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182724927Paris: F. G. Levrault 1827. First edition thus 8vo pp. 4 lxxii 73-321; engraved portrait of the author and 1 folding facsimile; some foxing but generally a very good copy in orig. printed paper-covered boards. This copy with an inscription on the front pastedown "A monsieur le Docteur Moreau . de l'Editeur" and with Moreau's bookplate. "Article extrait du 21e volume du Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles." Lacépède's text was first separately published in 1821 without Cuvier's éloge. F. G. Levrault unknown
1836NCÉuvLAC81Paris: P.Duménil 1836. 1836. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. 488; 2 p.l. 480; 2 p.l. 427. with half-titles. 164 steel-engraved plates. original bds. rubbed some chipping to extremities. Paris: P.Duménil, 1836. unknown
183685077Paris: P. Duménil 1836. Fine. P. Duménil Paris 1836 12.80 x 20.50 cm 3 volumes reliés Illustrated edition with 164 steel plates at the end of each volume. More than 500 animals are represented since there are several figures per plate. Chelonians or turtles: 5 plates. Saurians or lizards: 12 plates. Batrachians: 6 plates. Ophidians or serpents: 21 plates. Fish: 115 plates. Cetaceans: 5 plates. The title page announces 150 plates. Publisher's navy blue decorative temporary binding. Smooth spine decorated in grotesque style with multiple fine fillets interlacing and forming spheres and a succession of lozenges and waves. 4 brown cartouches including 2 rectangular ones for the author and publisher a lozenge for the volume number and an oval for the title. Boards decorated with a lace doily and a large central brown oval for the title on the spine the printer: Firmin Didot frères. Rubbing particularly to headcaps joints and corners. Scattered pale foxing. Handsome copy preserved in its rare original binding. P. Duménil hardcover
1797869P27Paris: Plassan; Bossange 1797-1821. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. Comte de Lacepede's extensive continuation to Buffon's natural history encyclopaedia this illustrated set focusing on fish. In eleven volumes.In the original French.Bernard Germain de Lacepede's continuation of Comte de Buffon's 'Histoire Naturelle' this eleven volumes focussing on fish. An extensive study on fish an essential work of natural history which explores many different species of fish accompanied by detailed engravings.'Histoire Naturelle' is an encylopaedic work originally running to 36 volumes by Buffon being continued by his colleagues led by Lacepede after his death.These volumes were first published from 1797 to 1803 with Volumes I V and VI being a first edition in this set. Volume III IV VII VIII IX X and XI are dated 1821. Volume I dated as the sixth year of the Republic which is 1797-1798. Volume V is dated as the ninth year of the Republic which is 1800-1801 Volume VI as the tenth year which is 1801-1802.Volume I illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. Volume II illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. Volume III illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. Volume IV illustrated with twelve plates. Collated complete. Volume V illustrated with twelve plates. Collated complete. Volume VI illustrated with twenty-two plates. Bound without plate 23. Volume VII illustrated with six plates. Collated complete. Volume VIII illustrated with nine plates. Collated complete. Volume IX illustrated with six plates. Collated complete. Volume X illustrated with twelve plates. Collated complete. Volume XI illustrated with three plates. Collated complete. Half-title present to each volume. In a full calf binding. Externally generally smart. Volumes II and IV are lacking one spine label Volume VI's spine labels are chipped. Light rubbing to the leather. Loss to the head of the spine of Volume VIII. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spines of Volumes IV and X. Spines are a little faded. A little loss of leather to the tail of front board of Volume VII. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Stamp to the title pages. Very Good Plassan; Bossange hardcover
1826864N24Paris: Cellot Mame et Delaunay-Vallee 1826. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A first of this attractive leather bound set in which the Count of Lacépède's offers a chronological survey of Europe between the fifth and eighteenth centuries. Uncommon in a complete set. A complete set of the Count of Lacépède's historical survey of Europe from the last years of the fifth century up to the early years of the eighteenth century. A first edition published in French. Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon's dedicated the latter part of his life to this work and the eighteen volume work documenting the general physical and civil history of Europe was published posthumously in 1826. With a sticker from the Livaria Academica in Porto to the verso of the front endpaper. In a full calf binding with gilt decoration and red labels to the spine. Externally smart. A little rubbed to the rear board of volume 1 with a small scuff in the calf to the front board of volume 12. Volume 17 is a little more worn than the rest of the set with some rubbing to the joints and a chip in the calf to the front board. Lightly rubbed to the head and tail of volume 7 with some light rubbing to the tail of volumes 8 9 and 18 at the tail of the spine and a tiny chip in the calf to the tail of volume 1. The calf is just beginning to crack at the front joint of volume 15 to the tail of the spine and volume 14 has a small tears in the calf to the front and rear joint so that the calf to the very tail of the spine juts out a little. Lightly bumped to the extremities of volumes 5 7 10 and 11 and a little worn to the extremities of volumes 12 14 and 16. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good Indeed Cellot, Mame et Delaunay-Vallee hardcover
1781033747<p>Paris: Imprimerie de Monsieur 1781. ".Par M. le Comte de La Cepede Colonel au Cercle de Westphalie; des Academies et Societes royales de Dijon Rome Stockholm Hesse-Hombourg Munich etc". Edizione originale. Opera in due tomi di VI-375 389-2 pagine; segnatura A-Z8 Aa4 tomo 1 A-Aa8 Bb4 tomo 2. Legatura in piena pelle con dorso a nervi riquadro con tassello di titolo sbiadito e non leggibile tagli marmorizzati. Dimensioni: 14x20 cm. Usure ai margini dei piatti difetti alle cuffie fenditura di circa 3 cm. nella parte bassa della cerniera anteriore del primo volume ma nel complesso legature solide. Gora chiara sul margine superiore delle ultime 10 pagine del primo volume lievi tracce del tempo alle prime pagine del secondo volume per il resto buonissime condizioni. Stemma reale francese ai frontespizi testate xilografiche. In lingua francese.</p> Imprimerie de Monsieur
78300Paris A. Eymery AND Brussels Avransart and Gust. Gastebois 1825. Five volumes in five. 8vo 20.1 x 12.8 cm. Frontispiece portrait of Lacepède by Leroux after a drawing by Hersent; 2881 pp.; 115 finely engraved plates after Jean Gabriel Prêtre in original hand-colouring several augmented with silver. Uniform polished tree-calf. Spines rich gilt with geometrical patterns and two red morocco labels with gilt title and volume number. Boards with gilt-ornamented borders; gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Edges speckled bluish green. = One of the best - and rarest - editions of Buffon's influential work on reptiles amphibians fish and whales. The detailed plates are by one of the finest natural history illustrators of the early 19th century the Swiss-born French artist Jean Gabriel Prêtre 1768-1849. A collation is as follows: I. 620 pp.; Plates 1-22 herpetologie; II. 561 pp.; Plates 1-24 poissons; III. 527 pp.; Plates 1-24 poissons; IV. 585 pp.; Plates 1-22 poissons V. 588 pp.; Plates 1-23 poissons; cétacés. Provenance: inscribed on the half-title of the first volume by the French historian Maurice Jules Abel Lefranc 1863-1952 an expert on French literature in particular Rabelais viz. a dedication to the Belgian journalist newspaper director and senator Zéphyrin Clovis Piérard 1896-1974. A few plates mildly toned; light marginal foxing otherwise a very good set in an attractive contemporary binding. hardcover
1833217270Paris: Chez Ladrange et Verdière 1833. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Roger after the painting by Hersent and 187 lithographed plates of fish whales serpents etc. from drawings bu Oudart and 2 large folding tables. 11 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter brown morocco and patterned paper boards gilt-lettered spines raised bands marbled edges and endpapers. Occasional faint dampstaining to outer margins in vols. 5 & 6 some light scattered foxing but overall a very handsome and impressive set. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Roger after the painting by Hersent and 187 lithographed plates of fish whales serpents etc. from drawings bu Oudart and 2 large folding tables. 11 vols. 8vo. Superb edition handsomely presented of the works of the great French naturalist and succesor to Buffon collecting his massive HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES POISSONS; . DES QUADRUPEDES OVIPARES; . DES SERPENTS; and DES CÉTACÉES. In addition the set collects Lacépède's lectures including the often omittted lectures "Discours sur la durée des espèces" and "Troisième vue de la nature". See DSB VII pp. 546-548.<br /> <br /> Complete as issued with all the lithographed plates occasionally found bound separately the set comprises:<br /> <br /> Vol. I. Discours. portrait 627 p 1 folding table.<br /> Vol. 2. Histoire naturelle des Cétacés. 412 pp. 20 plates<br /> Vol. 3 Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares. 624 pp 24 plates<br /> Vol. 4 Histoire naturelle des serpents. 557 pp. 23 plates<br /> Vol. 5 - 11. Histoire naturelle des poissons. 5: 501 pp 27 plates; 6: 596 pp. 24 plates; 7: 510 13 plates; 8: 512 pp. 23 plates; 9: 497 pp. 15 plates; 10: 459 pp 7 plates; 11: 544 pp. 11 plates and folding table. Mill/9/3 Chez Ladrange et Verdière unknown
