Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BuffonLivre Rare Book
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1835AMO-3285avec les suppléments, augmentés de la classification de G. Cuvier, et accompagnés de 700 vignettes gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 900 animaux. Paris, P. Duménil, 1835-1836 [Typographie de Firmin Didot frères, Paris] 9 volumes in-8 (21,5 x 13,5 cm) de 400 à 500 pages chaque environ (collationné complet), avec 148 planches pour les Quadrupèdes, 188 planches pour les Oiseaux et quelques autres planches dans les premiers volumes, soit plus de 336 planches en noir hors-texte avec le plus souvent deux animaux par planche. Collationné complet de toutes les planches requises. Reliure demi-veau rouge strictement de l'époque. Dos lisses orné doré "romantique", plats de papier marbré, petits coins de parchemin. Très belle série homogène. Rousseurs habituelles pour cette publication, plus ou moins importantes selon les feuillets, la majorité des feuillets sans rousseurs néanmoins, les planches sont bien fraîches avec peu de rousseurs pour la plupart. Quelques piqûres de vers sans gravité.Texte sur deux colonnes en petits caractères. Cet ensemble complet en 9 volumes comprend 4 volumes de Matières générales, 2 volumes pour les Quadrupèdes et 3 volumes pour les oiseaux. Buffon (1707-1788) est surtout notoire pour son Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roy, rédigée sur près de 50 ans, à Montbard d'abord dans son cabinet et à la Tour Saint-Louis, puis en sa bibliothèque du Petit Fontenet en 36 volumes parus de 1749 à 1789, plus huit autres après sa mort, grâce à Lacépède. Il y a inclus tout le savoir de l’époque dans le domaine des « sciences naturelles », appellation large regroupant aussi des disciplines qui ressortent aujourd'hui de la science des matériaux, de la physique, de la chimie ou de la technologie. C’est dans cet ouvrage qu’il relève les ressemblances morphologiques entre l’homme et le singe, quoi qu'il pense ceux-ci dénués de pensée, ce qui les diffère profondément de l'Homme. L'édition Duménil que nous proposons ne contient pas les poissons et autres suppléments de Lacépède etc. Très bel exemplaire dans une très jolie reliure romantique décorative et solide de l'époque.
1846146941846 Chez Abel Ledoux, libraire reliure dos cuir, in-8. bon état, quelques rousseurs, coins frottés, reliure solide.
182581174A. Eymery | Paris 1825 -1828 | 13.50 x 21 cm, longueur totale de la série 103 cm | 26 volumes reliés
1852281942Rue Richelieu 1852 772+750 pages in4. 1852. Relié. 772+750 pages. Oeuvres complètes tome I et II (IThéorie de la terre / II Minéraux ) mises en ordre et précédées d'une notice historique par m.a. richard suivies de la classification comparée
1869RO20266272ALFRED MAME ET FILS. 1869. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos fané, Quelques rousseurs. 333 pages - quelques planches sous serpente + quelques illustrations en noir/blanc dans le texte + frontispice, le tout en noir/blanc - couverture volante. . . . Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle
180521362Paris, L. Duprat-Duverger, imprimerie de Baudouin, an XIII-1805 ; 6 tomes in-8 et Atlas grand in-4° (338 mm), demi-veau fauve et petits coins de vélin, pièces de titre décorées rouge-orangé et de tomaison décorées vert-empire, plat de papier rouge à l’époque, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l’époque); XI, 88, 332 pp., frontispice de Girodet, gravé par Robert De Launay, [1] f. serpente imprimée de l’explication de l’estampe ; [2] ff. (Table et Errata) ; 446 pp., [1] f. (Errata) ; 444 ; 410 ; 372 ; 372; 360 pp. ; Atlas : [1] f. Titre, IV pl. pour les Mémoires ; 35 planches sur le cerveau (XXXII et II bis, V bis et XXIIbis), dont 8 doubles.
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
18873445010Paris.: Lib. Firmin-Didot et Cie. 1887. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. cortes decorados al agua . Good. 16 cm. 520 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal. Idioma frances . Cubierta deslucida. cortes decorados al agua . Literatura.82 82 Lib. Firmin-Didot et Cie. hardcover
183911739Paris: Chez Furne et Cie 1839. Media piel de época doble tejuelo buen estado. Señales de óxido en el papel Chez Furne et Cie unknown
1835107504Paris: P. Dumenil 1835. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. eight volume setoriginal green quarter leather hardcover with spine lettered and ruled in giltmarbled boards130 fine clean uncoloured platesminor rubbing to extremities otherwise a very good set with minor foxing to text pages only. <br/> <br/> P. Dumenil hardcover
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
1835264591835. Paris chez E.-L.-C. Mauprivez 1835. 6 tomes reliÂŽs en trois forts vol. 1 vol. d'Atlas au format in-4 293 x 193 mm de 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. x - 406 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 425 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. et 452 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 416 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 422 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 649 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. ; 163 planches et 1 f. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-basane glacÂŽe olive dos lisses ornÂŽs de larges roulettes dorÂŽes larges fleurons romantiques ˆ froid titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe tranches mouchetÂŽes. Ensemble complet des 6 tomes de texte le constituant ici reliÂŽs en 3 volumes ainsi que de son Atlas comportant 163 fines planches gravÂŽes en noir d'aprÂs Victor Adam dont portrait de l'auteur et frontispice. ''Lequel possÂŽdait une imagination extraordinaire et les connaissances techniques que peut fournir l'enseignement classique. Comme beaucoup de peintres Victor Adam s'essaya dÂs 1824 ˆ la lithographie. DÂs lors l'artiste prit un tel gožt ˆ cette expression qu'il cessa de peindre.'' in BÂŽnÂŽzit. BÂŽnÂŽzit I Dictionnaire des peintres p. 32 - Osterwalder I Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 33. Angles coupes et coiffes ÂŽlimÂŽs. Dos passÂŽs pouvant en outre prÂŽsenter quelques frottements. Papier parfois lÂŽgÂrement oxydÂŽ. InÂŽgales mais claires rousseurs dans les corps d'ouvrages. Quelques planches brunies. Lesquelles peuvent en outre prÂŽsenter des rousseurs rarement prononcÂŽes. Du reste ensemble en bonne condition. b42961 unknown
1850113859Paris : Garnier FrÂres sans date vers 1850 - 1860. 275x175mm. reliure demi-chagrin avec titre auteur et fleurons dorÂŽs au dos ˆ cinq faux-nerfs. Plat et garde papier marbrÂŽ. Belle reliure de lՎpoque. Bon ÂŽtat 196 planches gravÂŽes dont 193 coloriÂŽes.Tome premier: ThÂŽorie de la Terre - Histoire gÂŽnÂŽrale des animaux. Collation: 1 portrait 5 planches en couleurs dont 2 cartes. Tome deuxiÂme: LÕhomme - Les quadrupÂdes. Collation: frontispice et 23 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome troisiÂme: Les quadrupÂdes. Collation: 22 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome quatriÂme: Les singes - Additions aux quadrupÂdes. Collation: 6 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome cinquiÂme: Les oiseaux. Collation: 19 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome sixiÂme: Les oiseaux. Collation: 23 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome septiÂme: Les oiseaux. Collation 21 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome huitiÂme: Les oiseaux. Collation: 19 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome neuviÂme: 2e Partie Introduction aux minÂŽraux - Epoques de la nature. Tome dixiÂme: Les minÂŽraux. Tome onziÂme: Les minÂŽraux. Tome douziÂme: ExpÂŽriences sur les vÂŽgÂŽtaux artihmÂŽtique morale et tables analytiques et raisonnÂŽes des matiÂres contenues dans lÕouvrage entier. Tome treiziÂme premier du supplÂŽment Cuvier et LacÂŽpÂde: Oiseaux. Collation: 8 planches coloriÂŽes et 1 planche n/b. Tome quatorziÂme deuxiÂme du supplÂŽment Cuvier et LacÂŽpÂde: QuadrupÂdes ovipares - Serpents - Poissons. Collation: 13 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome quinziÂme troisiÂme du supplÂŽment Cuvier et LacÂŽpÂde: Poissons. Collation: 11 planches coloriÂŽes. Tome seixiÂme quatriÂme du supplÂŽment Cuvier et LacÂŽpÂde: Poissons - Table gÂŽnÂŽrale alphabÂŽtique classement des gravures. Collation: 17 planches coloriÂŽes. 28300 Garnier FrÂres unknown
182742163Paris Baudouin Frères et N. Delangle 1827-28. Bound in 34 contemp. uniform hcalf richly gilt spines. Various wear to spine-ends a few vols. with small tears to hinges. Edges rubbed. Engraved portrait 2 folded maps to vol. I 3 plates to vol. 11 Carte polaires to vol. 5 and 192 engraved and handcoloured plates. Oiseaux 118 Mammifères 74. Plates with tissue-guards and in general fine and clean. Textvolumes with some foxing and scattered brownspots throughout. unknown
185632127-127Paris Dufour Mulat & Boulanger 1856-58. With engr. plate by Oudet after Chazal "L'Homme" and 99 handcolored wood-engr. plates after Edouard de Traviès partly gummed. Large 8vo. 19th-cent. half leather gilt lettering on spines by C. Honegger Basel. Paris Dufour Mulat & Boulanger 1856-58. Buffon's 1707-1788 highly popular works one of numerous 19th century editions. Volumes I and II are of a general nature dealing with the history of the earth minerals metals the development of plants animals and humans human races etc.; volume III deals with mammals domestic and wild and volumes IV and V with birds. He was one of the first to give empirical explanations to natural phenomena rather than refer to the biblical creation myth. "Buffon's order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science" DSB which no doubt worked in his favour with the general reader. His natural history written in an elegant style can be rightfully considered as belonging to world literature. The nice plates after Edouard de Traviès show the animals and birds in a natural context. - Text browned or foxed in parts plates generally clean. - Not in Nissen. SCIENCE: NATURAL HISTORY / NATURGESCHICHTE ; Paris, Dufour, Mulat & Boulanger hardcover
183323119Paris:: Pourrat Freres Editeurs 1833-34. contemporary quarter black morocco over marbled boards. Light foxing/age/toning; the plates generally very nice. Some light rubbing at extremities; but tight and sound. 8vo. 199 plates all but 1 hand-colored; and 3 folding maps one repaired with clear tape at folds. Comprising: Theorie de la Terre. Mineraux. Les Vegetaux. Histoire des animaux. De l'homme. Des animaux. Oiseaux; the first 20 volumes of a 36 vol. set. Pourrat Freres Editeurs, hardcover
1839159851Paris: Bureau de la Societe des Publications Illustrees 1839. hardcover. very good. 6 volumes. Frontispiece portrait in first volume and small vignettes on all title pages. Profusely illustrated with 121 fine hand-colored plates and maps tissue guards Scattered foxing and some age-browning. Short 4to attractively bound in contemporary brown leather-backed boards with gilt-decorated spines evenly faded to tan; marbled endpapers. Paris: Bureau de la Societe des Publications Illustrees 1839. Text in French. A very good set.<br/> <br/> Bureau de la Societe des Publications Illustrees unknown
182818887Brussels 1828. Large 8vo 24 x 16 cm. Th. Lejeune back of half-titles: printed by P.-M. de Vroom Contemporary gold-tooled half red half morocco marbled paper sides marbled edges marbled endpapers. With lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author lithographed portrait of Daubenton 2 lithographed emblematic frontispieces 2 lithographed double-page maps of the Old and the New World 6 numbered lithographed plates of teeth 16 numbered lithographed plates of scientific instruments and apparatus and 6 numbered lithographed plates of seeds in the first 4 introductory volumes lithographed frontispieces of a naked man woman and child and 26 lithographed plates of human heads and species of which 10 are nicely coloured by hand in volume 5 on the natural history of man illustrations of mammals and mammalian anatomy on 469 lithographed plates of which 226 coloured by hand in volumes 6 to 10 and illustrations of birds on 210 lithographed plates all beautifully coloured by hand and several heightened with gold in volumes 11 to 14. 14 volumes. Each volume ca. 500 pp. Fine complete set of a special edition of the works of George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788 the most important natural historian of his day with great influence on various scientific fields. The present work was edited by professor Lamouroux correspondant of the Institut de France and enlarged with new information by Buffon's successors in the field of natural history such as Lacépède Cuvier Poiret etc. added at the end of the relevant chapters. The work starts with two prefaces by the publishers at Brussels and Paris and two eulogies one on Buffon by Condorcet and the other on Daubenton by Baron Cuvier. The illustrations were made under supervision of M. Meunier draughtsman of the Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle and for the first time lithographed which according to the Paris publisher allowed a much more truthful representation of live subjects. The lithography was done by the Brussels publisher Th. Lejeune and printed on special paper.The work is divided into four parts: Théorie de la Terre volumes 1-4 with 2 portraits 2 maps and 30 plates; Histoire naturelle de l'homme volume 5 with 27 plates 10 coloured by hand; Mammifères volumes 6-10 with 469 plates numbered 1 - 467 including plate 167bis and 167ter including 226 coloured by hand; Oiseaux vols. 11-14 with 210 plates numbered 1 - 136 including numerous plates numbered "bis" and "ter" all coloured by hand. So there are 738 portraits maps and plates in total and almost two/thirds of the plates depicting mammals and birds are in beautiful hand-colouring with several of the plates of birds highlighted with gold as well. Extra added: Manuscript letter by Dr. J.F.M. Sterck celebrated Dutch philologist with advice on the sale of the present set of Buffon. The owner is adviced to send it for auction not to Mensing of the firm Frederik Muller who recently died but to Menno Herzberger at Amsterdam who will be happy to come and collect the work by car. Signed and dated at Aerdenhout November 21 1936. With some occasional foxing otherwise in very good condition.l Cat. Natura Artis Magistra 1171; Nissen ZBI 689; Wood p. 268. unknown
183979219Paris: Furne et Cie Libraires-Éditeurs 1839. 265 x 18 cm. Half leather hardcovers. Volumes IVI. iv 782 pp; iv 776 pp; iv 726 pp; iv 784 pp; iv 654 pp; iv 732 pp. With 55 plates of which 51 depict animals. The text is complete; the plate set is incomplete should be 116 plates. Illustrated with hand-coloured engravings including mostly animals and some maps. Foxing throughout heavy on several pages and a few pages detached. Several plates are also affected by spots and browning but the bindings are uniformly decorative in red half leather with gilt and black tooling. French text. Conclusion: foxing some detached pages incomplete plates text complete attractive bindings see pictures. Furne et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs hardcover
185526088AB1855. 12 Bde. Paris Garnier 1855-57. 4to. Mit 1 gest. Front. 4 grenzkolor. Stahlstichkarten und 145 144 kolor. Stahlstichtafeln. Hldr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. RTit. Die gesuchte reich illustrierte Quartausgabe der Oeuvres complètes in einem schönen Exemplar. - Nissen 705. - Enthält Buffons zwischen 1749 und 1789 erstmals veröffentlichte Histoire naturelle die eine der ersten naturgeschichtlichen Darstellungen über Biologie und Geologie der Erde enthielt die sich nicht auf die Bibel berief. Dabei verwendete der Verfasser ausschließlich empirisch begründete Argumente um Naturerscheinungen zu erklären. Sein Hauptwerk gilt Nissen zufolge als die 'geistvollste und stilistisch gewandteste Naturgeschichte die bisher geschrieben wurde und mit Recht zur Weltliteratur gerechnet' wird Nissen 132. Die vorliegende Quartausgabe dieses Klassikers dokumentiert die nachhaltige Wirkungsgeschichte bis in die zweite Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Tafeln in schönem teilweise eiweißgehöhten Kolorit. - Stellenweise gering stockfleckig. unknown
1828ABC_50439Brussels 1828. 8vo. Th. Lejeune Contemporary half calf marble boards gold-tooled spine with green and blue compartments author title and volume number lettered in gold on the spine green sprinkled edges. With a lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author a lithographed portrait of Daubenton 2 lithographed emblematic frontispieces 2 lithographed double-page maps of the Old and the New World 6 numbered lithographed plates of teeth 16 numbered lithographed plates of scientific instruments etc. and 6 numbered lithographed plates of seeds in the first 4 introductory volumes lithographed frontispieces of a naked man woman and child and 26 lithographed plates of human heads and species including 10 are nicely coloured by hand in volume 5 on the natural history of man illustrations of mammals and mammalian anatomy on 469 lithographed plates including 226 coloured by hand in volumes 6 to 10 and illustrations of birds on 210 lithographed plates all beautifully coloured by hand and including 8 heightened with gold in volumes 11 to 14. 20 volumes 14 text and 6 atlas. Each volume ca. 500 pp. Fine complete set of a special edition of the works of George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788 the most important natural historian of his day whose ground-breaking observations and classifications profoundly influenced biology geology and the natural sciences across Europe. This Brussels edition was edited by Professor Lamouroux correspondant of the Institut de France and enhanced with extensive contributions by Buffon's successors including Daubenton Lacépède Cuvier Duméril Poiret Lesson and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire whose additions were appended to the relevant chapters to provide the most current scientific observations and refinements.The work opens with two prefaces by the publishers and two eulogies one on Buffon by Nicolas de Condorcet 1743-1794 and the other on Louis Jean Marie Daubenton 1716-1800 by Baron Cuvier 1796-1832 situating the compilation within its historical and intellectual context. The illustrations were produced under the supervision of M. Meunier draughtsman of the Cabinet dHistoire Naturelle and for the first time lithographed a technique that allowed according to the Paris publisher a far more faithful representation of living subjects than was previously possible with traditional engraving. The lithography was executed by Th. Lejeune in Brussels on specially prepared paper ensuring clarity and durability.The set is divided into four major sections. Théorie de la terre volumes 1-4 illustrating minerals fossils and natural phenomena along with emblematic and scientific designs. Histoire naturelle de lhomme volume 5 depicting human anatomy physiognomy and the diversity of peoples across the globe. Mammifères volumes 6-10 presenting mammals in remarkable anatomical and behavioural detail. Oiseaux volumes 11-14 illustrating the appearance and structure of birds in natural poses. All of these topics are also represented in 6 separate atlas volumes providing a complete visual complement to the text.In total the edition contains 738 lithographs maps and plates almost two-thirds of which depict mammals and birds in rich hand-colouring demonstrating both scientific precision and extraordinary artistry. This edition preserves Buffon's original genius while reflecting the cumulative expertise of successive generations of naturalists making it one of the most comprehensive visually impressive and historically significant editions of Buffons Oeuvres complètes ever produced.With a red ownership stamp on the title page and the recto of the first flyleaf of the first volume of Théorie de la Terre Dr. A.A. v. Otterloo possibly Antony Adriaan van Otterloo 1847-1895 pastor in Zutphen The Netherlands from 1883. Some minor rubbing is visible on a few boards and all volumes show foxing. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bibl. Natura Artis Magistra 1171; Nissen 689; Sitwell Fine Bird Books 1700-1900 p. 83; Wood 268; Zimmer J.T. Ayer Lib. p. 112-113. hardcover
185531004AB1855. 12 Bände. Paris Librairie Garnier Freres 6 rue des Saints-Peres 1855. 4°. Mit über 8000 Seiten. 150 kolorierte Stahlstiche. Halbleinenbände mit geprägter Rückenbeschriftung. Mit Gebrauchspuren. Durchgehend stockfleckig. unknown
1853800540Paris: Garnier Frères 1853 !. leather_bound. Gut. Zusammen ca. 7800 Seiten. Original-Halbleder auf vier falschen Bünden mit Rückenvergoldung. 4°. Ecken und Kanten bestoßen Rückenkanten teilweise mit kleinen Läsuren innen teilweise stockfleckig aber wenig gelesen teils unaufgeschnitten im Ganzen ordentlich erhaltene Exemplare. Sowohl Außen wie Innen ein dekoratives und repräsentatives Werk das zu Lebzeiten Buffons_als "Histoire Naturelle" herausgegeben wurde. Besonderen Wert legten Verfasser und Herausgeber auf die Naturgeschichte der Vögel die hervorragend illustriert wurde. - Band 1: Théorie de la_Terre; Histoire générale des Animaux 2 Stahlstiche 5 Lithographien - Bd. 2: L'Homme; Les Quadrupèdes 26 Lithos - Bd. 3: Les Quadrupèdes 30 Lithos - Bd. 4: Les Singes; Additions aux Quadrupèdes 22 Lithos - Bände 5-8: Les Oiseaux 18 16 17 17 Lithos - Bd. 9: Introduction aux Minéraux; Époques de la Nature 6 Lithos - Bd. 10-11: Les Minéraux - Bd. 12: Expériences sur les Végétaux Arithmétique morale et Tables analytiques et Raisonnées des Matières contenues dans l'Ouvrage entier. - Die drei laut Tafelverzeichnis fehlenden Lithographien wurden offenbar gar nicht erst eingebunden. Der Widerspruch zwischen der Datierung des Vorworts 1855 und der Titelei des ersten Bandes 1853 der einzigen mit einer Jahresangabe war von uns nicht aufzuklären. Ein Hinweis auf eine zweite Auflage ist nicht zu finden möglicherweise handelt es sich aber um eine Titelauflage. - Nissen ZBI 704. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Garnier Frères hardcover
185017623Paris: La Societe Bibliophile. Very Good. 1850. Hardcover. Handsome 9 volume set bound with brown calf spines over marbled boards. 5 spine bands with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers & speckled page edges. No date: ca 1850. Internal hinges & text are tight & intact. Illustrated with 79 full-page color plates. Vol 1: 2 504pp. Engraved b/w frontis-portrait of Buffon. Vol 2; 4 477pp 1. Vol 3: 4 480pp. Vol 4: 4 394pp 1. Vol 5: 4 386pp 5. Vol 6: 4 425pp 5. Vol 7: 4 427pp. Vol 8: 4 459pp. Vol 9: 4 427pp. Half-title & title page precedes each volume. Would be rated near fine if not for light scattered foxing that is mostly at the beginning & end of each volume & a bumped upper front corner on vol 1. Small number label inside each front cover. DE L'HOMME MINÉRAUX OISSEAUX QUADRUPÈDES THÉORIE DE LA TERRE. Science. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 3979 pages . La Societe Bibliophile hardcover
182864552Paris: Chez Baudouin Freres Editeurs et Chez N. Delangle Editeur 1828. Hardcover. Near Fine. Complete in 34 volumes. Octavos. Consists of 28 volumes of text four supplementary volumes by Baron Cuvier and two volumes containing 180 hand-colored plates. Frontispiece portrait and two folding plates. Contemporary green morocco over marbled boards with gilt spine decoration. Text in French. Older bookplate some scattered foxing and light edgewear to some of the spines a handsome near fine set. Chez Baudouin Freres, Editeurs et Chez N. Delangle, Editeur hardcover
