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1795rif. 64067Lausanne. 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
1819rif. 1350038Paris: Chez Chevalier 1819. Hardcover. Octavos two volumes; G; Early black glossy spine with faded gilt lettering and gilt graphic designs; Boards have moderate bumping and wear to corners cracking to gloss finish along hinges of both volumes moderate wear to applied gilt graphics and lettering and light shelfwear overall; Textblocks have light shelfwear to bottom edges light foxing to pages near beginning and end of each volume and light age-toning overall; The ex libris of a former owner appears on the front paste-down of each volume; Illustrated; Volumes III and IV only; CONTENTS: Vol. III. Contains 32 fold-out plates including frontispiece / iii 264 pages 2 -- Vol. IV. Contains 31 fold-out plates including frontispiece / 6 263 pages 2;. 1350038. Special Collections - Downstairs. Chez Chevalier hardcover
1827rif. 15481Société de Paris Paris 1827 1827. priv. Pappband 2 Bände 300 396s 49 Tafeln einige Seiten fleckig und mit Knickspuren sonst in gutem Zustand AZC91 . . HC Société de Paris, Paris 1827, hardcover
1795rif. 64078Lausanne. 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
1795rif. 64070Lausanne. 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. Size: 210 x 180 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Mounted size: 380 x 320 mm Fine condition. unknown
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
1795rif. 65054Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving 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. Size: 257 x 205 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Fine condition. unknown
1795rif. 65046Lausanne. 1795. Highly decorative engraving 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. Size: 257 x 205 mm. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Fine condition. unknown
2010rif. 129494Paris France: Bibliotheque des Introuvables 2010. Hardcover. NF / VG several corners of slipcase show some stress wear flat surfaces show very little wear. Glossy blue paper on board slipcase. 20 unbound leaves printed with 20 color images on art paper plus 8-page stapled pamphlet with 20 small bw illustrations. Text in French. Lovely color illustrations with notes on each illustration in accompanying pamphlet. Bibliotheque des Introuvables hardcover
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2026rif. LRB511269Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 530 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1785. An influential work in natural history associated with Buffon one of the major figures of eighteenth-century scientific writing here presented in the English-language version prepared by William Smellie. The work surveys the natural world in a broad systematic way and remains of interest for its place in the history of science encyclopedic compilation and early modern natural philosophy. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB7003160Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 596 pages. Volume 7 of a multi-volume work. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1791. Classic natural history work by Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon presenting a wide-ranging survey of the natural world with observations on animals classification and the scientific thought of the late Enlightenment. A foundational text for readers interested in the history of natural science encyclopedic writing and eighteenth-century scholarship. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB27042278Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 592 pages. Volume 5 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1785. Text in English. This monumental work by the renowned French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon is a cornerstone of natural history literature. Originally published in the 18th century it combines meticulous observations with philosophical reflections on the natural world. The text covers a wide range of subjects from zoology and botany to geology and anthropology reflecting Buffon's encyclopedic approach to science. This edition is a faithful reproduction of the original preserving its historical and scientific value for modern readers and researchers. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB27042282Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 580 pages. Volume 3 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1785. Text in English. This on-demand reprint faithfully reproduces the 1785 of Buffon's monumental work « Natural History General and Particular ». Spanning nine volumes this foundational text covers species classification geology and evolutionary mechanisms. The 307 plates some folding precisely illustrate the author's scientific observations. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026rif. LRB36017683Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 572 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1812. Text in English. This monumental work by the renowned French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon is a cornerstone of 18th-century natural history. The 'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière' explores the diversity of the natural world combining scientific observation with philosophical reflection. It covers botany zoology geology and the origins of life reflecting the Enlightenment's curiosity about nature. This edition is a faithful reproduction of the original text preserving its historical and scientific value. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
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
1781rif. 1409442London; Edinburgh: W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. Creech 1781-1785. First English Edition. Hardcover. Small quartos Nine Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. In fine matching tree-calf bindings with elaborate gilt decoration along board edges and spines and gilt roll along the turn-ins; spines with gilt titling on colored morocco labels; with bound-in ribbon bookmarks. Boards show moderate shelf wear with small scuffs to covers rubbing along edges and mild bumping to fore corners. Fore corners often show small areas of exposed board. Splitting to joints and hinges of most volumes. Light shallow chipping to heads and tails of spines; heavier on Vol. I with some loss of material. Some rubbing to gilt elements on spines. Text blocks show moderate rubbing and wear along edges with dust soiling to top edges. All volumes moderately age toned and foxed throughout. Some pencil and pen numbering/notation on verso of the front flyleaves; a single mark in most volumes with more notes in Vol. I. CONTENTS: Vol. I 2 iii 2 iv-xxi 3 514 pages plus frontispiece and plates i-ii; Vol. II 4 517 pages plus plates iii-x.; Vol. III iv 4 524 pages plus plates xi-xv1 xv2 xv3-xxiii; Vol. IV vii 352 pages plus plates xxiv-liii1 liii2-lxxvii lxxix lxxviii lxxx-xcix; Vol. V vii 440 pages plus plates c-clxii; Vol. VI 4 443 plus plates clxiii-cxcvii; Vol. VII vii 452 pages plus plates cxcviii-ccxl1 ccxl2 ccxl3-ccli; Vol. VIII v 2 352 pages plus plates cclii-ccxcv; Vol. IX viii 422 2 pages plus plates cccii-cccvii. Shelved in Room A. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. This is an excellent first edition of William Smellie's influential English translation of the Comte de Buffon's monumental work the Histoire Naturelle which was a comprehensive multi-volume treatise on the most current natural science of the time. 1409442. Special Collections - Upstairs. W. Strahan and T. Cadell; W. Creech hardcover
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