1799ref. K7GA40HGCEBOParis 1799. 12mo. Crapelet Contemporary half calf spines with brown and green title-labels marbled sides. With a hand-coloured engraved portrait of Buffon in the first part. 3 volumes. XXVII 332; 4 319; 4 387 pp. The first three volumes containing the complete introduction of the Cours complet d'histoire naturelle pour faire suite à Buffon 80 volumes edited by the French naturalist and poet René Richard Louis Castel 1758-1832. The first part contains the Théorie de la terre the second the Époques de la nature and the third the Discours généraux sur l'histoire naturelle. With a bookplate on paste-down. Hinges of volume 1 cracked bindings rubbed along the extremities. Internally in very good condition. unknown
1799ref. F8MF8IL5AXUJDordrecht 1799. 4to. A. Blussé and son 19th-century uniform half calf sewn on 4 recessed cords shell marbled sides gold-tooled spines each with a red and a black morocco label. Each volume with the same woodcut vase of flowers 2 engraved headpieces 63 engraved plates some tables in text. 2 volumes. 10 276 2; 14 "280" = 284 pp. The reptile and amphibian section of Buffon's monumental work on the general and particular natural history. Many species frogs snakes lizards salamanders turtles etc. are depicted in their natural habitat. The work is here in the new edition published at Amsterdam and Dordrecht the only quarto edition to rival the original French Imprimerie Royale edition. The last 2 leaves in vol. 1 give a list of the plates for both volumes.Georges Louis Leclerc 1707-1788 -- in 1717 his father became Comte de Buffon and Louis XV later made Georges Comte de Buffon -- was an inconspicuous student who only showed a special talent for mathematics. Initially he combined a career in finance with one in science translating important works by Hales and Newton into French. In 1739 Buffon became director of the Jardin du Roi later the Jardin des Plantes and the Histoire naturelle may have originated as a description of the royal collection. It appeared from 1749 to 1804 and eventually comprised 44 volumes. Buffon was assisted among others by the anatomist Louis Daubenton and the final volumes were completed after his death under the direction of Comte de Lacépède.From the Stedelijk Gymnasium Bibliotheek with its stamp on title-pages and a few flyleaves. The present series on reptiles and amphibians had been followed rather than preceded by the series on minerals so that the bindings are numbered 25 and 26. Bindings show some wear and abrasions.l Landwehr Coloured plates 45; Nissen ZBI 678; Schuh's Biobliography of mineralogy online ed. Buffon no. 4. unknown
1774ref. F8M97DYNZ8OAParis 1774. 4to. Imprimerie Royale 1774-1782 vols. 1-6; Dordrecht A. Blussé and son Contemporary mottled calf gold-tooled spine and board edges vols. 1-6 uniform 19th-century half calf shell marbled sides gold-tooled spine vol. 7. With an illustration vignette or ornament on each title-page woodcut for vols. 1-6 engraving for vol. 7 5 engraved headpieces 2 folding engraved maps "Carte de la chaine des montagnes de Langres" and "Carte des deux regions polaires" 218 plates full-page and folding and including 2 bis all engraved some arithmetic calculations and tables in text woodcut head- and tailpieces. 7 volumes. The complete supplements to Buffon's famous Histoire naturelle with the first 6 volumes in the first edition and the last volume in the new edition published in Amsterdam and Dordrecht the only quarto edition to rival the original French Imprimerie Royale edition.Supplements I II and V contain additions and corrections to Buffon's essay "Théorie de la terre" in which he'' He extrapolated the results of his experiments . . . in order to calculate the time required for the cooling of the earth and other planets'' DSB. Additionally he provides introductions to the history of mineral resources and vegetation in the first and second supplement volumes respectively . The Époques de la nature Supplément V presents a plutonian history of the earth. "This work is of considerable interest because it offers a history of nature combining geology with biology and particularly because of Buffon's attempt to establish a universal chronology'' DSB. It also contains a great deal of mineralogical material he elaborated on in his Histoire naturelle des mineraux. Other volumes contain additions to the quadrupeds and human species section The bindings show some scratches and minor wear but are structurally sound volume 5 with a few water stains in blank corners and on the polar region map. The complete Suppléments to Buffon's masterpiece in very good condition.l Bertin et al. Buffon Paris 1952 especially p. 235; DSB II pp. 576-581; Nissen ZBI 672 678; PMM 198. unknown
ref. 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
ref. ALDR0411Berlin Pauli 1795. 20 x 12 cm. Mit kol. gest. Titelvignette u. 44 alt kolorierten Kupfertafeln. 299 S. 2 Bll. HLdr. d. Zt. mit RüSch. Ecken berieben Vorderdeckel mit Wurmspuren im Text tlw. etwas stockfl. Erste deutschspr. Ausgabe der vorliegende Band 22 enthält beschreibt Geismelcker und Schwalben. - Nissen IVB 159; Anker 78. Die französische Originalausgabe 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux' erschien 1770-86 in der Imprimerie Royale in 10 Bänden mit 1008 Kupfern die vorliegende deutsche Ausgabe erschien von 1772-1808 in 35 Bänden u. 2 Ergänzungsbänden mit insges. 1683 Kupfern. Berlin, Pauli 1795. unknown
ref. EGzz0369aTroppau J. G. Traßler 1785. 428 S. Tit. in Pag. gest. kol. Frontispiz u. 7 altkolorierte gest. Tafelngef. kolorierte Kupfertafeln. Halblederband d. Zt. mit Rückengoldpräg. berieben u. bestoßen Rückenbezug mit Fehlstellen Wurmfraß Titelbl. u. einige Bll. wasserrandig einige Seiten mit Tintenfleckchen außerhalb des Satzspiegels. Nissen ZBI 712 u. 713 u. Peignot I 434 Biogr. BUFFON Georges Louis Marie Leclerc Comte de 1707-1788; Wissenschaftler. Seit der Erhebung seiner Ländereien zur Grafschaft nannte sich der aus Montbard in Burgund stammende Georges-Louis Leclerc "Graf von Buffon" nach einem in seinen Besitzungen liegendem Dorf. Dem abgeschlossenen Juraexamen folgten medizinische botanische und mathematische Studien. 1733 wurde er Mitglied der "Academie royale des sciences" bei der er bis 1748 über zwanzig Arbeiten u. a. über Gravitation Pendelbewegungen Ballistik Raketen optische Phänomene und zoologische Fragen einreichte. 1739 wurde Buffon das Amt des Superintendenten der Königlichen Gärten überantwortet mit dem auch die Betreuung der naturhistorischen Sammlungen des Königs verbunden war. Der Plan einen Katalog dieser Sammlungen zu verfassen gab den Anstoß für Buffons Lebenswerk die "Histoire naturelle" 1749-1804. 36 der insgesamt 44 Bände konnte B. noch zu Lebzeiten abschließen. Von dem die moderne Biologie begründenden Systems des schwedischen Naturforschers Carl von Linne EA. 1735 hielt Buffon nichts. Er ordnete stattdessen die Tiere nach ihrer Bedeutung für den Menschen. So behandelte er in seinem Werk über die Vierfüßler zuerst die Haustiere. Vorliegend aus dem Nachdruck der ersten dt. Ausgabe der 4. Bd. von 7 Bänden der "Allg. Naturgesch.". Die österr. Ausgabe enthält die seitenverkehrten Nachdrucke der wesentlich häufigeren Berliner Ausgabe bei Pauli. Vorliegender Bd. befasst sich inhaltlich mit der Fortpflanzung. Die Tafeln zeigen Spermien des Menschen einiger Säugetiere u. des Tintenfisches. Troppau, J. G. Traßler 1785. unknown
1750ref. 6103Hamburg and Leipzig: Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle 1750. Contemporary vellum not strictly matching. 4to. With engraved vignette on 16 title-pages engraved headpiece to the dedication engraved headpieces to each part 2 engraved maps folding engraved genealogical table 1 folding letterpress table and 575 engraved plates by J.C.G. Fritzsch J. Haas J.C. Sysang etc. 8 of 11 volumes divided into two parts each. Very rare first edition of the German translation of Buffon's famous Histoire naturelle. Buffon's work presents ''for the first time a complete survey of natural history in popular form'' PMM. The first volume contains Buffon's theoretical essays including his essay on the earth where "for the first time he outlines a satisfactory account of the history of our globe and of its development as a fitting home for living things. In his view the earth had been originally part of the sun which was broken off by the impact of a comet. It gradually condensed from its gaseous state and the forces shaping its continents and mountains are still active'' PMM. This view of the universe not in a steady state but evolving was a revolutionary idea at the time paving the way for Darwin in the following century. In his treatise on humans volume II.1 Buffon ''studied the human species by the same methods that he applied to animal species including the psychological moral and intellectual life of man. From his exhaustive research for the Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes Buffon came to the conclusion that it was necessary to reintroduce the notion of family. Breaking with the spirit of his time Buffon attempted to separate science from metaphysical and religious ideas. As a disciple of Locke he denied idealistic metaphysics stating that mental abstractions can never become principles of either existence or real knowledge; these can come only as the results of sensation'' DSB. Volumes II-VIII deal with quadrupeds. The German edition was begun in 1750 but discontinued after the three volumes on ornithology in 1782 not included here while the original French which had started in 1749 continued till 1804 and comprised eventually 44 volumes.The first 8 volumes of the German Buffon with an owner's inscription on title-page of the first volume dated 1750. Only some occasional spot but otherwise in very good condition.l Nissen ZBI 709; cf. Anker 79 vols. IX-XI; DSB II pp. 576-582; PMM 198; Wood p. 267. Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle, hardcover
ref. ALDR0368Troppau Joseph Georg Traßler u. im Verlag der Kompagnie 1785. 8°. Gest. kol. Frontisp. 458 S. 1 nn. Bll. Inhalt 2 unbedr. Bll. 2 gest. kol. Taf. mit Kopfleisten. Marmorierter Lederband d. Zeit mit zwei Rückenschildchen in Goldprägung goldgeprägte Rückenverzierung abgerieben Vorsatz marmoriert Buchschnitt rot gefärbt etwas bestoßen berieben u. beschabt vorderer Einbanddeckel gelockert unten im Gelenk eingerissen Rücken am unteren Kapitale schadhaft vorderer Innendeckel mit Schadstellen vorderes fliegendes Vorsatz- und vorderes Schmutzumschlagblatt zerknittert und eingerissen. Seiten nur schwach gebräunt oder stockfleckig einige Blätter am unteren Rand zerknittert. VD18 80456405. Vgl. ADB 20509. Meusel. Verst. Teutsche Schriftsteller 8503 - fünfter den Menschen beschreibender Band aus Buffons ins deutsche übersetzter 'Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere'. Die insgesamt sieben Bände umfassende von dem Mediziner und Naturforscher Friedrich Martini 1729-1778 übersetzte 'Allgemeine Naturgeschichte' erschien erstmals 1771-1774 bei Pauli in Berlin. Vorl. ein in Mähren erschienener Nachdruck der Berliner Ausgabe mit ansprechenden kolorierten Kupfertafeln. Troppau, Joseph Georg Traßler u. im Verlag der Kompagnie 1785. unknown
ref. EGzz0369Troppau J. G. Traßler 1785. 428 S. Tit. in Pag. gest. kol. Frontispiz u. 7 gef. kolorierte Kupfertafeln. Mit braunem Kleisterpapier bezogener Pappband d. Zt. mit schwarzgepr. Rückentitel. Etwas angestaubt; Hinterdeckel u. Rü. stellenw. berieben Ecken bestoßen; ges. Buchblock. m. kl. Wurmgang Text gering gebräunt. Nissen ZBI 712 u. 713 u. Peignot I 434 Biogr. BUFFON Georges Louis Marie Leclerc Comte de 1707-1788; Wissenschaftler. Seit der Erhebung seiner Ländereien zur Grafschaft nannte sich der aus Montbard in Burgund stammende Georges-Louis Leclerc "Graf von Buffon" nach einem in seinen Besitzungen liegendem Dorf. Dem abgeschlossenen Juraexamen folgten medizinische botanische und mathematische Studien. 1733 wurde er Mitglied der "Academie royale des sciences" bei der er bis 1748 über zwanzig Arbeiten u. a. über Gravitation Pendelbewegungen Ballistik Raketen optische Phänomene und zoologische Fragen einreichte. 1739 wurde Buffon das Amt des Superintendenten der Königlichen Gärten überantwortet mit dem auch die Betreuung der naturhistorischen Sammlungen des Königs verbunden war. Der Plan einen Katalog dieser Sammlungen zu verfassen gab den Anstoß für Buffons Lebenswerk die "Histoire naturelle" 1749-1804. 36 der insgesamt 44 Bände konnte B. noch zu Lebzeiten abschließen. Von dem die moderne Biologie begründenden Systems des schwedischen Naturforschers Carl von Linne EA. 1735 hielt Buffon nichts. Er ordnete stattdessen die Tiere nach ihrer Bedeutung für den Menschen. So behandelte er in seinem Werk über die Vierfüßler zuerst die Haustiere. Vorliegend aus dem Nachdruck der ersten dt. Ausgabe der 4. Bd. von 7 Bänden der "Allg. Naturgesch.". Die österr. Ausgabe enthält die seitenverkehrten Nachdrucke der wesentlich häufigeren Berliner Ausgabe bei Pauli. Vorliegender Bd. befasst sich inhaltlich mit der Fortpflanzung. Die Tafeln zeigen Spermien des Menschen versch. Säugetiere u. des Tintenfisches. Troppau, J. G. Traßler 1785. unknown
ref. FSKB0323Paris Henry Tardieu An X = 1801/1802. 4 Bde. 12°. Vort. gest. Frontisp. 248 S. mit 9 gest. Taf.; 274 S. mit 6 gest. Taf.; 272 S. mit 9 gest. Taf.; 275 S. mit 17 gest. Taf. Biegsame Pappbände d. Zeit mit Rückenbeschriftungen von alter Hand und marmorierten Papierüberzügen mit einigen Wurmgängen in den Innengelenken Papierüberzüge teilw. an den Vorderkanten aufgeplatzt Heftung des ersten Bandes gelockert Rücken großteils v. Buchblock gelöst. Buchblöcke unbeschnitten teilw. stockfleckig wenige Seiten mit Flecken. Bl. 55/56 de zweiten Bandes eingerissen. Mit je e. eingeklebten Papierschildchen mit stilisierter Labyrinth-Darstellung Exlibris und einem mit e. Aufstellungnummer und Besitzernamen im ersten Band Adelaide Tacoli Bagnesi auf den vorderen Innendeckeln. Vgl. Querard 1556ff. Dezobry 1399f u. Gumuchian I 958 nur spätere Ausgaben. - das Hauptwerk des einflussreichen französischen Naturforschers G. L. LeClerc de Buffon 1707-1788 die vom Autor als fortlaufende Reihe geplante Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere eine Allgemeine und spezielle Geschichte der Natur umfasste von 1749 bis 1788 sechsunddreissig zusammen mit Louis Jean Marie Daubenton 1716-1800 verfasste Bände nach Buffons Tod erschienen noch weitere acht Bände. Vorl. die erste Auflage eines Neuen Buffon für die Jugend mit einer Auswahl der wissenswertesten Inhalte aus Buffons Naturgeschichte zusammengestellt zur Belehrung der Jugend und für den Hausgebrauch. Die zahlreichen interessanten Kupfertafeln und das Frontispiz mit dem Porträt des Autors stammen von Jean Louis Delignon 1755-1804 Pariser Kupferstecher der "namentlich zahlreiche Illustrationen stach" Vgl. Thieme-B. 921. Paris, Henry Tardieu An X [= 1801/1802]. unknown
1833ref. 23119Paris:: Pourrat Freres Editeurs 1833-34. contemporary quarter black morocco over marbled boards. Light foxing/age/toning; the plates generally very nice. Some light rubbing at extremities; but tight and sound. 8vo. 199 plates all but 1 hand-colored; and 3 folding maps one repaired with clear tape at folds. Comprising: Theorie de la Terre. Mineraux. Les Vegetaux. Histoire des animaux. De l'homme. Des animaux. Oiseaux; the first 20 volumes of a 36 vol. set. Pourrat Freres Editeurs, hardcover
ref. 70362Amsterdam Schneider 1776. Geen band 234 pagina's 54 prenten 25 x 21 cm Nederlands. Losse pagina's waterschade scheurtjes. De algemeene en byzondere natuurlyke historie met de beschryving van des konings kabinet. Agtste deel. Amsterdam Schneider 1776 unknown
ref. 64320Brepols 2023. Hardback 458 pages Size:156 x 234 mm Illustrations:3 b/w 6 col. 26 tables b/w. Languages:French English. ISBN 9782503604503. Summary Ce volume regroupe les contributions de vingt-deux chercheur.es universitaires collègues et ami.es de Claude Lafleur qui ont voulu lui rendre hommage à l'occasion de son départ à la retraite en tant que professeur titulaire à la Faculté de philosophie de l'Université Laval. La diversité des aires géographiques et la pluralité des strates générationnelles auxquelles appartiennent les chercheur.es qui ont contribué à ce livre témoignent éloquemment de l'envergure de la « sphère d'influence » des productions intellectuelles de Claude Lafleur. Les textes réunis relèvent des principaux champs de recherche que leur ami et mentor a patiemment labourés au cours de sa carrière académique : histoire des corpus et des manuscrits; transmission des textes philosophiques et de leurs notions fondamentales de l'Antiquité au Moyen Âge; éditions critiques de textes issus des Facultés des arts et de théologie de l'Université de Paris aux xiiie-xive siècles; enseignement de la philosophie au xiiie siècle à la lumière des textes didascaliques; histoire des pratiques discursives dans les Facultés des arts médiévales; étude de concepts clés de la pensée de Thomas d'Aquin; discussion médiévale sur les universaux; philosophie de l'histoire des médiévistes contemporains. Ce recueil d'études souhaite ainsi se faire le reflet de certains des intérêts heuristiques des orientations méthodologiques et des thématiques historico-philosophiques que Claude Lafleur a poursuivis explorées et étudiées dans ses propres écrits ayant toujours été convaincu « qu'il n'y a pas de statut plus excellent que de vaquer à la philosophie ». TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Notice bio-bibliographique I. Histoire des corpus et des manuscrits. Transmission des textes philosophiques et de leurs notions fondamentales de l'Antiquité au Moyen Âge Études et analyses de manuscrits Roland Hissette Les deux mss Vat. Urb. Lat. 220 et 221 et leurs vicissitudes Olga Weijers Commenter Aristote. Le témoignage des manuscrits Heine Hansen Nicholas of Paris on Porphyry's Isagoge : Some Notes on the Textual Witnesses Transmission de textes et de notions Jean-Marc Narbonne et Paul-Hubert Poirier La 'philosophie première' dans le Commentaire sur la Métaphysique attribué à Alexandre d'Aphrodise 446 8-447 36 Hayduck Henry Donneaud Théologie : une enquête de généalogie sémantique dans l'Antiquité Valeria Buffon Anima mundi secundum Aristotilem. L'âme du monde dans les textes didascaliques artiens II. Éditions critiques de textes issus des Facultés des arts et de théologie de l'Université de Paris aux XIIIe-XIVe siècles Anne Grondeux Fortunes médiévales de l'éloge de la grammaire selon saint Jérôme. Étude et édition de la Sententia Hieronymi de utilitate artis grammaticae David Piché À propos de l'abstraction : des magistri artium parisiens à Hervé de Nédellec avec une nouvelle édition de son Quodlibet II 5 en passant par Thomas d'Aquin et Jean Duns Scot III. L'enseignement de la philosophie au XIIIe siècle à la lumière des textes didascaliques. Histoire des pratiques discursives dans les Facultés des arts médiévales Épistémologie et méthodologie : les schémas des sciences Antoine Côté Le principium à la logique de Maino de Maineri Olivier Boulnois Généalogie de la philosophie morale Gilbert Dahan Exégèse de la Bible et classification des sciences aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles Francisco Bertelloni Sur les traditions textuelles menant à la réception de la Politique d'Aristote L'enseignement de la logique Alessandro D. Conti Boethius's Commentary on the Categories : Some Brief Remarks on Substance and Predication Violeta Cervera Novo Tria sunt in anima : l'importance des Catégories dans la première exégèse latine de l'Éthique à Nicomaque Ana María Mora-Márquez The Communia logice on Logic and Dialectic Gustavo Fernandez Walker Book VIII of Aristotle's Topics and Dialectical Training at the Faculty of Arts IV. Études thomasiennes Alain Galonnier Le Commentum in Boethii De consolatione Philosophiae : une pseudépigraphie thomasienne en question Luca Gili et Giuseppe Pezzini In se ipso existens. A Linguistic Analysis of a Much Misread Passage in Aquinas' Commentary on Aristotle's Perihermeneias Ruedi Imbach Perverse exponit - Quelques observations sur les références de Thomas d'Aquin à Averroès V. La discussion médiévale sur les universaux et la philosophie de l'histoire des médiévistes contemporains Alain de Libera L'objection invincible ou Les infortunes du réalisme Claude Panaccio La différence comme signe dans le nominalisme d'Ockham John Marenbon Lekta Dicta Complexe Significabilia : A Methodological Lesson Brepols 2023 hardcover
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ref. B9781108022996Paperback / softback. New. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-88 was a leading French naturalist. These volumes first published between 1770 and 1783 and translated into English in 1793 contain Buffon's description of various bird species and provide the first comprehensive account of eighteenth-century ornithology. Volume 2 covers wild and domestic fowl. paperback
ref. B9781108022989Paperback / softback. New. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788 was a leading French naturalist. These volumes first published between 1770 and 1783 and translated into English in 1793 contain Buffon's description of various bird species and provide the first comprehensive account of eighteenth-century ornithology. Volume 1 covers birds of prey. paperback
ref. B9781108023047Paperback / softback. New. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-88 was a leading French naturalist. These volumes first published between 1770 and 1783 and translated into English in 1793 contain Buffon's description of various bird species and provide the first comprehensive account of eighteenth-century ornithology. Volume 7 covers woodpeckers. paperback
1783ref. 46110Paris: De L'imprimerie Royale 1783. First separate edition 9 volumes complete with 262 engraved plates by De Seve; 4to marbled endpapers title-page engravings and illustrations in the text; extremities rubbed and worn some hinges weak with joints starting v. 1 missing spine labels approx. half of v. 9 spine is perished interior very good and sound plates are mostly fine and bright; overall a good set in full contemporary mottled calf with triple gilt rules on covers insignia stamped in blind on covers excluding v. 6 & 9 all edges marbled gilt-decorated spines red morocco labels lettered in gilt. As noted in Sitwell a new set of 262 uncolored plates were made for this separate edition of the bird volumes the plates in the first edition of Histoire Naturelle Generale were by Francois Nicolas Martinet. Sitwell p. 83; Nissen 158; Wood p. 262; Brunet p.1376 Ebert 3131. De L'imprimerie Royale unknown
1774ref. FB640 /6AFull leather binding black title plate. Gilt floral design on the spine. The Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi English: Natural History General and Particular with a Description of the King's Cabinet is an encyclopaedic collection of 36 large quarto volumes written between 1749–1804 initially by the Comte de Buffon and continued in eight more volumes after his death by his colleagues led by Bernard Germain de Lacépède. The books cover what was known of the "natural sciences" at the time including what would now be called material science physics chemistry and technology as well as the natural history of animals. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788 was a French naturalist mathematician cosmologist and encyclopédiste. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists including two prominent French scientists Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his Histoire Naturelle during his lifetime with additional volumes based on his notes and further research being published in the two decades following his death. Ernst Mayr wrote that "Truly Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". Credited with being one of the first naturalists to recognize ecological succession he was later forced by the theology committee at the University of Paris to recant his theories about geological history and animal evolution because they contradicted the Biblical narrative of Creation. Buffon held the position of intendant director at the Jardin du Roi now called the Jardin des Plantes. Buffon's Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749–1788: in 36 volumes; an additional volume based on his notes appeared in 1789 was originally intended to cover all three "kingdoms" of nature but the Histoire naturelle ended up being limited to the animal and mineral kingdoms and the animals covered were only the birds and quadrupeds. "Written in a brilliant style this work was read . by every educated person in Europe". Those who assisted him in the production of this great work included Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton Philibert Guéneau de Montbeillard and Gabriel-Léopold Bexon along with numerous artists. Buffon's Histoire naturelle was translated into many different languages making him one of the most widely read authors of the day a rival to Montesquieu Rousseau and Voltaire. In the opening volumes of the Histoire naturelle Buffon questioned the usefulness of mathematics criticized Carl Linnaeus's taxonomical approach to natural history outlined a history of the Earth with little relation to the Biblical account and proposed a theory of reproduction that ran counter to the prevailing theory of pre-existence. The early volumes were condemned by the Faculty of Theology at the Sorbonne. Buffon published a retraction but he continued publishing the offending volumes without any change. In the course of his examination of the animal world Buffon noted that despite similar environments different regions have distinct plants and animals a concept later known as Buffon's Law. This is considered to be the first principle of biogeography. He made the suggestion that species may have both "improved" and "degenerated" after dispersing from a center of creation. In volume 14 he argued that all the world's quadrupeds had developed from an original set of just thirty-eight quadrupeds. On this basis he is sometimes considered a "transformist" and a precursor of Darwin. He also asserted that climate change may have facilitated the worldwide spread of species from their centres of origin. Still interpreting his ideas on the subject is not simple for he returned to topics many times in the course of his work. Buffon considered the similarities between humans and apes but ultimately rejected the possibility of a common descent. He debated with James Burnett Lord Monboddo on the relationship of the primates to man Monboddo insisting against Buffon on a close relationship. At one point Buffon propounded a theory that nature in the New World was inferior to that of Eurasia. He argued that the Americas were lacking in large and powerful creatures and that even the people were less virile than their European counterparts. He ascribed this inferiority to the marsh odours and dense forests of the American continent. These remarks so incensed Thomas Jefferson that he dispatched twenty soldiers to the New Hampshire woods to find a bull moose for Buffon as proof of the "stature and majesty of American quadrupeds". In Les époques de la nature 1778 Buffon discussed the origins of the solar system speculating that the planets had been created by a comet's collision with the sun. He also suggested that the Earth originated much earlier than 4004 BC the date determined by Archbishop James Ussher. Basing his figures on the cooling rate of iron tested at his Laboratory the Petit Fontenet at Montbard he calculated that the age of the earth was 75000 years. Once again his ideas were condemned by the Sorbonne and once again he issued a retraction to avoid further problems. De L'Imprimerie Royal. Paris. hardcover
ref. 94743Köln Edition Komet 2009. . Text englisch deutsch französisch und niederländisch. - Die Erde - Der Mensch - Die Vierbeiner - Die Vögel - Die oviparen Vierbeiner - Die Schlangen - Fische und Meeressäugetiere - Insekten - Die Würmer - Die Pflanzen Botanik. - Gutes sauberes Exemplar Köln, Edition Komet, ( 2009). unknown
1864ref. 95326Paris: Peltier et Mulo Editeurs 1864. Rilegato hardback. Molto buono Very Good. Deuxième édition. 8 incisioni protette da velina. 16mo. pp. 324. Molto buono Very Good. Fioriture leggere Some light yellowing. Seconda edizione 2nd Edition. Peltier et Mulo Editeurs, hardcover
1825ref. 10040Paris: A. Eymery 1825. Hardcover. Good. Octavo Nouvelle edition. Complete 8 volume set of Buffon's BIRDS OISEAUX from the COMPLETE WORKS OF BUFFON. Text in French. Illustrated with copper engravings. Bound in original full leather with two gilt-stamped green leather title labels on the spine decorations stamped in gilt all edges marbled and matching marbled end papers. Wear at extremeties chipped at heads and heels of spines otherwise very good. Occassional foxing throughout text otherwise interior is clean and tight. A. Eymery hardcover
1799ref. 5165Neuchatel: Veuve Seguin 1799. First edition Thus. The publisher's colophon details year VIII 1799. We can find no copy of this edition on WorldCat or the BnF website although there is a printing 3 years later. Complete with 12 engravings each of which has two images. Contemporary or shortly after stiff card paper covered boards. Blue paper for boards with orange to the spine and corners. These are both moderately rubbed. short title in ink to the spine. Title with engraved vignette owner's name alongside vignette. The binding is loose to the casing and is threatening to split but is currently holding together. Internally clean and tidy with a little marking and darkening to the pages. One plate is partially detached but holding firm. Overall a decent copy of a scarce abridgement. Buffon's Natural History formally titled Histoire naturelle générale et particulière is a monumental scientific work by the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon 1707–1788. Published initially from 1749 to 1788 with supplements and further volumes issued after Buffon's death it stands among the most influential natural science publications of the Enlightenment era. 216 pages. 140 by 90mm 5½ by 3½ inches. . Première édition. Le colophon de l'éditeur indique l'année VIII 1799. Nous n'avons trouvé aucun exemplaire de cette édition dans WorldCat ou sur le site de la BnF bien qu'il y ait une impression 3 ans plus tard. Complet de 12 gravures chacune comportant deux images. Plaques contemporaines ou peu après recouvertes de papier cartonné rigide. Les planches sont recouvertes de papier bleu et le dos et les coins sont orangés. Ils sont tous deux modérément frottés. Titre court à l'encre sur le dos. Titre avec vignette gravée nom du propriétaire à côté de la vignette. La reliure est détachée du boîtier et menace de se fendre mais elle tient pour l'instant. L'intérieur est propre et bien rangé avec quelques marques et noircissements sur les pages. Une planche est partiellement détachée mais elle tient bien. Dans l'ensemble il s'agit d'un bon exemplaire d'un abrégé rare. L'Histoire naturelle de Buffon formellement intitulée Histoire naturelle générale et particulière est une œuvre scientifique monumentale du naturaliste français Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon 1707-1788. Publiée initialement de 1749 à 1788 avec des suppléments et d'autres volumes publiés après la mort de Buffon elle compte parmi les publications les plus influentes du siècle des Lumières dans le domaine des sciences naturelles. 216 pages. 140 x 90 mm 5½ x 3½ pouces. Veuve Seguin hardcover
ref. B9783348033985Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ref. B9783348053723Paperback / softback. New. paperback
