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1799016055Paris: Chez Plassan 1799. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to. Brown buckram gilt lettered spine 3 18pp; 1 20pp. Text in French with Latin names of mammals and bird species untrimmed deckle edges light foxing with some light brown staining at lower half of text-block from aging text unaffected else near fine copy. Very scarce systematic list of mammals and birds by the famous French naturalist. Presents animals classified into their subclasses divisions & sub-divisions orders & genera. Chez Plassan 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
156314Bruxelles Librairie Centrale de Philippe Hen 1853. 3 volumes of 4. 440; 531;536 p. Half calf. 24 cm Lacking volume I and also the Atlas with 118 plates. Bindings scuffed especially at the extremes. Paper yellowing unknown
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
1527729974.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1333228791.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
