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1868LRB618Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils 1868 Titre : Histoire naturelle extraite de Buffon et de Lacépède - Quadrupèdes Oiseaux Serpents Poissons et CétacésAuteur : Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc ; Lacépède Bernard-Germain deÉditeur : Alfred Mame et FilsLieu d'édition : ToursDate d'édition : 1868Langue : FrançaisReliure : Percaline éditeur rose-or plats frappés à froid et décor central doré dos lisse titré orÉtat : Usure d'usage aux plats et au dos passé coins émoussés petites taches aux plats rousseurs éparses tache brune au faux-titre et au titre intérieur globalement propre et solideIllustrations : Frontispice gravé « Le Condor » et très nombreuses gravures sur bois dans le texteFormat : Grand in-8 environ 28 x 19 cmDescription : Jolie édition populaire du XIXe siècle réunissant des extraits de l'Histoire naturelle de Buffon et de Lacépède couvrant les mammifères oiseaux reptiles poissons et cétacés. Impression soignée chez Mame richement illustrée de vignettes naturalistes. Exemplaire au cartonnage éditeur orné typique des productions Mame. Hardcover. Good. Alfred Mame et Fils hardcover
177714625AB1777. Nouvele édition. volume 3 of 10. Paris Thou 1777. 205 : 125 cm. Title 308 pages with 31 engraved plates. Contemporary calf spine richly gilt back label. The engraving in strong printing show birds in there surroundings at a river on the sea in the field near houses etc. - Some minor stains otherwise fine. unknown
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. <br/><br/><em>First edition of this extensive landmark work in natural science. After his death several other volumes were published making the total number of volumes 44. Together with Diderot's Encyclopaedia this work represents the peak of book printing of the French enlightenment. Buffon was the first to sum up an entire natural history based on science instead of theology; It constitutes one of the first attempts to provide a comprehensive account of the natural world aiming at describing the entire known natural world - including plants animals and minerals - in a single work. Buffon based his work on first-hand observations and scientific analysis rather than on second-hand accounts or mythological beliefs making it a seminal work in the development of modern science. "Buffon's "Natural History General and Particular" presented for the first time a complete survey of natural history in a popular form . he was the first to present the universe as one complete whole and to find no phenomenon calling for any but a purely scientific explanation. In 1739 he was appointed Director of the Jardin du Roi now Jardin des Plantes. It would appear that the 'Natural History germinated in the preparation of a catalogue of the royal collection. Buffon then enlarged its scope to Aristotelian or Plinian proportions and finally transformed it into a conspectus of nature of a breadth and depth previously unknown". … he was the first to present the universe as one complete whole and to find no phenomenon calling for any but a purely scientific explanation." PMM. Buffon's work had a significant impact upon the field of natural history and influenced many other scientists including Charles Darwin; In a part of the work "Des Epoqeus de la Nature" Supplement vol. V 1778 present here Buffon attacked several Christian doctrines on natural science. He saw man as a part of the animal world he objected to earth being only 6000 years old and he dismissed a rigid classification system thus paving the way for Darwin's thoughts a century later:"Georges Buffon set forth his general views on species classification in the first volume of his Histoire Naturelle. Buffon objected to the so-called "artificial" classifications of Andrea Cesalpino and Carolus Linnaeus stating that in nature the chain of life has small gradations from one type to another and that the discontinuous categories are all artificially constructed by mankind. Buffon suggested that all organic species may have descended form a small number of primordial types; this is an evolution predominantly from more perfect to less perfect forms." Parkinson Breakthroughs. "Buffon's work is of exceptional importance because of its diversity richness originality and influence. Buffon was among the first to create an autonomous science free of any theological influence. He emphasized the importance of natural history and the great length of geological time. He envisioned the nature of science and understood the roles of paleontology zoological geography and animal psychology. He realised both the necessity of transformism and its difficulties. Although his cosmogony was inadequate and his theory of animal reproduction was weak and although he did not understand the problem of classification he did establish the intellectual framework within which most naturalists up to Darwin worked." DSB From the library of Danish zoologist Jonas Collin 1840-1905 who issued a new edition of Kjærbølling's "The Birds of Scandinavia" in 1875-1877 See Anker 251 - a work most likely inspired by his knowledge from his i.e. the present copy of Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle".The 'Histoire Générale' was widely reprinted and translated. Sometimes only individual sections were produced other times the complete work appeared. PMM 198.Nissen 672.Brunet I 376.Dibner 193.Sparrow p. 23.Anker 6. </em> hardcover
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. <br/><br/><em>Volume 9 in the first edition. Plates describing lions tigers leopards hyenas &c. Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-788: in 35 volumes 9 additional volumes published after his death by Lacépède. It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. "Written in a brilliant style this work was read. by every educated person in Europe." Those who assisted him in the production of this great work included Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton. His Histoire was translated into many different languages making him one of the most widely read authors of the day equaling Rousseau and Voltaire. </em> hardcover
64405Paris l'Imprimerie Royale 1776. 4to 24.1 x 18.5 cm. Title page with engraved vignette engraved head and tail pieces. iii 582 xx pp. six engraved plates many tables. 20th century brown cloth spine with gilt title. = Supplement volume to the quarto edition of this large and important series on natural history by Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788. Not to be confused with the much smaller 12mo sometimes listed as 8vo edition. Well-illustrated by De Sève one of the best natural history illustrators of the 18th century. This volume deals with Man and addresses issues as Man's longevity and the probabilities percentages of reaching a certain age. Other topics are ovulary glands body temperature skin colour and albinism siamese twins and other teratological issues. Some mostly marginal toning and infrequent light spotting weak old library stamp on several text pages and the title page but generally clean. Nissen ZBI 672; Casey Wood p. 267. hardcover
1799134887Paris: Librairie Stereotype 1799. Hardcover. very good. 338pp. 18mo. Contemporary full calf heavily rubbed with one spot of worming. Gilt titles and decorations to spine with leather spine labels partially perished. Missing headbands. All edges died red. Age toning to endpapers else internally tight and clean. With 22 engraved plates. very good A single volume on birds from Buffon's Natural History. Includes 22 charming engraved plates of birds associated with water including gulls kingfishers geese and several varieties of ducks. Clean and attractive internally. 1799 Librairie Stereotype hardcover
35799Paris Imprimerie Royale 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo 18.0 x 10.5 cm. Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five raised gilt-ornamented bands; compartments with gilt floral patterns and two morocco labels in red or brown short title and black part number. = This is the complete bird section volumes 14-31 usually found separately of Buffon's Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière published by the Imprimerie Royale from 1749 to 1804 in 44 volumes. Nissen only quotes 262 plates. The plates are after De Sève and depict the birds in their natural surroundings including nice architectural design. Some light shelfwear one spine label with some loss; some slight foxing in the text plates clean. The last two volumes published four years after volume 16 in a slightly different binding see pictures. A nice set in beautiful contemporary almost uniform bindings. Nissen IVB 160; Ronsil 413. hardcover
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303300Paris.: De L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. . Lomo rozado. Good. 20 cm. 413 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal con lomo estampado. Buffon Georges Louis Leclerc 1707-1788. Par Leclerc de Buffon. Nouvelle edition accompagnée de notes et dans laquelle les supplémens sont inséres dans le premier text. ; ouvrage formant un cours complet d'Histoire Naturelle. Redigé par C.S. Sonnini. An XI. Idioma: francés . Cubierta deslucida. . Lomo rozado. Historia. Ciencia y conocimiento. Divulgación De L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart. hardcover
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1069iL' Imprimerie Royale Paris 1769-1783. zusammen ca. 2700 S. mit 23 Kupfertaf. 1 davon gefaltet orig. Ldr.-Ebde Ebde teils berieben u. bst.; Bei 3 Rücken fehlen partiell Lederstücke; einige kleine Wurmlöcher. enthält: "Des Animaux" "Théorie de la Terre" "des Mineraux" "Partie expérimentale" des Matières. unknown
ABAA25-37<p>A Paris de l'Imprimerie de F. Dufart An VIII<strong> 1799/1800 - 1808.</strong></p><p><strong>127 volumes 8vo. Calf gilt dentelle framing the covers decorated flats spines. <em>Contemporary binding signed by P. Meslant.</em></strong></p><p><strong>196 x 121 mm.</strong></p><p><strong>The great 18th century "Natural History" by Buffon adorned with 1 166 full-page copper engravings including 2 portraits 8 maps 20 tables and 1136 engravings here in rare double state on thick Holland paper in black and facing hand-colored at the time. </strong></p><p><strong>Quérard. <em>La France littéraire</em> I 558; Nissen. </strong><strong><em>Zoology</em></strong><strong> 682; Cohen</strong><em> Livres illustrés du XVIIIe siècle</em> 194.</p><p><strong>It was one of the most ambitious and complete works of scientific literature.</strong></p><p><strong>Buffon appointed intendant of the King's Garden in August 1730 had at that moment conceived the project of making the study of natural history amiable and accessible to all which until then had only known dry teachings. His vast project aimed to encompass all the productions of nature by classifying and explaining them methodically.</strong></p><p><strong>The success of the enterprise was immense resounding and lasting.</strong></p><p><strong>"<em>Never had human thought reached such a height nor genius such boldness. One was not accustomed to hearing science speak such beautiful language. Hence Buffon's place was marked from that day at the French Academy</em>."</strong></p><p><strong>"<em>Buffon's text dedicated to the "Epochs of Nature" describing the formation of continents takes its place among the great pages of French literature</em>."</strong></p><p><strong>It was the first attempt at amiable and refined popularization of the study of natural history which led to a discovery and an enthusiasm from the cultivated public and a desire for protection of this science by sovereigns and greats. However there are hardly any known copies with the double state of the engravings.</strong></p><p><strong>This edition was published by <em>Sonnini de Manoncourt</em> his former assistant with the collaboration of several naturalists and entomologists.</strong></p><p><strong>It is illustrated with 2 portraits 8 maps and 1 136 copper engravings some folded</strong><strong>. Nissen announces only 1 100 plates 36 less than in the present copy.</strong></p><p><em>Théorie de la Terre</em> 3 vol. 5 p1. 1 portrait and 3 cartes ; <em>Époques de la Nature</em> 1 vol. 3 pl. and one map ; <em>Histoires des minéraux</em> 12 vol. 20 pl. and 4 maps <em>des animaux</em> 1 vol. 7 pl. <em>de l'homme</em> 4 vol. 13 pl. <em>des quadrupèdes</em> 13 vol. 231 pl. <em>des singes</em> 2 vol. 79 pl. <em>des oiseaux</em> 28 vol. 257 pl. <em>des poissons</em> 13 vol. 80 pl. and one portrait <em>des cétacées</em> 1 vol. 5 pl. <em>des mollusques</em> 6 vol. 72 pl. <em>des reptiles</em> 8 vol. 100 pl. <em>des crustacés et des insectes</em> 14 vol. 113 pl. et <em>des plantes</em> 18 vol. 151 pl. <em>tables</em> 3 vol.</p><p><strong>One of the rare copies containing a second version of each plate finely watercolored at the time. The colors have remained remarkably fresh.</strong></p><p><strong>FR</strong></p><p>A Paris de l'Imprimerie de F. Dufart An VIII 1799/1800 - 1808.</p><p>127 volumes in-8. Veau roulette dentelée dorée encadrant les plats dos lisses ornés. <em>Reliure de l'époque signée de P. Meslant.</em></p><p>196 x 121 mm.</p><p><strong>La grande " <em>Histoire naturelle</em> " de Buffon du XVIIIe siècle ornée de 1 166 planches gravées sur cuivre à pleine page incluant 2 portraits 8 cartes 20 tableaux et 1 136 estampes ici en rarissime double état sur papier fort de Hollande en noir et vis-à-vis en coloris main de l'époque.</strong></p><p>Quérard. <em>La France littéraire</em> I 558 ; Nissen. <em>Zoologie</em> 682 ; Cohen <em>Livres illustrés du XVIIIe siècle</em> 194.</p><p><strong>Ce fut l'une des œuvres les plus ambitieuses et les plus complètes de la littérature scientifique. </strong></p><p>Buffon nommé intendant du Jardin du Roi en août 1730 avait dès ce moment conçu le projet de rendre aimable et accessible à tous l'étude de l'histoire naturelle qui n'avait connu jusqu'alors que de secs enseignements.</p><p>Son vaste projet entendait embrasser l'ensemble des productions de la nature en les classant et expliquant d'une façon méthodique.</p><p><strong>Le succès de l'entreprise fut immense éclatant et durable.</strong></p><p>" <em>Jamais la pensée humaine ne s'était élevée à une pareille hauteur ni le génie à une telle hardiesse. On n'était pas accoutumé à entendre la science parler un aussi beau langage. Aussi la place de Buffon fut-elle marquée dès ce jour à l'Académie française</em> ".</p><p>" <em>Le texte de Buffon consacré aux " Époques de la nature " à la description de la formation des continents prend place parmi les grandes pages de la littérature française</em> ".</p><p>C'était le premier essai de vulgarisation aimable et raffiné de l'étude de l'histoire naturelle qui provoqua une découverte et un engouement du public cultivé et un désir de protection de cette science chez les souverains et les grands. Mais l'on ne connaît guère d'exemplaires avec le double état des gravures.</p><p>Cette édition fut publiée par <em>Sonnini de Manoncourt</em> son ancien assistant avec la collaboration de plusieurs naturalistes et entomologistes.</p><p><strong>Elle est illustrée de 2 portraits 8 cartes et 1 136 planches gravées sur cuivre certaines repliées</strong><strong>. </strong>Nissen n'annonce que 1 100 planches soit 36 de moins que dans le présent exemplaire.</p><p><em>Théorie de la Terre</em> 3 vol. 5 p1. 1 portrait et 3 cartes ; <em>Époques de la Nature</em> 1 vol. 3 pl. et une carte ; <em>Histoires des minéraux</em> 12 vol. 20 pl. et 4 cartes <em>des animaux</em> 1 vol. 7 pl. <em>de l'homme</em> 4 vol. 13 pl. <em>des quadrupèdes</em> 13 vol. 231 pl. <em>des singes</em> 2 vol. 79 pl. <em>des oiseaux</em> 28 vol. 257 pl. <em>des poissons</em> 13 vol. 80 pl. et un portrait <em>des cétacées</em> 1 vol. 5 pl. <em>des mollusques</em> 6 vol. 72 pl. <em>des reptiles</em> 8 vol. 100 pl. <em>des crustacés et des insectes</em> 14 vol. 113 pl. et <em>des plantes</em> 18 vol. 151 pl. <em>tables</em> 3 vol.</p><p><strong>Un des rares exemplaires contenant une seconde épreuve de chaque planche finement aquarellée à l'époque. Les coloris sont restés d'une fraîcheur remarquable. </strong></p> hardcover
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