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1795rif. 64068Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving of the exotic bird by Buffon a French naturalist mathematician biologist cosmologist and author. Le Comte de Buffon was struck by the diversity of life and was not content with existing explanations of the natural world. 100 years before Darwin Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world was considering common ancestry of man and apes. Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière Oiseaux. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Mounted size: 380 x 320 mm Fine condition. unknown
1739rif. C93082Paris: L'acadmie Royale Des Sciences 1739. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Imperial 8vo. pp 140-156 extract from Mmoires de l'Acadmie Royale des Sciences 17 pages complete as issued. In attractive probably 1930s binding by W. H. Smith & Son Ltd. green cloth front cover lettered in gilt; tailpiece. Inscribed ""1932"" on front pastedown. VG indeed. An important paper on forest conservation by the pioneering naturalist the Comte de Buffon 1707-88 who was also an encyclopediste cosmologist and mathematician. Very good indeed. L'acadmie Royale Des Sciences hardcover
1742rif. C93083Paris: L'acadmie Royale Des Sciences 1742. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Imperial 8vo. pp 233-46 extract from Mmoires de l'Acadmie Royale des Sciences 14 pages complete as issued. In attractive 1930s binding by W. H. Smith & Son Ltd. green cloth front cover lettered in gilt; tailpiece. Inscribed ""1932"" on front pastedown. Browning to margins at top and bottom of pages in places. VG. An important paper on forest conservation by the pioneering naturalist the Comte de Buffon 1707-88 who was also an encyclopediste cosmologist and mathematician. Very good indeed. L'acadmie Royale Des Sciences hardcover
1802rif. 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
1780rif. 1024H28Edinburgh: William Creech 1780 . Leather. Good. 8.5 by 5. None Stated. The extensively illustrated eight-volume translation of Buffon"s influential Enlightenment survey of the natural world. In contemporary uniform full calf bindings. Volume II is supplied from another set bound in quarter calf with paper-covered boards and lacks its front board. The first edition of Smellie"s translation. Extensively illustrated with over two-hundred and fifty engraved copper plates depicting domestic and exotic animals comparative anatomy and natural phenomena including two folding maps to volume I. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière was originally published in French between 1749 and 1789 ultimately extending to thirty-six quarto volumes issued during Buffon"s lifetime with additional posthumous volumes continuing the series. Buffon"s ambitious survey of the natural world encompassing the formation and history of the Earth geography geology animal physiology the natural history of humanity and an extensive account of quadrupeds. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788 was a French naturalist mathematician and cosmologist. William Smellie 1740-1795 was a Scottish printer naturalist and antiquary best known as the principal compiler and editor of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. One of the most ambitious and influential attempts to survey the natural world produced during the Enlightenment. Volumes I and IIIVIII in contemporary uniform full calf bindings with light rubbing to the boards spines and extremities. Volume II is supplied from another set and is considerably more worn bound in quarter calf with paper-covered boards; the front board is lacking with heavy rubbing and substantial loss to the remaining binding. With ownership inscriptions to the heads of the title pages and rectos of the initial blanks throughout. Further contemporary ink inscriptions dated 1826 to the front free endpapers of Volumes IV and V. Armorial bookplate of Rowland Hunt to the front pastedown of Volume I. Slight damp staining to the upper portion of the rear pastedown of Volume VIII. Internally generally firmly bound. Volume II lacks all preliminary matter and text through page 13 as well as pages 394-413 with evidence of their forcible removal at the gutter. The first surviving leaf page 13 is worn and bears an ink ownership inscription and institutional stamp. Pages generally bright and clean if lightly age toned with occasional light spotting marks and marginal wear. Slight tidemarks to the margins of the final plates in Volume III. Dampstaining to the upper margins of plates CCXCIII-CCXCIV in Volume VIII. Plates to volume II are largely defective with frequent closed tearing and loss. Good William Creech hardcover
2010rif. DADAX1170381715Gale Ecco Print Editions 2010-05-30. Illustrated. paperback. New. 7.44x1.12x9.69. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Gale Ecco, Print Editions paperback
1812rif. 995Y33London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . A copiously illustrated new edition of this encyclopaedic natural history complete here in twenty volumes. A new edition carefully corrected and considerably enlarged by many additional articles notes and plates. With an account of Buffon's life by William Wood. Complete in twenty volumes. Rebound in modern maroon cloth. Renewed endpapers. Bound with the original blanks and half titles. A complete set of Comte de Buffon's Natural History General and Particular.Named the "father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century" by Ernst Mayr Buffon worked on this series for some fifty years. Thirty-six volumes came out between 1749 and 1789 followed by 8 more after his death thanks to Bernard Germain de Lacépède.It includes all the knowledge available in his time on the "natural sciences" a broad term that includes disciplines which today would be called material science physics chemistry and technology. Buffon notes the morphological similarities between men and apes although he considered apes completely devoid of the ability to think differentiating them sharply from human beings. Buffon's attention to internal anatomy made him an early comparative anatomist.Vols I-II cover Theory of the Earth; Vol. III covers History of Man; Vols. IV-X cover History of Quadrupeds; Vol. XI covers History of Birds; Illustrated with upwards of six hundred copper plates bound as such: Vol. I - Portrait frontispiece and two folding maps.Vol. II - Thirteen plates six of which are folding. Vol. III - One plate.Vol. IV - Folding genealogical table and forty-eight plates. Vol. V - Sixty-four plates.Vol. VI - Sixty-six plates. Two plates numbered 152 both titled 'Marmot of the Cape' though illustrating two different animals and two plates numbered 158 with different animals the second being Crab-eater Raccoon thus following plate no. 158 to face page 155 instead of p. 163. As issued. Vol. VII - Fifty plates two of which are folding. 'Female Opossum' bound facing page 117 instead of p. 115. Lacking Plate No. 211 'Crab-Eater' as found to be the case with other copies. Page numbers for plates CCXV-CCXXIII in binder's directions from 134-172 are misprinted as 234 236 etc. Rights itself when it gets to 304. Plate No. 242 'Hippopotamus' bound facing page 472 instead of 435.Vol. VIII - Forty-nine plates. Plate no. 261 'Tzeiran' bound following no. 262 instead of facing page 170. Vol. IX - Fifty-six plates. Several plates in this volume have binding discrepancies but are all confirmed present. Vol. X - Sixty-nine plates.Vol. XI - Twenty-nine plates.Vol. XII - Twenty-seven plates. Several plates in this volume have binding discrepancies but are all confirmed present. Vol. XIII - Twenty-seven plates.Vol. XIV - Twenty-two plates. Vol. XV - Twenty-two plates.Vol. XVI - Fifteen plates. Vol. XVII - Nineteen plates.Vol. XVIII - Thirty-one plates.Vol. XIX - Forty plates.Vol. XX - Thirty-four plates.Collated complete. Rebound in modern maroon cloth. Externally lovely with only the odd minor mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional scattered spotting often more populated to the plates and surrounding pages. Occasional offsetting caused by plates. Reference clipping tipped-in to the verso of the half title of Vol I. Small open tear affecting the last four plates of Vol. IV. Very Good Indeed T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1770rif. 901F25Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1770-1775. First edition. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. The first six volumes only of the first edition of the Comte de Buffon's lavishly illustrated natural history work on birds. In the original French.The first six volumes only of the eighteen volume first edition of this work on birds part of Buffon's influential 'Histoire Naturelle'.'Histoire Naturelle' is an encyclopaedic work originally running to 36 volumes by Buffon being continued by his colleagues led by Lacepede after his death.An extensive study of birds an essential work of natural history which explores many different species of birds accompanied by detailed engravings.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 accompanied by detailed engravings.Volume I is illustrated with fourteen plates.Volume II is illustrated with fifteen plates.Volume III is illustrated with nine plates.Volume IV is illustrated with eighteen plates.Volume V is illustrated with nineteen plates.Volume VI is illustrated with twelve plates.Half titles to volumes I II and VI.With the inscription of 'Dan. de la Cherois' to the tail of the volume I title page. In full calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Significant rubbing to joints and back strip heads and tails. Small losses of leather to volume V and VI back strip tails with further minor losses to head of volume I and V back strips. Lacking half of volume III title spine label with partial remnants of only two volume number labels. A touch of worming to head of volume VI front joint. Internally firmly bound. Inscription to volume I title page tail. Pages bright and generally clean though a touch age toned due to paper type. Good L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1770rif. 878P19Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1770-85. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. An uncommon to see complete set of Buffon's influential natural history work these lavishly illustrated eighteen volumes focussing on birds. The first edition.Complete in eighteen volumes.In the original French.Buffon's influential 'Histoire Naturelle'.'Histoire Naturelle' is an encylopaedic work originally running to 36 volumes by Buffon being continued by his colleagues led by Lacepede after his death.An extensive study on birds an essential work of natural history which explores many different species of birds accompanied by detailed engravings.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 accompanied by detailed engravings.Volume I is illustrated with fourteen plates.Volume II is illustrated with fifteen plates.Volume III is illustrated with nine plates.Volume IV is illustrated with eighteen plates.Volume V is illustrated with nineteen plates.Volume VI is illustrated with twelve plates.Volume VII is illustrated with thirteen plates.Volume VIII is illustrated with fourteen plates.Volume IX is illustrated with fifteen plates.Volume X is illustrated with seven plates.Volume XI is illustrated with fifteen plates.Volume XII is illustrated with ten plates.Volume XIII is illustrated with fourteen plates.Volume XIV is illustrated with seventeen plates.Volume XV is illustrated with twenty-four plates.Volume XVI is illustrated with fifteen plates.Volume XVII is illustrated with twenty-three plates.Volume XVIII is illustrated with seven plates.Collated complete. In a full calf binding. Externally a little worn. Bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities with a small amount of loss to the head of the spines of Volumes I II VII X XI XII XIII XIV and XVI. Light rubbing and a few small marks to the boards and spines. Small chip to the rear board of Volume I. Three small worm holes to the front joint of Volume II to the rear joint of Volume V to the front joint of Volume IX joints of Volume XI joints of Volume XII front joint of Volume XIV front joint of Volume XV and joints of Volume XVII. Two small damp stains to the front board of Volume VIII. Heavier wear to the front board of Volume X with loss of leather. Small mark to the front board of Volume IX. A small amount of loss to the tail of the front board of Volume XII. Two very small patches of loss to the rear board of Volume XIII. Patch of heavier rubbing to the front board of Volumes XV and XVIII. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Stamp to the title pages. Very Good L'Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1783rif. 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
1804rif. 871F23Paris: Chez Plassan 1804 . Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. An early edition of La Cepede's richly illustrated and very scarce study of cetaceans. In the original French.Illustrated with sixteen engraved plates across the two volumes. Collated complete.Published in the same year as the single volume first edition. Very scarce in all early editions.With each volume retaining the original half title.A richly illustrated study of cetaceans by French naturalist and freemason Count de Lacepede who was chosen by naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffo to be his successor and continue his series 'Histoire Naturelle'. In full calf bindings with gilt detailing to spines. Rubbing to back strip heads and tails board perimeters and joints. Minor loss of leather to rear board of volume I. Library stamps to title pages with small library markings to versos of front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Chez Plassan hardcover
1785rif. SET48-H-1London: W Strahan and T Cadell 1785. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. Nine volumes of this popular of natural history. Scarce in this particular translation especially in this complete state. A very good early translation of this classic work in a lovely original binding. Some hinges needing attention but still great to see in this binding. Clean and bright internally. Natural History General and Particular discusses several differing species in the animal kingdom from Apes to the Hippopotamus. Volume IX is a corrections and additions volume providing lots of further information. There are 307 illustrated plates across all volumes conveying numerous animals such as dogs cats and elephants. Collated complete with all plates. Comte de Buffon was a French author and his natural history was originally published from 1749-1804. It spanned to an encyclopedic collection of 36 quartos. This English translation was published prior to the to completion of this work. The work ended up being limited to the animal and mineral kingdoms. This translation has numerous notes and observations by William Smellie a Scottish encyclopedist and naturalist. The Second Edition of this translation. In full tree calf bindings. Externally generally smart with patches of rubbing to the spines joints and extremities. Split to the front joint of volume I. Front hinge to volume I is tender with cords showing. Small loss to the head of spine to volume I. Rear joint to volume I is starting but firm with the hinge tender. Hinges to volume II are starting but firm. Front joint and hinge to volume III have failed and board is detached. Front endpaper has also detached. Rear joint and hinge to vol III is weak and may detach with further handling. Loss to the head and tail of spine to vol IV. Front joint and hinge to volume V are tender with cords showing. Rear joint to vol V is starting but firm with the hinge slightly strained but firm. Front joint and hinge to volume VI are strained. Loss to the head and tail of spine to volume VI also. Both joints and hinges to volume VII are tender with cords showing. Loss to the head of spine and joints to volume VIII. Front joint and hinge to volume VIII are strained but firm. Front hinge and joint to volume IX are weak and held by one cord only. May detach with further handling. Small crack to head of rear joint to vol IX resulting in the hinge being strained but firm. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown with the monogram C R. Internally all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with som instances of light scattered spots. Good W Strahan and T Cadell hardcover
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1828rif. ABC_50439Brussels 1828. 8vo. Th. Lejeune Contemporary half calf marble boards gold-tooled spine with green and blue compartments author title and volume number lettered in gold on the spine green sprinkled edges. With a lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author a lithographed portrait of Daubenton 2 lithographed emblematic frontispieces 2 lithographed double-page maps of the Old and the New World 6 numbered lithographed plates of teeth 16 numbered lithographed plates of scientific instruments etc. and 6 numbered lithographed plates of seeds in the first 4 introductory volumes lithographed frontispieces of a naked man woman and child and 26 lithographed plates of human heads and species including 10 are nicely coloured by hand in volume 5 on the natural history of man illustrations of mammals and mammalian anatomy on 469 lithographed plates including 226 coloured by hand in volumes 6 to 10 and illustrations of birds on 210 lithographed plates all beautifully coloured by hand and including 8 heightened with gold in volumes 11 to 14. 20 volumes 14 text and 6 atlas. Each volume ca. 500 pp. Fine complete set of a special edition of the works of George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788 the most important natural historian of his day whose ground-breaking observations and classifications profoundly influenced biology geology and the natural sciences across Europe. This Brussels edition was edited by Professor Lamouroux correspondant of the Institut de France and enhanced with extensive contributions by Buffon's successors including Daubenton Lacépède Cuvier Duméril Poiret Lesson and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire whose additions were appended to the relevant chapters to provide the most current scientific observations and refinements.The work opens with two prefaces by the publishers and two eulogies one on Buffon by Nicolas de Condorcet 1743-1794 and the other on Louis Jean Marie Daubenton 1716-1800 by Baron Cuvier 1796-1832 situating the compilation within its historical and intellectual context. The illustrations were produced under the supervision of M. Meunier draughtsman of the Cabinet dHistoire Naturelle and for the first time lithographed a technique that allowed according to the Paris publisher a far more faithful representation of living subjects than was previously possible with traditional engraving. The lithography was executed by Th. Lejeune in Brussels on specially prepared paper ensuring clarity and durability.The set is divided into four major sections. Théorie de la terre volumes 1-4 illustrating minerals fossils and natural phenomena along with emblematic and scientific designs. Histoire naturelle de lhomme volume 5 depicting human anatomy physiognomy and the diversity of peoples across the globe. Mammifères volumes 6-10 presenting mammals in remarkable anatomical and behavioural detail. Oiseaux volumes 11-14 illustrating the appearance and structure of birds in natural poses. All of these topics are also represented in 6 separate atlas volumes providing a complete visual complement to the text.In total the edition contains 738 lithographs maps and plates almost two-thirds of which depict mammals and birds in rich hand-colouring demonstrating both scientific precision and extraordinary artistry. This edition preserves Buffon's original genius while reflecting the cumulative expertise of successive generations of naturalists making it one of the most comprehensive visually impressive and historically significant editions of Buffons Oeuvres complètes ever produced.With a red ownership stamp on the title page and the recto of the first flyleaf of the first volume of Théorie de la Terre Dr. A.A. v. Otterloo possibly Antony Adriaan van Otterloo 1847-1895 pastor in Zutphen The Netherlands from 1883. Some minor rubbing is visible on a few boards and all volumes show foxing. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bibl. Natura Artis Magistra 1171; Nissen 689; Sitwell Fine Bird Books 1700-1900 p. 83; Wood 268; Zimmer J.T. Ayer Lib. p. 112-113. hardcover
1829rif. 42012Livorno: Tipogr. Vignozzi 1829. Tipogr. Vignozzi unknown
1854rif. 42013Napoli: Stab. Tipogr. Batelli 1854. Prima edizione napoletana corretta ed aumentata Stab. Tipogr. Batelli unknown
1828rif. 18887Brussels 1828. Large 8vo 24 x 16 cm. Th. Lejeune back of half-titles: printed by P.-M. de Vroom Contemporary gold-tooled half red half morocco marbled paper sides marbled edges marbled endpapers. With lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author lithographed portrait of Daubenton 2 lithographed emblematic frontispieces 2 lithographed double-page maps of the Old and the New World 6 numbered lithographed plates of teeth 16 numbered lithographed plates of scientific instruments and apparatus and 6 numbered lithographed plates of seeds in the first 4 introductory volumes lithographed frontispieces of a naked man woman and child and 26 lithographed plates of human heads and species of which 10 are nicely coloured by hand in volume 5 on the natural history of man illustrations of mammals and mammalian anatomy on 469 lithographed plates of which 226 coloured by hand in volumes 6 to 10 and illustrations of birds on 210 lithographed plates all beautifully coloured by hand and several heightened with gold in volumes 11 to 14. 14 volumes. Each volume ca. 500 pp. Fine complete set of a special edition of the works of George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788 the most important natural historian of his day with great influence on various scientific fields. The present work was edited by professor Lamouroux correspondant of the Institut de France and enlarged with new information by Buffon's successors in the field of natural history such as Lacépède Cuvier Poiret etc. added at the end of the relevant chapters. The work starts with two prefaces by the publishers at Brussels and Paris and two eulogies one on Buffon by Condorcet and the other on Daubenton by Baron Cuvier. The illustrations were made under supervision of M. Meunier draughtsman of the Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle and for the first time lithographed which according to the Paris publisher allowed a much more truthful representation of live subjects. The lithography was done by the Brussels publisher Th. Lejeune and printed on special paper.The work is divided into four parts: Théorie de la Terre volumes 1-4 with 2 portraits 2 maps and 30 plates; Histoire naturelle de l'homme volume 5 with 27 plates 10 coloured by hand; Mammifères volumes 6-10 with 469 plates numbered 1 - 467 including plate 167bis and 167ter including 226 coloured by hand; Oiseaux vols. 11-14 with 210 plates numbered 1 - 136 including numerous plates numbered "bis" and "ter" all coloured by hand. So there are 738 portraits maps and plates in total and almost two/thirds of the plates depicting mammals and birds are in beautiful hand-colouring with several of the plates of birds highlighted with gold as well. Extra added: Manuscript letter by Dr. J.F.M. Sterck celebrated Dutch philologist with advice on the sale of the present set of Buffon. The owner is adviced to send it for auction not to Mensing of the firm Frederik Muller who recently died but to Menno Herzberger at Amsterdam who will be happy to come and collect the work by car. Signed and dated at Aerdenhout November 21 1936. With some occasional foxing otherwise in very good condition.l Cat. Natura Artis Magistra 1171; Nissen ZBI 689; Wood p. 268. unknown
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1812rif. 308099London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1812. New edition. Hardcover. All 20 volumes Good in board. Light shelfwear and rubbing on spine of all 20 volumes. Light foxing throught text blocks of all 20 volumes. Small open tears on panel corners of all 20 volumes. Light edgewear on panel side edges of all 20 volumes. Light rubbing on front and rear panels of all 20 volumes. Front hinge starting on volume 2 4. Open tears on top and bottom front and rear gutters of volume 3 6 7 8 13 16 17 and 18. Small open tears on rear panel of volume 4. Chipping on spine crown of volumes 5 8 910 11 17 19 and 20. Rear hinge on volume 20 cracked. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
