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181869220Kirk & Mercein 1818. Hardcover. Collectable very good. Original 1818 publication and printing. Rebound in green marbled boards and tan spine. Published by Kirk & Mercein 413pp 3 pages of plates. CONDITION: Cover almost like new name in old script on title page and inside front cover otherwise no marks or writing. section of pages with text is moderately tanned light foxing. Very nice condition. We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. Kirk & Mercein, hardcover
186061610Paris : E. Ducrocq sans date vers 1860. 220x130mm. LX- 1 portrait gravÂŽ reliure demi-chagrin. Dos ˆ faux-nerfs auteur titre et ornementation dorÂŽes coiffe supÂŽrieure endommagÂŽe livre de prix dÂŽcernÂŽ par le MinistÂre de lÕInstruction Publique cours dÕadultes. Prix dÂŽcernÂŽ ˆ lÕinstituteur aux armes du IIe Empire. 670 E. Ducrocq unknown
187420342Paris:: Ducrocq Libraire-Editeur 1874. Third edition. contemporary quarter morocco and marbled boards. A very nice copy. . 8vo. Precedes de l'Eloge de l'Auteur par M. Flourens. Lithographed frontispiece portrait. Ducrocq, Libraire-Editeur, hardcover
183211194Paris: Académie royale des sciences de l'Institut de France 1832. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. One of the last Eloges he wrote. Scarce generally very scarce as found here completely unsophisticated. "Davy's widow Jane Davy began the biographical process just over a month after his death in Geneva on 29 May 1829 when she set about collecting materials for her husband's biography initially for the éloge to be delivered by Georges Cuvier 1769-1832 to the Académie Royale des Sciences in Paris. In November 1819 Davy had been elected one of the eight foreign associates of the Académie the supreme accolade for a European man of science. That Jane Davy chose to concentrate on the Académie rather than the Royal Society of London of which Davy had been President between 1820 and 1827 suggests both the influence of her sense of European identity as well as some ill will on her part towards the Society." James Frank A.J.L. Constructing Humphry Davy's Biographical Image. Light toning fading to wrappers and rubbing else tight bright and clean. Burgundy paper wrapper white paper label black ink lettering uncut. 4to. 37pp. xxxvii. In French. Académie royale des sciences de l'Institut de France unknown
1837Flo442<p>Complete set of the plate volumes from the first Italian edition of the monumental French <em>Dictionary of Natural Sciences </em></p><p>1240 finely engraved plates with splendid hand colouring numbered 1 to 1200 but with multiple bis plates</p><p>The plates by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre worms and zoophytes shells insects and crustaceans birds mammals fish herpetology and Pierre Jean Francois Turpin botany. Newly engraved by Italian engravers Corsi Verico Cignozzi Luigi Giarre Stangli Bozza Zignoni etc.</p><p>Includes many extinct fossil species and dinosaurs as well as recently extinct species such as the Bubal Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus auroch Bos urus quagga Equus quagga quagga Cuban red macaw Ara tricolor etc.</p><p>Several critically endangered species such as the Screwhorn antelope Addax nasomaculatus and European eel Anguilla anguilla as well as endangered species including the Chinese forest musk deer Moschus berezovskii Indian rhino Rhinoceros unicornis Orang utan Pongo pygmaeus silvery gibbon Hylobates moloch polar bear Ursus maritimus white-fronted spider monkey Ateles belzebuth Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas etc.</p><p>The original published in France from 1816-1830 was the work of well-known scholars including Frédéric Georges Cuvier Antoine Laurent de Jussieu Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix André Marie Constant Duméril Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest Hippolyte Cloquet Henri-Marie Ducrotay de Blainville etc. This Italian translation was published in Florence from 1830 to 1850.</p><p>All the plates directed by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin 1775-1840 one of the greatest botanical artists of the Napoleonic era along with Redoute and Bessa. When serving in the French army in Haiti in 1794 Turpin met botanist Pierre Antoine Poiteau and switched careers. His skill as an artist was recognized by botanists such as Poiret Humboldt Duhamel du Monceau and Candolle. Turpin provided the majority of the plates for <em>Flore Medicale.</em> Turpin drew all the botanical plates in this work along with his son who died tragically at age 18.</p><p>Jean-Gabriel Prêtre 1768-1849 was a Swiss-French natural history painter who illustrated a large number of books for Cuvier Louis Pierre Vieillot René Primevère Lesson Comte de Lacépède Richard Achille and many other French zoologists.</p><p>Half morocco spines with gilt title and volume labels in leather marble paper boards with a wood-grain pattern boards scuffed and worn. Some spotting to the index text pages at the front of each volume but most plates clean and bright on very white paper the fine stipple engravings with vivid colour. A few plates with childish colouring a few with large spots of foxing or age toning and one torn with loss of lower 3cm. Ex-libris bookplates of Periclis Staderini in all volumes. Bindings have been treated with a protective celloluse coating.</p> V. Batelli e Figli hardcover
186486089Paris : Librairie de Firmin Didot 1864. 225x140mm. 4 planches graves 2 tableaux dpl. broch. Couverture dÕorigine non rogn sans rousseurs. 532 Librairie de Firmin Didot unknown
18281400850Paris: Chez G. Dufour et Ed. D'Ocagne 1828. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vi 400 pages with six fold-out plates. In Good condition. Black leather quarter binding with marbled paper boards. Spine paneled black with gilt inlay. Moderate shelf wear visible on boards. Significant rubbing wear on leather quarter binding. Splitting near top of front joint. Head of spine chipped away. Text block is age toned darkest on edges. with moderate shelf wear visible on edges. Light soiling on text block edges. Light foxing present throughout heaviest near endpapers. Blind stamp from former owner on first free endpaper. Shelved in Room A. 1400850. Special Collections. Chez G. Dufour et Ed. D'Ocagne hardcover
1850317661850. Paris Garnier FrÂres 1861. Un vol. au format in-12 177 x 113 mm de 280 pp. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-veau glacÂŽ fauve dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras en noir filets maigres dorÂŽs piÂce de titre de maroquin bordeaux titre dorÂŽ tranches mouchetÂŽes. Edition originale. ''J'examine successivement dans ce livre la raison ce don suprÂme de Dieu ˆ l'homme ; le gÂŽnie qui en est la plus haute expression ; et la folie ; qui n'est qu'autre chose que le dÂŽsordre de nos idÂŽes dÂŽsordre qui n'a rien de fatal et contre lequel l'ÂŽnergique attention de notre propre esprit lui-mÂme sera toujours le frein le plus salutaire''. DiscrÂtes altÂŽrations superficielles affectant la reliure. Rares rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. T‰che sur les deux feuillets o le signet est restÂŽ placÂŽ. Du reste belle condition. b42961 unknown
185076725xlvi 2 276 pages 6 plates comprising 2 folding tables and 4 folding plates finely bound Published by Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres hardcover
1854618549London: Wm.S. Orr & Co. 1854. Translated and adapted to the present state of science by Edward Blyth Robert Mudie George Johnston and J.O. Westford. A large handsome half-bound hard cover with gilt detail and tooling to green leather spine and a fully gilded pageblock. Includes three hundred engravings on wood and thirty-four on steel. In fine condition for the age with a full colour frontispiece. General shelf and handling wear including rubbing and wear to leather at bumped corners. The complementary boards are notably worn some scores to rear with rubbing to both causing colour loss. Worn at board edges. Within wear includes paper splits at both hinge points with blemishes to endpapers especially rear watermark to title page at leading edge foot tanning and foxing to initial pages and a small closed tear at the spine point head of the beautifully illustrated vibrantly coloured frontispiece. Throughout there are occasional spots of foxing but overall the content is clear and unmarked and in remarkable condition for its age. Page 557 contains a small pressed flower. Additional photographs or further details are available upon request. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Wm.S. Orr & Co. Hardcover
183125690sD11London: Whittaker Treacher and Co. 1831 The Class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier with specific descriptions by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon481pp plus 110pp being a synopsis of the species by J.E.Gray.56 full page engraved platesSmall chip to spine title panel with no loss of text.Book size 250x165mm. Whittaker, Treacher and Co. hardcover
1801KIERK11179Kjobenhavn: Universitets Bogtrykkerne N. Moller og Son 1801. First of this edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Forste Deel only volume 1. 429 pages with errata and 7 plates in rear. Light stain to front edge affects corner of pages but not plates. Spine is evenly worn missing title label leather is torn at head and side of spine. Does not affect integrity of binding. Endpapers soiled. Still a good 'working' copy as it undoubtedly was. Universitets Bogtrykkerne, N. Moller og Son hardcover
180123665Kbhvn. 1801. Samt. lidt slidt hldrbd. 12431 pp. samt 7 kobbberstukne foldeplancher. Marginer her og der lidt skjoldede. <br/><br/><em>Første danske oversættelse. </em> unknown
1801795Af det franske ved Gregers Wad. 1.-2.Dee1. K. 1801-03. 2 samt.hldrbd. Rygge lidt slidte. 1243114514 pp. samt 14 foldede kobberst.plancher. <br/><br/><em>Første danske udgave of Cuvier's skelsættende arbejde i den komparative zoologi. </em> unknown
1828221328Paris "au jardin du Roi 1828. In ink on reccto on single folded sheet; with conjugate blank. 1 vols. 8vo. Bookseller's small printed slip affixed to lower left split at fold neatly repaired. In ink on reccto on single folded sheet; with conjugate blank. 1 vols. 8vo. Cuvier the great naturalist and Lutheran who managed to reconcile his beliefs in the Bible with his scientific findings. His work was extremely popular with Christian evangelists in the English-speaking world. This fine letter demonstrates his committment to his religion:<br /> <br /> "L'esperance de pouvoir être utile aux protestants dans les fonctions qui viennent de m'être confiées est le seul motif qui me les ait fait accepter. Je serai charmé de m'entretenir avec Messieurs du consistoire sur ce que votre communion peut avoir à désirer. Je regrette seulement d'avoir à leur proposer un voyage aussi long que celui du jardin du Roi mais c'est le seul endroit ou je puisse les recevoir commodement."<br /> <br /> English translation: "My only motive for accepting the duties which have just been conferred on me is the hope that I can be of some use to protestants. I'll be happy to speak with the gentlemen of the Consistory on whatever subject your communion wants. I only regret that I have to propose such a long voyage as that of the Jardin du Roi . unknown
18481346834Edinburgh and London: A. Fullarton and Co c. 1848. Hardcover. Octavo Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in contemporary three-quarter dark green leather and marbled paper boards. Boards show some shelf wear and soiling bumping to corners and light chipping to marbled paper on cover edges. Splitting to leather along joints on both volumes and mild wear to spines of both. Text block has mild age-toning to pages throughout and three instances of damage from stored newsprint to Vol. II. All seventy-two hand-colored illustrated plates present as called for. Both frontispieces present. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 10.<br /> <br /> <br> <br> CONTENTS: Vol. I. 536 pages -- Vol. II. 541 pages. 1346834. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. A. Fullarton and Co hardcover
18359023845London: Whittaker and Co 1835. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in half leather and marbled boards five raised bands on the spine. Stamped title and rules on the spine. New endpapers. Light foxing to original endpapers and title page else fine. <br/><br/> Whittaker and Co hardcover
183725143London: G. Henderson 1837. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Full collection of the engravings from the four volume atlas neatly trimmed just outside the margin retains all printed text and beautifully laid out in an album complete with the title page. A full suite of plates for this edition a total of 435 plates Mammalia 48 Birds 67 Reptiles 30 Fishes 70 Insects 104 Arachnids 6 Crustaceans 38 Annelides 10 Molluscs 38 and Zoophytes 24.<br /> <br /> The classic work of the French naturalist Georges Cuvier 1769 - 1832 containing the results of his extensive research into the structure of living and fossil animals.<br /> <br /> Folio album 108 pp 4 plates laid down to a page marbled end papers. In an early binding quarter green buckram and dark green buckram boards. Covers slightly dusty the cloth spine intact with some cracks; small amateur cloth repair at front board. The plates at the last leaf with some toning otherwise bright and clean. G. Henderson hardcover