1788, ISBN: 3c185a84636f18737a8976a6a5ad9ff0

Paris, l'Imprimerie Royale, 1776. 4to (24.1 x 18.5 cm). Title page with engraved vignette, engraved head and tail pieces. [iii], 582, xx pp., six engraved plates, many tables. 20th c… Altro …

Paris, l'Imprimerie Royale, 1776. 4to (24.1 x 18.5 cm). Title page with engraved vignette, engraved head and tail pieces. [iii], 582, xx pp., six engraved plates, many tables. 20th century brown cloth, spine with gilt title. = Supplement volume to the quarto edition of this large and important series on natural history by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). Not to be confused with the much smaller 12mo (sometimes listed as 8vo) edition. Well-illustrated by De Sève, one of the best natural history illustrators of the 18th century. This volume deals with Man, and addresses issues as Man's longevity and the probabilities (percentages) of reaching a certain age. Other topics are ovulary glands, body temperature, skin colour and albinism, siamese twins and other teratological issues. Some, mostly marginal toning and infrequent light spotting, weak old library stamp on several text pages and the title page, but generally clean. Nissen ZBI, 672; Wood, p. 267., 0<

1788, ISBN: 3c185a84636f18737a8976a6a5ad9ff0

Paris, l'Imprimerie Royale, 1776. 4to (24.1 x 18.5 cm). Title page with engraved vignette, engraved head and tail pieces. [iii], 582, xx pp., six engraved plates, many tables. 20th c… Altro …

Paris, l'Imprimerie Royale, 1776. 4to (24.1 x 18.5 cm). Title page with engraved vignette, engraved head and tail pieces. [iii], 582, xx pp., six engraved plates, many tables. 20th century brown cloth, spine with gilt title. Supplement volume to the quarto edition of this large and important series on natural history by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788). Not to be confused with the much smaller 12mo (sometimes listed as 8vo) edition. Well-illustrated by De Sève, one of the best natural history illustrators of the 18th century. This volume deals with Man, and addresses issues as Man's longevity and the probabilities (percentages) of reaching a certain age. Other topics are ovulary glands, body temperature, skin colour and albinism, siamese twins and other teratological issues. Some, mostly marginal toning and infrequent light spotting, weak old library stamp on several text pages and the title page, but generally clean. Nissen ZBI, 672; Wood, p. 267., 0<

1804, ISBN: 3c185a84636f18737a8976a6a5ad9ff0

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo (18.0 x 10.5 cm). Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five ra… Altro …

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo (18.0 x 10.5 cm). Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five raised, gilt-ornamented bands; compartments with gilt floral patterns and two morocco labels in red or brown (short title) and black (part number). l This is the complete bird section (volumes 14-31), usually found separately, of Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, published by the Imprimerie Royale from 1749 to 1804 in 44 volumes. Nissen only quotes 262 plates. The plates are after De Sève and depict the birds in their natural surroundings including nice architectural design. Some light shelfwear, one spine label with some loss; some slight foxing in the text, plates clean. The last two volumes, published four years after volume 16, in a slightly different binding (see pictures). A nice set in beautiful, contemporary, almost uniform, bindings. Nissen IVB, 160; Ronsil 413., 0<

1804, ISBN: 3c185a84636f18737a8976a6a5ad9ff0

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo (18.0 x 10.5 cm). Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five ra… Altro …

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo (18.0 x 10.5 cm). Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five raised, gilt-ornamented bands; compartments with gilt floral patterns and two morocco labels in red or brown (short title) and black (part number). = This is the complete bird section (volumes 14-31), usually found separately, of Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, published by the Imprimerie Royale from 1749 to 1804 in 44 volumes. Nissen only quotes 262 plates. The plates are after De Sève and depict the birds in their natural surroundings including nice architectural design. Some light shelfwear, one spine label with some loss; some slight foxing in the text, plates clean. The last two volumes, published four years after volume 16, in a slightly different binding (see pictures). A nice set in beautiful, contemporary, almost uniform, bindings. Nissen IVB, 160; Ronsil 413., 0<

1804, ISBN: 3c185a84636f18737a8976a6a5ad9ff0

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo (18.0 x 10.5 cm). Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five ra… Altro …

Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 volumes in 18. Large 12mo (18.0 x 10.5 cm). Text with 264 engraved plates. Uniform contemporary half calf over speckled boards. Spines with five raised, gilt-ornamented bands; compartments with gilt floral patterns and two morocco labels in red or brown (short title) and black (part number). This is the complete bird section (volumes 14-31), usually found separately, of Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, published by the Imprimerie Royale from 1749 to 1804 in 44 volumes. Nissen only quotes 262 plates. The plates are after De Sève and depict the birds in their natural surroundings including nice architectural design. Some light shelfwear, one spine label with some loss; some slight foxing in the text, plates clean. The last two volumes, published four years after volume 16, in a slightly different binding (see pictures). A nice set in beautiful, contemporary, almost uniform, bindings. Nissen IVB, 160; Ronsil 413., 0<