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ref. 2101PA254Ouvrage Neuf rédigé pour les jeunes gens des deux sexes d"après le texte de Buffon et de tous ses continuateurs par A. H. et P. B.; orné de superbes planches représentant plus de 500 animaux plantes etc. dessinés d"après Eug. Verboeckhoven et les premers artistes; par M. Lacoste. Tome Primier. Société de Paris Londres et Bruzelles. Paris. 1837. 2 Volumes de 21x15 cm. Com viii 300; 403 págs. Encadernações com as lombadas em pele com nervos e ferros a ouro. Pastas revestidas com papel decorativo. Folhas de guarda em papel decorativo. Cortes das folhas carminados à cabeça. Contém marcador em tecido. Ilustrado em extratexto com ilustrações impressas em papel mais encorpado do mundo natural e do homem com especial atenção às ilustração de espécies animais. Exemplar preserva as capas de bochura reforçadas com folhas de outro livro e tem pequeno furos à cabeça e no pé das lombadas causados por bibliófagos. I-81-C-2 unknown
1829ref. 42012Livorno: Tipogr. Vignozzi 1829. Tipogr. Vignozzi unknown
ref. ZOOL0484Troppau Traßler 1785. Die alt kolorierten Tafeln sehr gut erhalten. Beiliegend die Textseiten 117-331 des 2. Bandes. Aus der deutschen Ausgabe Die österr. Ausgabe d. deutschen Übersetzung d. berühmten u. sehr umfangreichen Standardwerks. Aus dem Französischen v. Bernhard Christian Otto übersetzt. [Troppau, Traßler 1785]. unknown
1786ref. 2885069Madrid.: Viuda de Ibarra. 1786. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 20 cm. 455 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal en plena piel con tejuelo. Cubierta deslucida. Historia.93 93 Viuda de Ibarra. hardcover
1839ref. 79219Paris: Furne et Cie Libraires-Éditeurs 1839. 265 x 18 cm. Half leather hardcovers. Volumes IVI. iv 782 pp; iv 776 pp; iv 726 pp; iv 784 pp; iv 654 pp; iv 732 pp. With 55 plates of which 51 depict animals. The text is complete; the plate set is incomplete should be 116 plates. Illustrated with hand-coloured engravings including mostly animals and some maps. Foxing throughout heavy on several pages and a few pages detached. Several plates are also affected by spots and browning but the bindings are uniformly decorative in red half leather with gilt and black tooling. French text. Conclusion: foxing some detached pages incomplete plates text complete attractive bindings see pictures. Furne et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs hardcover
1771ref. 1424Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1771. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Jacques DeSÈVE. EPHEMERA MATTED PRINT. C. BAQUOY engraver. 4to plate size; hand-colored copper plate engraving; 7 " X 5 7/8" within the print borders plate line visible; 2 light spots under the title; 14" x 11" custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied gilt striping. Fine. From George-Louis LeClerc Comte de Buffon's Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-1778 in 36 volumes a fine copper-plate engraving featuring a regal brown and white spotted Mastiff surveying the world from his perch. Imprimerie Royale unknown
1771ref. 1423Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1771. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Jacques DeSÈVE. EPHEMERA MATTED PRINT. Pierre Etienne MOITTE engraver. 4to plate size; hand-colored copper plate engraving; 7 5/8" x 5 7/8" within the print borders plate line visible; 14" x 11" custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied gilt striping. Fine. From George-Louis LeClerc Comte de Buffon's Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-1778 in 36 volumes a fine copper-plate engraving featuring a Pug dog tail unclipped and curled in a stately pose with a fountain and Roman ruins in the background. Imprimerie Royale unknown
ref. 65689Ve J. Renouard Libraire-Editeur Paris 1866 In-8 173pp. pagination: vi-115-282 petites rousseurs eparses couverture noire hommage autographe de l'auteur etat moyen Ats30f Rare dedicace signee par Henri Nadault de Buffon Magistrat fondateur de la Societe des Hospitaliers Sauveteurs Bretons HSB unknown
1837ref. 15482Expedition von Bueffons Naturgeschichte Köln 1837-1840. 1837. priv Hln. 2 Bände 640 483s 71 farbige Tafeln. Fraktur. . in gutem Zustand AZC33. HC Expedition von Bueffons Naturgeschichte, Köln 1837-1840., unknown
ref. #[42195]8300403 pag. half linnen. Illustrated with 50 lithographs 2 views of the Vesuvius. unknown
1774ref. 7132Leipzig: Hermann Heinrich Holle 1774. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto 2 parts in one volume. A very good copy bound in 19th century 3/4 sheep and blue mottled paper over boards. First signature partly loosened but still attached. Contents clean. General wear to extremities; a crisp copy. Contains a few large engravings of various simians and some other lithographs. Text in German; single volume only. Hermann Heinrich Holle hardcover
1795ref. 132950R. Morison and Son Booksellers; J. Ogle; W. Coke; J. Gilles; Grash and Reid; J. Burnet; Vernor and Hood 1795. Book. Fair. Full-Leather. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Leather hardcover with red panel gilt lettering and decorations to spine; 209 & 184 page; b&w illustrations. Fair condition only: front joint splitting; heavy wear to binding but it is all together; Amelia Biles penned her name inside; part of foldout plate 30 is missing otherwise pages are pretty nice. R. Morison and Son, Booksellers; J. Ogle; W. Coke; J. Gilles; Grash and Reid; J. Burnet; Vernor and Hood Hardcover
ref. HG71503Paris: F. Dufart 5"x8". No date early 1800's; Volume One Only; Two fold-outs in fine condition; Decorated full leather with raised bands gilt tooled covers border & central device gilt spine title on black labels marbled endpapers & all page endges with bluish speckled pattern; Binding is in good or so condition with hinges professionally repaired while the textblock is very good with later owneship signature on fep & armorial bookplate inside front cover; The bookplate & covers gilt devices suggest a royal ownership; 378 pages. Hardcover. Paris: F. Dufart Hardcover
2007ref. 2-2070118037Gallimard 2007. Leather Bound. New. 1760 pages. French language. 7.17x4.57x1.81 inches. Gallimard hardcover
ref. 1108023002.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1F9243Stahl'sche Buchdruckerei Düsseldorf 1836. 826 S. mit 140 Abb. auf 70 Kupfertafeln Pbd. der Zeit etwas berieben und bestoßen/ Bibliotheksstempel auf Vorsatz. - gutes komplettes Exemplar - unknown
1828ref. 7450G Virtue 1828. 1st edition thus. Hardback. Half calf VG. 352128pp colour frontis colour title page 29 coloured plates a few plates stained but generally in nice condition. Last Gather is NOT from this work - an error at the binders has included Aitkens biog of Charles Grey - Several of the the plates from the Buffon are missing. An odd combination! The plates are quite quaint. G Virtue hardcover
1770ref. 6654Paris l: Imprimerie Royale 1770-86. Engraved plate with original hand-colour approx 25 x 21 cms from Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux. Print Imprimerie Royale unknown
1770ref. 6219Paris l: Imprimerie Royale 1770-86. Engraved plate with original hand-colour approx 25.5 x 21 cms from Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux. Print Imprimerie Royale unknown
ref. 1069iL' Imprimerie Royale Paris 1769-1783. zusammen ca. 2700 S. mit 23 Kupfertaf. 1 davon gefaltet orig. Ldr.-Ebde Ebde teils berieben u. bst.; Bei 3 Rücken fehlen partiell Lederstücke; einige kleine Wurmlöcher. enthält: "Des Animaux" "Théorie de la Terre" "des Mineraux" "Partie expérimentale" des Matières. unknown
1810ref. mon0001612277H.D.Symonds 1810/1811/1812. Hardcover. Good. . Boards and spines in poor condition.Hinges and binding firm.Texts clear with some foxing/tanning H.D.Symonds hardcover
1819ref. 102626Paris: Impr. de Aug. Delalain. 1819. Later binding in half-leather with leather spine title label eleven engraved plates of animals pp 16 174 ii Publisher's signature reverse of title page New endpapers. Previous owner's inscription title page. Ocasional light foxing some marking to the top coner of last few pages. Very good condition in custom-made slipcase. Extracts from the work of Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon's famous work 'Histoire naturelle' which he started to publish in 1749. 2nd Edition. Half leather. Impr. de Aug. Delalain hardcover
1776ref. 0886881776. 4 altkolorierte Kupferstiche aus Herrn von Buffons Naturgeschichte der Vögel. 1776: Die braune indianische Drossel Tafel CCCXL; Die weiss gekrönte Taube Tafel CLXXVII; Grüngeflügelte Taube Tafel CC; Die martinikische Taube Tafel CLXX; professionell u. geschmackvoll gerahmt unter lindgrünen Passepartouts mit Holzleisten. Sehr gut. 245 x 19 cm. Kupferstich. unknown
1860ref. 272734Societe Bibliophile 1860. Trade Paperback. 12 Volumes. Text in French. No illustrations. Later printing. Very good set in original illustrated printed wrappers. Mild cover wear with edge chips. Spines are split portions of spines are missing and volumes are partially separated. No illustrations in this set. Societe Bibliophile paperback
1860ref. 138372London: Thomas Kelly 1860. 1st edition. Very Good. quarto. full leather 682 viii 462 viiipp. frontis. engravings. Inc. over 100 copper-plate illustrations none coloured. Leather binding rather worn & hinges tender broken in volume 1. Occasional foxing in text o/w a very good copy. Would re-bind very nicely Thomas Kelly hardcover