Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulièreNatural History, General and Particular
chez Sanson & Compagnie|Aux Deux-Ponts [Deux-Ponts] 1785-1790|10 x 17.50 cm|54 volumes reliés
BUFFON Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière [Natural History, General and Particular]
Aux Deux-Ponts, chez Sanson & Cie 1785-1790, in-12 (10 x 17,5 cm), 54 volumes, contemporary tree calf bindings
First edition after those published by the Imprimerie Royale and the last published during the lifetime of the author. The book is illustrated with a portrait of the author as a frontispiece, 4 fold-out maps and 323 plates, including 300 heightened in color at the time (113 plates of birds, 186 plates of quadrupeds, and 24 natural history plates).
Elegant contemporary bindings in tree calf, spines richly decorated
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière [Natural History, General and Particular]
Aux Deux-Ponts, chez Sanson & Cie 1785-1790, in-12 (10 x 17,5 cm), 54 volumes, contemporary tree calf bindings
First edition after those published by the Imprimerie Royale and the last published during the lifetime of the author. The book is illustrated with a portrait of the author as a frontispiece, 4 fold-out maps and 323 plates, including 300 heightened in color at the time (113 plates of birds, 186 plates of quadrupeds, and 24 natural history plates).
Elegant contemporary bindings in tree calf, spines richly decorated
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