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1819Best.-Nr. 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
1821Best.-Nr. 2309250073J. Shurtleff and R. Wauchope New York 1821. Hardcover. Acceptable. Boards detached. Spine perished. 204 pages : numerous illustrations ; 19 cm. Sold with all faults. At least one page torn. J. Shurtleff, and R. Wauchope, New York hardcover
1751Best.-Nr. 1609070017Hambourg i.e. Hamburg 1751-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 volume set. 9 parts bound as 5. Includes 2 additional works bound also in "Lettres d'un Philosophe a un docteur de Sorbonne sur les explications de M. de Buffon" by Duhamel 1754; "Reflexions sur le Systeme de Generation De M. De Buffon" by Albrecht von Haller. Collated: 2 127 1 50; 2 66 2 66 2; 2 31 1 96 69 1; 2 78 2 92; 2 185 1; 238 2; 2 238 2; 2 258 2; 2 276 2 138 3 67 4 12mo. Bound in full contemporary calf. Gilt stamping to spines. Some of the hinges cracked starting. All edges red. Marbled end pages. Pages clean and unmarked. Sabin 41054. Barbier II col. 1222; Cobres p. 210. Lignac's letters written to an anonymous American with the help of Bouguer was an attempt to refute Buffon and Condillac. Lignac's identified Buffon's attempts to subject natural phenomena to observation and experiment divorced from the literal biblical interpretation and provided an early criticism of the new scientific thinking. "Lignac's criticism was essentially that Buffon "contradicts Genesis in everything" ruins religion and drives God out of natural history." See Roger Jacques "Buffon A Life in Natural History" p. 192. The relevance of this work today is in the changes and challenges facing the French Academy as France entered into the modern era. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Hambourg [i.e. Hamburg] 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
1792Best.-Nr. 1305120001Berne: Nouvelle societe typographique 1792-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 13 volume set. Plates; Charts. French. Clean unmarked pages. Contemporary light blue boards some slightly bent at edge. Deckle cut. Generally solid bindings. Some wear to spine edges. See our pictures. I-III : Theorie de la terre. IV-VII : Mineralogie. VIII : Epoques de la nature. IX-XIII : Histoire generale des animaux et de l'homme. Berne: Nouvelle societe typographique hardcover
1833Best.-Nr. 1209170012Paris: Pourrat freres 1833-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. A quality set. 20 volume set. 21 cm. Green leather spines with green marbled boards. All bindings sound. Minor rubbing to extremities. Unmarked pages. Scattered foxing. 4 folding color engraved maps and 181 color engravings of mammals and birds. Includes: T.I: Theorie de la terre. T.II: Theorie de la terre suite. Histoire des mineraux: introduction. T.III: Histoire des mineraux. Epoques de la nature. T.IV a VII: Histoire des mineraux. Experiences sur les vegetaux T.VII--T.VIII a IX: Histoire des animaux. de l'homme. T.X a XIV: Histoire des animaux. T.XV a XX: Oiseaux. 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". This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. Pourrat freres hardcover
1799Best.-Nr. 1355Vol. 12 Des Mineraux French Book on The History of Minerals: Mercury Zinc Platinum Cobalt 1799 BUFFON In French
1799Best.-Nr. 1361"NATURAL HISTORY OF BUFFON History of Minerals - Ruby and Vermillion Topaz Sapphire and Girasol Volfran Silver Concretions Zinc Platinum" Illustrated Des Mineraux With Several Plates. An Ancient French Manuscript on Minerals. Collector's Edition Ex-Library Illustrated Limited Edition. Original/Facsimile.
1799Best.-Nr. 1381"NATURAL HISTORY OF BUFFON History of Animals - From the Animal Generation Comparison of Animals and Plants"Language Frenc hardcover
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