large format 390x310mm orig. cloth in d/w and illustrated slipcase. Fine copy as new. Illustrated by Fran�ois-Nicolas Martinet. Selected and Introduced by St�phane Schmitt with C�deric Cr�mi�re. Forword by David Sibley. Before Audubon there was Buffon's <i>Histoire naturelle g�n�rale et particuli�re</i> originally published in thirty-six volumes between 1749 and 1778. <i>All the World's Birds</i> comprises selections from Buffon's original seminal Enlightenment text paired with the beautiful full-colour reproductions of period engravings by Martinet originally published separately. These wondrous eighteenth century depictions of birds are among the earliest scientific attempts to depict birds in all their detail and these plates are a milestone in the development of ornithological art. Anyone interested in birds or ornithological art will surely want this book. 9780847830916 Rizzoli hardcover
200864344New York: Rizzoli 2008. Cloth/dust jacket Quarto. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Martinet Francois-Nicolas. green cloth gilt lettering dust jacket 670 pp in illustrated slipcase<br /> <br /> Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Rizzoli 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
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
EGzz0369Troppau J. G. Traßler 1785. 428 S. Tit. in Pag. gest. kol. Frontispiz u. 7 gef. kolorierte Kupfertafeln. Mit braunem Kleisterpapier bezogener Pappband d. Zt. mit schwarzgepr. Rückentitel. Etwas angestaubt; Hinterdeckel u. Rü. stellenw. berieben Ecken bestoßen; ges. Buchblock. m. kl. Wurmgang Text gering gebräunt. Nissen ZBI 712 u. 713 u. Peignot I 434 Biogr. BUFFON Georges Louis Marie Leclerc Comte de 1707-1788; Wissenschaftler. Seit der Erhebung seiner Ländereien zur Grafschaft nannte sich der aus Montbard in Burgund stammende Georges-Louis Leclerc ""Graf von Buffon"" nach einem in seinen Besitzungen liegendem Dorf. Dem abgeschlossenen Juraexamen folgten medizinische botanische und mathematische Studien. 1733 wurde er Mitglied der ""Academie royale des sciences"" bei der er bis 1748 über zwanzig Arbeiten u. a. über Gravitation Pendelbewegungen Ballistik Raketen optische Phänomene und zoologische Fragen einreichte. 1739 wurde Buffon das Amt des Superintendenten der Königlichen Gärten überantwortet mit dem auch die Betreuung der naturhistorischen Sammlungen des Königs verbunden war. Der Plan einen Katalog dieser Sammlungen zu verfassen gab den Anstoß für Buffons Lebenswerk die ""Histoire naturelle"" 1749-1804. 36 der insgesamt 44 Bände konnte B. noch zu Lebzeiten abschließen. Von dem die moderne Biologie begründenden Systems des schwedischen Naturforschers Carl von Linne EA. 1735 hielt Buffon nichts. Er ordnete stattdessen die Tiere nach ihrer Bedeutung für den Menschen. So behandelte er in seinem Werk über die Vierfüßler zuerst die Haustiere. Vorliegend aus dem Nachdruck der ersten dt. Ausgabe der 4. Bd. von 7 Bänden der ""Allg. Naturgesch."". Die österr. Ausgabe enthält die seitenverkehrten Nachdrucke der wesentlich häufigeren Berliner Ausgabe bei Pauli. Vorliegender Bd. befasst sich inhaltlich mit der Fortpflanzung. Die Tafeln zeigen Spermien des Menschen versch. Säugetiere u. des Tintenfisches. Troppau, J. G. Traßler 1785. unknown
EGzz0369aTroppau J. G. Traßler 1785. 428 S. Tit. in Pag. gest. kol. Frontispiz u. 7 altkolorierte gest. Tafelngef. kolorierte Kupfertafeln. Halblederband d. Zt. mit Rückengoldpräg. berieben u. bestoßen Rückenbezug mit Fehlstellen Wurmfraß Titelbl. u. einige Bll. wasserrandig einige Seiten mit Tintenfleckchen außerhalb des Satzspiegels. Nissen ZBI 712 u. 713 u. Peignot I 434 Biogr. BUFFON Georges Louis Marie Leclerc Comte de 1707-1788; Wissenschaftler. Seit der Erhebung seiner Ländereien zur Grafschaft nannte sich der aus Montbard in Burgund stammende Georges-Louis Leclerc ""Graf von Buffon"" nach einem in seinen Besitzungen liegendem Dorf. Dem abgeschlossenen Juraexamen folgten medizinische botanische und mathematische Studien. 1733 wurde er Mitglied der ""Academie royale des sciences"" bei der er bis 1748 über zwanzig Arbeiten u. a. über Gravitation Pendelbewegungen Ballistik Raketen optische Phänomene und zoologische Fragen einreichte. 1739 wurde Buffon das Amt des Superintendenten der Königlichen Gärten überantwortet mit dem auch die Betreuung der naturhistorischen Sammlungen des Königs verbunden war. Der Plan einen Katalog dieser Sammlungen zu verfassen gab den Anstoß für Buffons Lebenswerk die ""Histoire naturelle"" 1749-1804. 36 der insgesamt 44 Bände konnte B. noch zu Lebzeiten abschließen. Von dem die moderne Biologie begründenden Systems des schwedischen Naturforschers Carl von Linne EA. 1735 hielt Buffon nichts. Er ordnete stattdessen die Tiere nach ihrer Bedeutung für den Menschen. So behandelte er in seinem Werk über die Vierfüßler zuerst die Haustiere. Vorliegend aus dem Nachdruck der ersten dt. Ausgabe der 4. Bd. von 7 Bänden der ""Allg. Naturgesch."". Die österr. Ausgabe enthält die seitenverkehrten Nachdrucke der wesentlich häufigeren Berliner Ausgabe bei Pauli. Vorliegender Bd. befasst sich inhaltlich mit der Fortpflanzung. Die Tafeln zeigen Spermien des Menschen einiger Säugetiere u. des Tintenfisches. Troppau, J. G. Traßler 1785. unknown
2351-14Troppau Traßler 1785. Bd. 4 v. 7. 8°. 1 Bll. 428 S. Mit 1 farb. Frontisp. u. 7 gefalt. kolor. Kupfertaf. HLdr. d. Zt. Kap. bestoßen. Troppau, Traßler 1785. unknown
1d13617Joseph Georg Traßler Troppau. 1784. 393/459 S. mit 2 Frontispizen 2 Kupfertafeln und 1 statt 2 Kupferkarten sämtlich später coloriert neue Leineneinbände teils mit Wurmgang in band 1/gegen ende mit etwas Buchstabenverlust/Europakarte mittig durchgerissen und oben als fehlend bezeichnet. 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
18287450G Virtue 1828. 1st edition thus. Hardback. Half calf VG. 352128pp colour frontis colour title page 29 coloured plates a few plates stained but generally in nice condition. Last Gather is NOT from this work - an error at the binders has included Aitkens biog of Charles Grey - Several of the the plates from the Buffon are missing. An odd combination! The plates are quite quaint. G Virtue hardcover
178817473Very Good. 1788. Map. Title: Carte des déclinaisons et inclinaisons de l'aiguille aimantée : rédigée d'après la table des observations magnétiques faites par les voyageurs depuis l'année 1775. Map of declinations and inclinations of the magnetic needle: drawn up according to the table of magnetic observations made by travelers since 1775. . Date printed: 1788. Condition: This original 18th century copper plate engraved map is toned with some very modest foxing but in very good overall condition. There are tears to the right margin and folds as issued. Dimensions: 24" x 24" Details: This map was published to accompany Buffon's treatise on magnetism and magnets This "Map of declinations and inclinations of the magnetized needle drawn up according to the table of magnetic observations made by travelers since the year 1775" shows geomagnetic variation. Although it has at times been attributed to La Perouse the map and those published with this one predicted his voyage and include information from observations made on the voyages of Cook de Bougainville Carteret and others. . . unknown
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
179744513Printed for the Proprietor Barr 1797. 1st English edition. Good/No Jacket. Full leather binding Tree calf binding. Lacks the Supplementary set vols. 11-16 in effect. Former owner's signature in vol. 1. Printed for the Proprietor (Barr) hardcover
1812ZB1313331London: H. D. Symonds 1812. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 SALE item 338 1 pp. 13 color plates with two or three images per plate; contemporary quarter leather & marbled boards hardcover covers worn plates clean. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. London: H. D. Symonds hardcover
1819102626Paris: Impr. de Aug. Delalain. 1819. Later binding in half-leather with leather spine title label eleven engraved plates of animals pp 16 174 ii Publisher's signature reverse of title page New endpapers. Previous owner's inscription title page. Ocasional light foxing some marking to the top coner of last few pages. Very good condition in custom-made slipcase. Extracts from the work of Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon's famous work 'Histoire naturelle' which he started to publish in 1749. 2nd Edition. Half leather. Impr. de Aug. Delalain hardcover
2013715765.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
17706647Paris l: Imprimerie Royale 1770-86. Engraved plate with original hand-colour approx 25 x 21 cms from Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux. Print Imprimerie Royale unknown
201194628Harper Design. New. 2011. Paperback. 0062039563 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- INCLUDES DVD. 288 pages; 370 color illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . Harper Design paperback
