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1797Best.-Nr. cdb02London: H D Symonds. G: in good condition. Oval library stamp to feps & title pages. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Spines heavily rubbed with loss to spine ends. Some title panels missing. Some hinges cracked and weak. Some foxing but content in overall VG condition. 1797. First edition thus. Brown hardback leather cover. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". viii 333pp; iv 348pp; 348pp; 352pp; 347pp; iv 346pp; iv 338pp; iv 343pp; vi 355pp; 366pp; viii 322pp; viii 331pp; viii 320pp; viii 322pp; viii 386pp plates. 130 b/w plates. Published 1797-1798. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . H D Symonds hardcover
1821Best.-Nr. 627273London: Printed for the Editor & Sold By T. Tegg 1821. viii 352; iv 426 pp. 22 x 14 cm. Maroon full leather covered boards with gitl tooling to covers and gilt tooling and titling to spine gilt inside dentelles and all edges gilt. Illustrated with 100 engraved plates including frontispieces and engraved title pages for both volumes. Rubbing to spines and extremities of boards with some very light bumping and light wear to corners. Gift inscription dated 1835 to first blank page of Volume 1 followed by a second gift inscription dated 1941. Previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper of Volume 2. Foxing to frontispiece and title page of each volume with some additional mild foxing to initial and final pages. Interiors otherwise clean and unmarked. All 100 beautifully engraved plates present with 44 plates in Volume 1 and 56 plates in Volume 2 with some of the plates being marked "Proof". Both bindings are quite sound and have silk bookmarks bound in. Originally published between 1749 and 1788 as "Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere" in 36 volumes Rev. Hutton's abridgement of 1821 was a much more affordable yet still informative and beautifully illustrated version of Buffon's monumental work encompassing much of the three kingdoms of nature. Due to the size and weight of this set additional shipping may be required for international orders. . Hard Cover. Very Good. Printed for the Editor & Sold By T. Tegg Hardcover
1793Best.-Nr. 50594Published in London in 1793 these four volumes of The Natural History of Birds form part of Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon's influential Histoire Naturelle. Buffon sought to describe the natural world through a vast series of works devoted to animals and natural science. The bird volumes are among the most sought-after sections of the series and contain descriptions of numerous species accompanied by 116 full-page engraved plates. Featured birds include hornbills toucans parrots parakeets cuckoos wrens jaconas and many others. Good. Four-volume set. Good condition. Leather tight and secure. Corners moderately rubbed. 8vo. Size: approximately 8.5 x 5.25 inches 22 x 13 cm. Collation: Vol. V 536 pages; Vol. VI 585 pages; Vol. VII 530 pages; Vol. VIII 448 pages. Illustrations: 116 full-page engraved plates. Edition: 1793 edition. Item Number SKU: #50594. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell hardcover
1788Best.-Nr. M6850Paris 1788. Very Good; laid on acid-free paper for long-term preservation. Notes: This handsome sea chart that indicates magnetic needle readings along various routes through the Atlantic. Size : 850x532 mm 33.46x20.94 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps Sea Chart; Maps Ocean Atlantic; unknown
1788Best.-Nr. M7032Paris 1788. Very Good;. Notes: An 18th century mapping of the Indian Ocean. This handsome sea chart depicts magnetic needle readings along various routes in the ocean from the Cape of Good Hope le Cap des Aiguilles to the South East Asian archipelago. Size : 511x583 mm 20.12x22.95 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps Sea Chart; Maps Ocean Indian; unknown
Best.-Nr. 51-7087Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale 1770. A selection of 16 engravings on old laid paper. 25 x 20.5cm. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:49017965.3 Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1770 unknown
Best.-Nr. 51-7090Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale 1770. A selection of 17 engravings on old laid paper. 25 x 20.5cm. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:490179653. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1770 unknown
Best.-Nr. 65458Chez Abel Ledoux 10 volumes In-8 4000pp. portrait frontispice 4 cartes depliantes nombreux tableaux et tables 1 volume de 164 planches: 450 gravures reliures demi-basane de l'epoque dos ornes et filets dores Nb-0236 unknown
1799Best.-Nr. 36494Paris: A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ . Et Firmin Didot. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Aprox 3.5" x 5.5". This monumental work totaling 127 volumes and published in sections was highly regarded for it's scientific approach and description of many new species. 3/4 black calf over marbled boards. Here presented is the section of birds running from 39 though 56 section numbers 1-3 5-18. Close to 200 finely engraved plates. Lacking volume 4 only. . A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ ... Et Firmin Didot hardcover
Best.-Nr. 16-5760Paris: Libr. encyclopédique de Roret 1830. 18mo. 9 x 14.5. Original publisher's wraps.10 volumes. Engraved plates. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1350151465 Paris,: Libr. encyclopédique de Roret, 1830 paperback
1788Best.-Nr. M5521Paris 1788. Very Good folding map flattened and folds reinforced laid on acid free canvas for long term preservation. Notes: "Double hemispherical world map with each hemisphere shown on polar projection. Plate probably accompanied: Histoire naturelle generale et particulare / George Louis Leclerc Buffon. Paris 1749-1804. Plate "No. 8" of an 8 sheet map which was probably compiled from the reports of La Perouse’s last voyage in the Pacific and is by Jean-Charles Borda." National Library of Australia Digital Collection map-rm3253 Size : 480x940 mm 18.875x37 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: ; Maps Polar Antarctic Regions; Maps Polar Arctic Regions unknown
1817Best.-Nr. 29896Paris: Libraire Rue Hautefeville. Good with no dust jacket. 1817. Hardcover. French Language; B/ W engravings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; iii 164 2; 263 3 pages; La volie Re de la jeunesse ou Cours complet d'e Tude sur l'histoire naturelle des oiseaux . Suivi d'un traite Sur l'art de les empailler. Tall 12mo contemp. Gilt-paneled speckled calf spines richly gilt morocco spine labels; worn & desiccated. With 64 folding engraved plates of birds as called for in G/VG condition. Occasional minor dampstaining. French language text. Complete. Contents good. French Language text. WorldCat locates only 1 copy. . Libraire Rue Hautefeville hardcover
1799Best.-Nr. 36490Paris: A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ . Et Firmin Didot. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Aprox 3.5" x 5.5". This monumental work totaling 127 volumes and published in sections was highly regarded for it's scientific approach and description of many new species. 3/4 black calf over marbled boards. Not illustratred many charts. Volumes #1-8 and 10-24. Section and series numbers the same as this was the beginning of the series. Some plates including 18th century foldout maps of North and South America as well as one of Africa and Eurasia this volume with back cover separated. . A La Librairie Ste´re´otype De P. Didot L'Aine´ ... Et Firmin Didot hardcover
1802Best.-Nr. 1023H17Edinburgh; London: Alex. Smellie; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies; W. Creech 1802 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". None Stated. The first English edition of Lacepede"s influential continuation of Buffon in four illustrated volumes devoted to reptiles and amphibians illustrated with forty-seven copper-plate engravings. In uniform half calf bindings with marbled paper boards rebacked with modern calf. The first English edition and first English translation of Lacepede"s Histoire naturelle des quadrupedes ovipares et des serpens originally published in French in 1788-1789. The edition was issued with forty-eight copper-engraved plates depicting reptiles and amphibians. This copy contains forty-seven plates with plate 6 to volume II not bound in. Collated. Translated by Robert Kerr and issued as volumes XIX-XXII of Buffon"s Natural History. A comprehensive four-volume study of reptiles and amphibians arranged and published from the papers and collections of the Comte de Buffon. Bernard Germain de Lacepede 1756-1825 was a French naturalist zoologist and politician who continued Buffon"s monumental Histoire naturelle. He later served as a professor at the Museum national d"Histoire naturelle. A substantial early English contribution to herpetology bringing Lacepede"s influential continuation of Buffon to a wider English readership. In uniform half calf bindings with marbled paper boards rebacked with modern calf. Externally generally smart. Light rubbing and bumping to the extremities with scuffing and surface loss to the marbled paper boards heavier to the edges and corners. Internally generally firmly bound. Bindings tight following rebacking volumes resistant to lying flat. Leaves frequently uncut and unevenly trimmed. Pages generally bright if age-toned with scattered spotting soiling and occasional marginal marks more pronounced to first and final few leaves. Early ownership inscriptions to the heads of the title pages dated 1823. Tide marking to upper margins of the odd gathering in vols III and IV frequently to plates. Closed tear to margin and gutter of b4 if vol II slightly affecting text. Very Good Alex. Smellie; T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies; W. Creech hardcover
1783Best.-Nr. 880P2Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1783-88. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. Comte de Buffon's important natural history work these nine volumes focusing solely on the history of minerals a nice set in the original French. The first edition.Complete in nine volumes.In the original French.Half-titles present to Volumes III to IX.'Histoire Naturelle' is an encylopaedic work originally running to 36 volumes by Buffon being continued by his colleagues led by Lacepede after his death.These nine volumes focus on minerals and was the last work published during Buffon's lifetime the author dying in 1788. The last volume in this set includes 'Traité de l"Aimant'.This was an incredibly important resource on the subject of natural history in eighteenth century France providing a wealth of information on all living things.'Histoire Naturelle des Mineraux' was a departure from the rest of Buffon's 'Histoire Naturelle' set as 'Mineraux' was not illustrated. Buffon collaborated on this series on minerals by Andre Thouin Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond and Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau.Stamp of 'St. Hugh's Parkminster' to the title pages. St Hugh's Charterhouse is the only post-reformation Carthusian monastery in the U.K. a Gothic Revival structure founded in 1873. In the original calf binding. Externally generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities a very small amount of loss to the head of the spine of Volume I and lifting to the head of the spines of Volumes VII and IX. A little light rubbing to the joints heavier rubbing to the front board of Volume II. Heavier rubbing with a small amount of loss to the tail of the rear board of Volume V. A small amount of loss of leather to the tail of the front board of Volume VII. Second spine label of Volume VIII is lifting. Heavier rubbing to the front board of Volume IX. A few light marks to the boards including a larger mark to the rear board of Volume I to the front board of Volume III and to the rear board of Volume IV. Two small worm holes to the front joint and one to the rear joint of Volume III. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Stamp to the title pages. First and last few pages of Volume IV are age-toned. Very Good L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1769Best.-Nr. 1610270041Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1769. Hardcover. Good. 14 volumes. Bound in contemporary French mottled calf. Gilt stamps spines. Good bindings and covers. Some minor edge wear. All edges red. Marginal dampstaining affecting plates in Volume 9. Occasional spotting. Supplement and Volumes 7 and 8 have sprung leaves. Profusely illustrated with 202 engraved plates 2 folding maps folding chart. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon was a noted scientist whose monumental works in natural sciences influenced the next two generations of naturalists including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Mayr The Growth of Biological Thought. p 330 Buffon's work was based on the methods of observation and experimentation. He raised many of the fundamental problems of biology in a scientific context. One of Buffon's most important contributions was the popularization of the old earth theory in opposition to Archbishop Ussher's biblical earth time-line. Buffon was an important pre-cursor to Darwin. Cited as the father of biogeography Buffon's Law postulated that creatures "improved" and "degenerated" after dispersing from a center of creation. He based his theory on comparative anatomy studies. Buffon tried to explain the origin of living things by spontaneous generation of elementary particles and its development as a consequence of climate and diet. Buffon argued that all members of a family of species descended from the same ancestors a "unity of type". Contents:T. 1. Premier discours. Second discours. Preuves de la theorie de la terre: article I-VIII --t. 2. Article IX-XIX. Conclusion --t. 3. Histoire generale des animaux: chapitre I-IX --t. 4. Chapitre X-XI. Recapitulation. Histoire naturelle de l'homme --t. 5. Varietes dans l'espece humaine. Discours sur la nature des animaux. Letters de MM. les deputes & syndic de la Faculte de theologie a M. de Buffon avec les reponse & declaration de M. de Buffon. Discours prononce a l'Academie francoise --t. 6. Les animaux domestiques --t. 7-12. Les animaux sauvages --t. 13. Concordance & table alphabetique des noms pour les animaux quadrupedes. Supplement III. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. Paris: Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1855Best.-Nr. 26088AB1855. 12 Bde. Paris Garnier 1855-57. 4to. Mit 1 gest. Front. 4 grenzkolor. Stahlstichkarten und 145 144 kolor. Stahlstichtafeln. Hldr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. RTit. Die gesuchte reich illustrierte Quartausgabe der Oeuvres complètes in einem schönen Exemplar. - Nissen 705. - Enthält Buffons zwischen 1749 und 1789 erstmals veröffentlichte Histoire naturelle die eine der ersten naturgeschichtlichen Darstellungen über Biologie und Geologie der Erde enthielt die sich nicht auf die Bibel berief. Dabei verwendete der Verfasser ausschließlich empirisch begründete Argumente um Naturerscheinungen zu erklären. Sein Hauptwerk gilt Nissen zufolge als die 'geistvollste und stilistisch gewandteste Naturgeschichte die bisher geschrieben wurde und mit Recht zur Weltliteratur gerechnet' wird Nissen 132. Die vorliegende Quartausgabe dieses Klassikers dokumentiert die nachhaltige Wirkungsgeschichte bis in die zweite Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Tafeln in schönem teilweise eiweißgehöhten Kolorit. - Stellenweise gering stockfleckig. unknown
Best.-Nr. 51-7088Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale1770. A selection of 21 engravings on old laid paper. 25 x 20.5cm. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:490179653. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale,1770 unknown
1812Best.-Nr. 472829Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies London 1812. Fair. 1812. Hardcover. hardback 8vo complete in 20 volumes with frontispiece and 679 of 680 numbered plates including 2 folding maps. lacks plate 211 at v.6 p122 'The Crab-Eater' which was apparently not bound in. Marbled edges and endpapers some light foxing and offsetting from many of the plates contents otherwise clean and tight throughout no inscriptions or ownership marks all internal bindings are tight full leather binding gilt-decorated spines 16 boards are detached and most of the other spine joints are weak and cracking boards slightly rubbed spines worn in places with some fraying at spine ends and lacking 2 upper and one lower spine title labels. Fair condition . Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1812, hardcover
Best.-Nr. 3-81899Paris de l'Imprimerie de F. Dufart an IX-X 1800-1801 ventotto volumi dal vol. XXXVII al vol. LXIV in-8vo cm. 215 x 145 rilegati in cartone telato verde ottocentesco con titoli dorati ai dorsi ogni volume con oltre 300 pagine con 256 tavole incise fIN RAME uori testo. Qualche normale brunitura dovuta alla carta dell'epoca comunque set in ottime condizioni. unknown
1788Best.-Nr. 48877à Paris: De l' imprimerie des Bâtiments du roi 1788. Fine. De l' imprimerie des Bâtiments du roi à Paris 1788 20 x 25.50 cm relié First edition of this treatise published following the four volumes whose editorial dates run from 1782 for the first volume to 1788 for the last namely the Traité de l'aimant which is therefore often missing from the series. Contemporary full red morocco binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Title and volume labels in black morocco. Triple fillet frame on covers. Roulette on leading edges and board-edges. Gilt edges. Domino paper with gilt stars. Corners rubbed. Very handsome copy perfectly bound in a master binding very fresh. The Traité de l'aimant is the last work published during the author's lifetime and closes the Histoire naturelle whose edition spanned fifty years and which enjoyed success comparable to Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie. The treatise proper is followed by numerous tables of observations on the inclination of the magnetic needle with the names of travelers and navigators in the southern and northern hemispheres according to different latitudes. The treatise begins with an exposition of magnetic and electric forces. De l' imprimerie des Bâtiments du roi hardcover
1833Best.-Nr. 16613Barcelona: A. Bergnes 1833. 1st. Hardcover. First Spanish edition; Barcelona edition. 31 of 58 volumes present. Small 12mo. Various pagination. 15 of 31 volumes have tissue-guarded color plates; 3 volumes have fold-out color illustrations - maps; 2 volumes have black & white fold-out illustrations; charts; illustration of microscopes and other instruments. Uniform set in full brown tree calf leather; marbled end papers; gilt titles and illustration to spines; all edges marbled. Light wear to extremities more so to corners and spine ends; closed tears to spines of several volumes; chipping to edges; fading to gilt; bindings still strong. Very good. 31 of 58 total volumes including Aves: Tomo Primero III V VII IX XI XIII XV XVII XIX; Historia del Hombre Tomo I III V; Cuadrupedos Tomo Primero III V VII IX XI XIII; Theoria de la Tierria Tomo III V; Mineralogis Tomo Primero III; Historia de los Animales Tomo Primero. A. Bergnes hardcover
1850Best.-Nr. 113859Paris : Garnier Frères sans date vers 1850 - 1860. BUFFON. - CUVIER. - LACEPEDE.Oeuvres complètes de Buffon avec la nomenclature linnéenne et la classification de Cuvier. Revues sur l’édition in-4° de l’Imprimerie Royale et annotées par M. Flourens. Nouvelle édition illustrée de 150 planches gravées sur acier d’après les dessins de MM. Traviès et Henry Gobin et coloriées avec le plus grand soin. 12 Volumes. Avec Oeuvres de Cuvier et Lacépède contenant le complément de Buffon à l’histoire des mammifères et des oiseaux. L’histoire des cétacés batraciens serpents et poissons. Illustrés de 50 planches environ 125 sujets coloriés avec le plus grand soin d’après le Règne Animal de Cuvier édition V. Masson. Supplément aux Oeuvres complètes de Buffon annotées par M. Flourens. 4 Volumes. En tout 16 volumes complets. Paris Garnier Frères sans date vers 1850 - 1860 275x175mm reliure demi-chagrin avec titre auteur et fleurons dorés au dos à cinq faux-nerfs. Plat et garde papier marbré. Belle reliure de l’époque. Bon état 196 planches gravées dont 193 coloriées.Tome premier: Théorie de la Terre - Histoire générale des animaux. Collation: 1 portrait 5 planches en couleurs dont 2 cartes. Tome deuxième: L’homme - Les quadrupèdes. Collation: frontispice et 23 planches coloriées. Tome troisième: Les quadrupèdes. Collation: 22 planches coloriées. Tome quatrième: Les singes - Additions aux quadrupèdes. Collation: 6 planches coloriées. Tome cinquième: Les oiseaux. Collation: 19 planches coloriées. Tome sixième: Les oiseaux. Collation: 23 planches coloriées. Tome septième: Les oiseaux. Collation 21 planches coloriées. Tome huitième: Les oiseaux. Collation: 19 planches coloriées. Tome neuvième: 2e Partie Introduction aux minéraux - Epoques de la nature. Tome dixième: Les minéraux. Tome onzième: Les minéraux. Tome douzième: Expériences sur les végétaux artihmétique morale et tables analytiques et raisonnées des matières contenues dans l’ouvrage entier. Tome treizième premier du supplément Cuvier et Lacépède: Oiseaux. Collation: 8 planches coloriées et 1 planche n/b. Tome quatorzième deuxième du supplément Cuvier et Lacépède: Quadrupèdes ovipares - Serpents - Poissons. Collation: 13 planches coloriées. Tome quinzième troisième du supplément Cuvier et Lacépède: Poissons. Collation: 11 planches coloriées. Tome seixième quatrième du supplément Cuvier et Lacépède: Poissons - Table générale alphabétique classement des gravures. Collation: 17 planches coloriées. For shipments to the U.S.A. with a value exceeding 800 USD VAT is not included. Please contact us via our website if needed. Garnier Frères unknown
1781Best.-Nr. 7158London: W. Strahan 1781. Hardcover Tapa dura. London W. Strahan 1781. En 8º mayor. 8 volúmenes con portada independiente. Retrato y 301 láminas grabadas 3 plegadas con las ilustraciones dentro de orla. Encuadernación de la época uniforme en piel hilos dorados en los nervios y letrería también dorada. Buen ejemplar de esta traducción al inglés de la "Historia Natural" de Buffon ilustrado con más de trescientas láminas grabadas sobre metal. Encuadernación rozada en cabeza y pie. W. Strahan hardcover
Best.-Nr. 55894London: Printed for the Proprietor 1797-1808. 16 Volumes. 8vo actually a small 4to. the volumes measure just under 5 x 8 inches. 19th century tree-calf spines designed in gilt lettered in gilt on panels of black. A few slightly cracked hinges and modest shelf wear a very nice clean set. This is a uniform binding of two separate sets; the first set of ten volumes has the legend "Barr's Buffon" at the head of the title page. The second set of six volumes is issued anonymously. In all 136 plates most coloured by hand. Internally very fresh almost no foxing to be seen. Typically the plates are not in the exact order given in the individual volumes. In this case the final supplement volume contains several plates which are listed in earlier volumes but not present there. One plate from Volume 11 a Parrot appears never to have been bound-in. In all a clean and attractive set of Buffon quite handsome. London: Printed for the Proprietor, 1797-1808. unknown
