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1792réf. 013725London: Published for C.& G. Kearsley 1792. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Abridged two volume edition and first thus. Contemporary tree calf. marbleized endpapers. Labels on spine partially missing and spines heavily worn. xxxviii 1 353 with plates I - XL. with errata leaf and directions to binder for both volumes; 494 with plates XLI - CVIL. Joints partially revealed but holding. Firm binding. All plates extant. Some episodic spotting. Plates quite nice. Published for C.& G. Kearsley hardcover books
réf. 3506678Short description: In Russian. Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc. Illustrated Buffon, or Natural History of Four Pods, Birds, Fish, and Insects, drawn by Victor Adam: Moscow: Type. A. Semyon, 1853. You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKU3506678
2010réf. 129494Paris France: Bibliotheque des Introuvables 2010. Hardcover. NF / VG several corners of slipcase show some stress wear flat surfaces show very little wear. Glossy blue paper on board slipcase. 20 unbound leaves printed with 20 color images on art paper plus 8-page stapled pamphlet with 20 small bw illustrations. Text in French. Lovely color illustrations with notes on each illustration in accompanying pamphlet. Bibliotheque des Introuvables hardcover books
réf. 121588Paris, Jean de Bonnot 1989, 215x140mm, 493pages, reliure d'éditeur. Dos ornementations dorés, tranche supérieure dorée. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.
1803réf. 71345Paris: De L'Imprimerie de Crapelet 1803. Nouvelle Édition. Leather Bound. Very Good. Twenty-fourmo 13.5 cm Contemporary 3/4 brown leather with speckled paper over boards. Pale red and green gilt stamped leather spine labels. Six gilt ruled compartments on the spines. Illustrated plates the majority with tissue-guards. This specific set has a frontispiece portrait of Buffon 781 illustrated plates and 5 folding tables the exact number of plates found in each volume is available upon request. Text in French. Extremities very lightly rubbed and soiled. A couple of boards with small red stains. Spines sporadically mottled. Occasional minor chipping to spine ends and a handful of spine labels with loss. Underlying boards peeking through at corners. Endpapers have a previous owner's red ink stamps a small faint ink stamp in black and minute contemporary numerical notations. Stitching visible in gutters here and there. Pp. 125-130 volume 12 are partially detached. Pp. 29-32 volume 44 and pp. 93-96 volume 77 are completely detached but present. Skillful repair to fore-edge margin of p. 169 volume 59. Pages bound out of sequence in volume 59 between p. 136 and p. 185. Periodic printing errors occur in the set's pagination. In a handful of plates the sky in the background appears stained and there is a bit of red staining to plate at p. 258 in volume 70. Two reptile illustrations in volume 42 are a trifle trimmed at the head. Additional Collation Notes: Curiously volumes 56-65 are the only volumes in which the plates are numbered. In volume 58 I believe plate 15 is mislabeled as 13 and it is found between plates 23 and 24. The books are very structurally sound and the pages are strikingly clean and bright. Contents: Théorie de la Terre. Époques de la Nature; Discours Généraux; Quadrupèdes; Oiseaux; Histoire Naturelle des Minéraux; Histoire Naturelle des Poissons; Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles; Histoire Naturelle des Insectes; Histoire Naturelle des Coquilles; Histoire Naturelle des Vers; Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés; Histoire Naturelle des Végétaux. An edition published posthumously of Buffon's most famous work. Buffon's Histoire Naturelle was continued in part by others after his death. It was translated into various languages and read throughout Europe. French naturalist George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon 1707-1788 Comte de Buffon is viewed as the most influential biologist of the 18th century epitomizing the revolutionary changes the Enlightenment brought to the study of nature. The title of Count was bestowed on him by Louis XV in recognition of his accomplishments rather than by birth. He is most famous for Histoire Naturelle a comprehensive work on natural history first begun in 1749. De Buffon began his studies at the College of Godrans in Dijon where he was only an average student. Originally his father wanted him to have a legal career however in 1728 he went to Angers where he studied medicine botany and mathematics. In 1739 he was appointed keeper of the Jardin du Roi the royal botanical garden now the Jardin des Plantes and of the accompanying museum. There he was tasked with creating a catalog of the royal collections in natural history which he transformed into an undertaking to produce a record of the whole of nature. This became his monumental work Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière which was the first modern effort to methodically present all existing knowledge in the subjects of natural history geology and anthropology in one publication. Buffon's ideas challenged traditional biological classification and introduced theories of evolutionary thought roughly one hundred years before Darwin. Comte de Buffon is also remembered for his argument that the world had a lengthy history rather than being only a few thousand years old as the naturalists of the 1600s believed. In addition he felt that scientific writing should be energetic and graceful in style thereby allowing his work to be accessible to a wide audience in Europe and beyond. Buffon's work articulated that species were different throughout the world that the planet was much older than the Bible suggested and that plant and animal species were related in intricate ways. Buffon's bold way of looking at the world laid the groundwork for later revolutionary thinkers who are responsible for much of what we know about the natural world. An attractive set of a pivotal work of the Enlightenment richly illustrated with numerous hand-colored plates. De L'Imprimerie de Crapelet unknown books
1749réf. 82611749 Paris: De lImprimerie royale, [puis] Hotel de Thou, 1749-1789. Collection de 39 vol. in-4: 20.5 x 26.5 cm. Édition originale de la fameuse Histoire naturelle de Buffon complète en 36 volumes, parue entre 1749 et 1789, auxquels sajoutent 8 grandes cartes dép. rel. en un volume séparé, prévues pour ill. Le Traité de laimant, le dernier ouvrage publié du vivant de Buffon, ainsi que les 2 vol. consacrés aux quadrupèdes ovipares et serpents par Lacépède (1788-1789). Exceptionnel et mythique ouvrage dhistoire naturelle illustré de plus dun millier de figures hors-texte exécutées par Jacques de Sève pour les quadrupèdes et François-Nicolas Martinet pour les oiseaux. La représentation des animaux est toujours faite avec un grand soucis esthétique et anatomique, dans des décors pittoresques oumythologiques. Lune des uvres les plus ambitieuses et les plus complètes de la littérature scientifique, commencée par Buffon (1707-1789), lHistoire naturelle fut composée avec la collaboration de Daubenton, Guéneau de Montbéliard et labbé Bexon, et terminée par Bernard-Germain de Lacépède. Reliures homogènes de lépoque en veau marbré. Dos à cinq nerfs avec pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin noir ou brun, caissons ornés aux petits fers. Trois filets en encadrement des plats ornés de lex-libris: «Bibliothèque de V. Perdonnet». Toutes tranches dorées. De Vincent Perdonnet (1768-1850), homme politique et patriote vaudois. Sa bibliothèque, dans sa villa du Parc de Mont-Repos de Lausanne, était particulièrement fameuse. Quelques traces dusage aux reliures, sinon collection en fort bel état de conservation. Les planches sont belles et propres. Lhistoire naturelle se divise en plusieurs séries: lHistoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1767) en 15 vol. qui présente trois vol. dintroduction De la manière détudier lhistoire naturelle, Théorie de la Terre, Histoire générale des animaux et Histoire naturelle de lhomme suivis de 12 vol. consacrés aux quadrupèdes; lHistoire naturelle des Oiseaux (1770-1783) en 9 vol., le Supplément (1774-1789), en 7 vol., et enfin lHistoire naturelle des Minéraux (1783-1788) en 5 vol. Paraîtront après la mort de Buffon, les trois suppléments de Lacépède dont nous avons celui portant sur les ovipares.
1878réf. VV333591878 Paris, Berche et Tralin, 1878 : in-12, relié iv, 366 pp., table, demi-chagrin noir de l'époque, dos à 5 nerfs avec filet doré, plats de percaline verte avec encadrements à froid, armes de l'institution Join-Lambert à Rouen sur le 1° plat, livre de prix, peu courant ! Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Quelques rousseurs.
1852réf. NG340141852-1854 12 volumes. Paris, Garnier Frères, (1852/54) : In-8 Jésus, Relié demi-cuir. nouvelle édition, xxxvi, 7740 pp., 156 gravures sur acier aquarellées et gommées sur 160 , la plupart par Adam, demi-chagrin vert, dos à 4 faux-nerfs ornés de filets à froid, plats frippés sur le vol.3, traces de mouillures sur pages de titre et faux-titre sur vol. 3 et 7, papier bruni sur quelques vol., mais dans l'ensemble un bel exemplaire de ce classique ! Très bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos impeccable, Rousseurs.
réf. 41329Plate: 179x115 mm. Margin: 227x137 mm. Some foxing slight discoloration in corners some soiling remnants of former mounting on reverse of print. unknown books
1801réf. 41332London: J. Wilkes 1801. Plate: 160x112 mm. Margin: 275x220 mm. Foxing two small holes in left margin remnants of former mounting on reverse of print. J. Wilkes unknown books
réf. 41331Glasgow: William Mackenzie. Margin: 276x182 mm. Very faint finger soiling in bottom right corner otherwise in very good condition. William Mackenzie unknown books
réf. 41330London: Charles Knight. Margin: 218x135 mm. Foxing remnants of former mounting on reverse of print. Charles Knight unknown books
réf. 4aa146Frères Paris 1837. Maße: ca. 137 cm x 22 cm im Passepartout leicht fleckig/1 Blatt gebräunt. - Aus: Oeuvres completes de Buffon Pl. 26 27 und 28 - unknown
réf. 4aa147Frères Paris um 1840. Maße: ca. 155 cm x 245 cm leicht fleckig und randgebräunt. - Aus: Oeuvres completes de Buffon Te 4 - unknown
1993réf. Q-0486277038Dover Publications 1993-09-30. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dover Publications paperback
réf. 102064768X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2026réf. LRB25026387Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 704 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1817. This work is a comprehensive translation of Buffon's monumental 'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière' covering the natural history of the Earth mankind animals plants and minerals. It offers a detailed exploration of the natural world as understood in the 18th century blending empirical observation with theoretical speculation. The text is accompanied by color plates providing visual illustrations of the subjects discussed. It remains a foundational work in the history of natural science and biology. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB27034602Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 704 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1817. Text in English. This reprint offers a comprehensive translation of Buffon's seminal work 'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière' covering natural history geology anthropology zoology botany and mineralogy. The text presents a detailed exploration of the natural world reflecting the Enlightenment-era scientific approach. The volumes include color plates and indexes making it an invaluable resource for historians of science and naturalists. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
réf. 1145315526.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1021064432.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1022537113.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1144736013.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 33343By George Louis le Clerc Count of Buffon ; translated from the French by W. Smellie. A new edition corrected and enlarged. To which is added a history of birds fishes reptiles and insects embracing the recent discoveries of eminent naturalists together with an account of the most curious foreign plants by Henry Augustus Chambers LL. D. London : Thomas Kelly 1866. Two volumes quarto full straight-grain green morocco with blind and gilt floriated borders spines in compartments with contrasting morocco title labels and gilt ornamentation headcaps renewed and hinges repaired engraved title page in the first volume alternatively titled History of the earth and animated nature exhibiting the delineations of the most distinguished wild animals in the various menageries of this country with a hand coloured engraving of a tiger by J. Webb pp. 682; viii index; 462; viii index folding hand coloured map of the world old miscreases 95 fine hand-coloured plates of birds mammals reptiles fish insects plants etc including the plates of the African Negro and the White Negro sometimes missing the portrait frontispiece of Count de Buffon not bound in a few short tears to the margins occasional light foxing a very good copy. A condensed English translation of Buffon's encyclopaedic Histoire Naturelle the superior edition with the plates vibrantly coloured by hand. Includes some Australian content such as a fine illustration of the emu. unknown
réf. 1d13617Joseph Georg Traßler Troppau. 1784. 393/459 S. mit 2 Frontispizen 2 Kupfertafeln und 1 statt 2 Kupferkarten sämtlich später coloriert neue Leineneinbände teils mit Wurmgang in band 1/gegen ende mit etwas Buchstabenverlust/Europakarte mittig durchgerissen und oben als fehlend bezeichnet. unknown
1788réf. 17473Very Good. Title: Carte des déclinaisons et inclinaisons de l'aiguille aimantée : rédigée d'après la table des observations magnétiques faites par les voyageurs depuis l'année 1775. Map of declinations and inclinations of the magnetic needle: drawn up according to the table of magnetic observations made by travelers since 1775. . Date printed: 1788. Condition: This original 18th century copper plate engraved map is toned with some very modest foxing but in very good overall condition. There are tears to the right margin and folds as issued. Dimensions: 24" x 24" Details: This map was published to accompany Buffon's treatise on magnetism and magnets This "Map of declinations and inclinations of the magnetized needle drawn up according to the table of magnetic observations made by travelers since the year 1775" shows geomagnetic variation. Although it has at times been attributed to La Perouse the map and those published with this one predicted his voyage and include information from observations made on the voyages of Cook de Bougainville Carteret and others. .; Map . 1788. unknown
