A. Eymery

Complete edition in 25 volumes illustrated with 245 plates, including the author's portrait by Deveria as frontispiece, 216 hand-colored plates (some with gold highlights) including 91 for mammals, 126 for birds, 13 in black and 4 folding geographical maps. Rare copy complete with the supplementary volume published in 1828 with 12 colored plates.
Full glazed calf binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 3 cold-stamped Restoration tools inlaid with gold dots, roulettes at head and tail, on the bands and forming compartments. 2 title-labels in blonde calf. Large cold-stamped medallion on covers and cold-stamped frame border.
Spine showing traces of discoloration, small lacks o

First edition.
Full dark green cardboard binding, spine lacking.
Signed by the author on the justification page.
Following, there is the Treatise on prosody, and on the translation of Latin and Italian locutions used in language, in newspapers and in music.
Foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
A slight lack at foot of spine, a tear with loss to front cover, small corner losses to covers, some occasional light foxing.
Rare copy preserved in its original wrappers.