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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
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
1777162211<p>1777. No Binding. Very Good. BUFFON Georges Louis Leclerc; Comte de; naturalist. A fine copper engraved portrait after a drawing by Andre Pujos in 1776 by Vincenzio Vangelisti 1738-98. 287mm x 214mm. 1777. ~ Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707- 1788 was keeper of the French botanical gardens and in 1752 published the first of 44 volumes of his Natural History. <br /><br /></p>
17760886881776. 4 altkolorierte Kupferstiche aus Herrn von Buffons Naturgeschichte der Vögel. 1776: Die braune indianische Drossel Tafel CCCXL; Die weiss gekrönte Taube Tafel CLXXVII; Grüngeflügelte Taube Tafel CC; Die martinikische Taube Tafel CLXX; professionell u. geschmackvoll gerahmt unter lindgrünen Passepartouts mit Holzleisten. Sehr gut. 245 x 19 cm. Kupferstich. unknown
17806326Germany 1780; Circa 1780 copper engraving of the Pyrenean Desman Galemys pyrenaicus diminutive amphibious mammal related to the mole and shrew native to portions of Northern Spain and Portugal. Once widespread throughout Europe only two species of remain one in the Pyrenes as here and the other in remote regions of Russia. An original plate from an 18th c. German edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. Engraved by G.P. Trautner after the drawing by Jacques de Seve depicting the subject in its natural setting. Plate number at top II Tab. 9 Seite Sheet size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" plate mark 6 1/4" x 8 1/4". Printed on laid paper. Hinged and matted entirely acid free with 100% rag museum board in 11" x 14" size ready for framing. Original state with no later attempts at colorization. Fine condition. An attractive print of an uncommon mammal. unknown
17806327Germany 1780; Circa 1780 copper engraving after the drawing of Jacques de Seve of a Paca the large stub-tailed semi-aquatic mammal indigenous to tropical regions of South America once used as a food source in Brazil. The Paca is shown here in its natural setting alongside its offspring of which seldom more than one is produced at birth. An original plate from an 18th c. German edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. Plate and page numbers at top XVII Tab. 157 Seite. Sheet size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" plate mark 6 1/4" x 8 1/4". Printed on laid paper. Hinge-mounted entirely acid free and matted with 100% rag museum board in 11" x 14" size ready for framing. Fine and handsome original condition with no later attempts at colorization. unknown
17806328Germany 1780; Circa 1780 copper engraving after a Jacques de Seve drawing of the Civet Cat Viverra sp. from an 18th c. German edition of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle. The Civet a skunk-like mammal indigenous to the South Asian and African tropics was at one time essential to the manufacture of perfumes for the musk oil extracted from its perineal gland. Plate and page numbers engraved at top Taf. XXXIV 181 Seite. Sheet size 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" plate mark 6 3/8" x 9". Printed on laid paper. Hinge-mounted entirely acid free and matted with 100% rag museum board in 11" x 14" size ready for framing. Original state with no later attempts at colorization. Fine and handsome. unknown
17706314Imprimerie Royale Paris c. 1770; Original copper engraving after a drawing by Jacque de Seve depicting a sea lion in its natural environment a style De Seve is credited with having originated and a departure from the works of previous natural history artists who typically placed their subjects in an unpopulated void of blank space. Plate XLVIII from Volume VI of Buffon’s monumental Histoire Naturelle published in 36 volumes between the years 1749 and 1788. Engraved by Marie Rousselet Tardieu widow of eminent cartographer and engraver Pierre Francois Tardieu and one of only a few documented female engravers. Printed on laid paper. Fine original condition with no attempts at later colorization. Hinged and matted entirely acid free with 100% rag museum board ready for framing. Sheet size 7 3/4" x 10 3/8" plate mark 6 1/2" x 8 3/4" outside matte dimensions 11" x 14". An exceptional print. Imprimerie Royale unknown
