Buffon

Histoire naturelle générale et particuliére. Servant de suite à l'histoire naturelle de l'homme. Supplément tome quatrième.

ref. 64405Paris l'Imprimerie Royale 1776. 4to 24.1 x 18.5 cm. Title page with engraved vignette engraved head and tail pieces. iii 582 xx pp. six engraved plates many tables. 20th century brown cloth spine with gilt title. = Supplement volume to the quarto edition of this large and important series on natural history by Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707-1788. Not to be confused with the much smaller 12mo sometimes listed as 8vo edition. Well-illustrated by De Sève one of the best natural history illustrators of the 18th century. This volume deals with Man and addresses issues as Man's longevity and the probabilities percentages of reaching a certain age. Other topics are ovulary glands body temperature skin colour and albinism siamese twins and other teratological issues. Some mostly marginal toning and infrequent light spotting weak old library stamp on several text pages and the title page but generally clean. Nissen ZBI 672; Casey Wood p. 267. hardcover

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Buffon, [Georges-Louis Leclerc]Biblio.com

Le Buffon Pittoresque de la Jeunesse ou Tableaux Instructifs et Amusants de l'Histoire des Animaux

1865ref. 181039Paris.: Langlume. No date circa 1865. Publisher’s gilt blindstamped cloth. Good scattered foxing and dampstains cover faded hinges starting. 12mo. 16.5x10.5 cm. French text. May be missing one or two plates. weight: 0.6 lb. Hand-colored frontis hand-colored vignette on title pageplus 10 additional hand-colored plates. Langlume. hardcover

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Buffon, [G L L Comte de]Biblio.com

Oeuvres complètes de Buffon avec la nomenclature Linnéenne et la classification de Cuvier. Revues sur l'édition in 4to de l'Imprimerie Royale et annotées par M. Flourens.

ref. 30048Paris Garnier frères 1853-1855. In 12 volumes. Very large 8vo 26.7 x 17.8 cm. Text with one engraved frontispiece one hand-coloured frontispiece one engraved portrait of Buffon and 160 hand-coloured engraved plates and maps for a total of 163 plates outside the text. Contemporary uniform dark blue half calf over pebbled boards; spines with four raised bands compartments with gilt vignettes and titles. Iridescent endpapers. All edges gilt. = A fine uniformly bound set of one of the many "Oeuvres Complètes" by this famous author mostly dealing with birds four volumes mammals three volumes and minerals three. With a preface by Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens dated 1855. The title pages are dated 1853-1854. Heim regards this edition as the eighth important edition after Buffon's death in 1788. The frontispiece plate to Volume II "l'Homme et la Femme" is present. It is not listed in the plate index at the end of Vol. XII and seems to be missing often. Nissen states an incorrect number of plates. Apart from some foxing in the text mostly on tissue guards an attractive set. R. Heim 1952 "Buffon Les grands naturalistes Français" p. 232; Hoover 192; Nissen ZBI 704. hardcover

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BUFFON, [Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de].Biblio.com

Oeuvres Completes de Buffon. Mises en Order et Precedees d'une Notice Historique par M. A. Richard.

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

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Buffon, [George Louis le Clerc, Comte de).Biblio.com

The Natural History of Birds. From the French of Count de Buffon.

ref. 68562Fine illustrated and antiquarian Ornithology . 1st. Ed. in English printed for A. Strahan T. Caddell and J. Murray London. 1793. Nine volume set with 262 fine copper engraved plates. 8vo. Hardback. Charming early Coat of arms ink stamp of Charles Harris Bradford to verso of titles. Minor spotting & offsetting and with only occ. age toning o/w. contents fine. Contemporary full tree-calf bindings richly gilt decorated to spines and board edges in good to vg. condition. A very pleasing set in original untouched condition. Fine illustrated and antiquarian Ornithology hardcover

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BUFFON, (GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE de).Livre Rare Book

Oeuvres complétes de Buffon mises en Ordre et précédées d'une notice historiques par M.A. Richard suivies de deux Volumes sur les Progrès des Sciences physique et naturelles depuis la Mort de Buffon par M. le Baron Cuvier. 32 vols. (+) 2 vols of plate...

1827ref. 42163Paris, Baudouin Frères et N. Delangle, 1827-28. Bound in 34 contemp. uniform hcalf, richly gilt spines. Various wear to spine-ends, a few vols. with small tears to hinges. Edges rubbed. Engraved portrait, 2 folded maps to vol. I, 3 plates to vol. 11, Carte polaires to vol. 5 and 192 engraved and handcoloured plates. (Oiseaux 118, Mammifères 74). Plates with tissue-guards and in general fine and clean. Textvolumes with some foxing and scattered brownspots throughout.

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Buffon, (Georges Louis Le Clerc de):Livre Rare Book

Compendio di storia naturale. Conforme il sistema die Linneo.

1831ref. 3736DB2 Bände. Milano, Gaetano Schiepatti, 1831. 8°. XXIII, 279 S.; 305 S., (2) Bl. Mit 2 gest. Frontisp., 2 gest. Titel mit Portrait und 36 Kupfertafeln. Moderne Pappbände mit mont. Orig.-Buchdeckel.

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BUFFON, (Geoges-Louis- Leclerc, comte de) (1707-1788):Livre Rare Book

Histoire naturelle des Mineraux. Tome 1, 2, 5 & 6. En 4 vols.

ref. 130336aafParis, Imprimerie Royale, M. DCC. LXXXIII - LXXXV, 1783 -85 pt. in-8°, ex. ohne Tafeln, reliure en demi-veau du XIXè

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Compendio di storia naturale.

1831ref. 3736DB1831. 2 Bände. Milano Gaetano Schiepatti 1831. 8°. XXIII 279 S.; 305 S. 2 Bl. Mit 2 gest. Frontisp. 2 gest. Titel mit Portrait und 36 Kupfertafeln. Moderne Pappbände mit mont. Orig.-Buchdeckel. Seiten unbeschnitten. Neu aufgebunden. unknown

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BUFFON, (GLL) & LACEPEDE, (BGE). G L L B G EBiblio.com

Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roy 15 vols. Supplément à l'Histoire naturelle 6 vols Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux 9 vols Quadrupedes Ovipares et des Serpens 2 vols. 32 vols. - FIRST "COMPLETE SURVEY OF NATURAL HISTORY IN POPULAR FORM" - PMM 198

1789ref. 60389Paris l' Imprimerie Royale Plassan 1749 - 1789. 4to 262 x 205 mm. Uniformly bound in 32 contemporary full sprinkled calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Leather tome- and title-labels to all volumes. Edges of boards gilt. Light wear to extremities primarily affecting head and foot of spines corners bumped. Internally with light occassional marginal brownspotting but generally fine. With "J. Collin" Danish zoologist Jonas Collin to top margin of most front free end-papers. An overall nice set comprising the following:Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière 15 vols - 578 plates and 2 maps.Supplément à l'Histoire naturelle 6 vols - 141 plates and 2 maps.Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux 9 vols - 257 plates.Quadrupedes Ovipares et des Serpens 2 vols - 66 plates. A total of 1042 plates and 4 maps. Wanting the portrait. The complex collation of this work has not been accurately described by bibliographers. Nissen and Heilbrun differ in the listing of number of plates and misname the descriptions of the plates. First edition of this extensive landmark work in natural science. After his death several other volumes were published making the total number of volumes 44. Together with Diderot's Encyclopaedia this work represents the peak of book printing of the French enlightenment. Buffon was the first to sum up an entire natural history based on science instead of theology; It constitutes one of the first attempts to provide a comprehensive account of the natural world aiming at describing the entire known natural world - including plants animals and minerals - in a single work. Buffon based his work on first-hand observations and scientific analysis rather than on second-hand accounts or mythological beliefs making it a seminal work in the development of modern science. "Buffon's "Natural History General and Particular" presented for the first time a complete survey of natural history in a popular form . he was the first to present the universe as one complete whole and to find no phenomenon calling for any but a purely scientific explanation. In 1739 he was appointed Director of the Jardin du Roi now Jardin des Plantes. It would appear that the 'Natural History germinated in the preparation of a catalogue of the royal collection. Buffon then enlarged its scope to Aristotelian or Plinian proportions and finally transformed it into a conspectus of nature of a breadth and depth previously unknown". … he was the first to present the universe as one complete whole and to find no phenomenon calling for any but a purely scientific explanation." PMM. Buffon's work had a significant impact upon the field of natural history and influenced many other scientists including Charles Darwin; In a part of the work "Des Epoqeus de la Nature" Supplement vol. V 1778 present here Buffon attacked several Christian doctrines on natural science. He saw man as a part of the animal world he objected to earth being only 6000 years old and he dismissed a rigid classification system thus paving the way for Darwin's thoughts a century later:"Georges Buffon set forth his general views on species classification in the first volume of his Histoire Naturelle. Buffon objected to the so-called "artificial" classifications of Andrea Cesalpino and Carolus Linnaeus stating that in nature the chain of life has small gradations from one type to another and that the discontinuous categories are all artificially constructed by mankind. Buffon suggested that all organic species may have descended form a small number of primordial types; this is an evolution predominantly from more perfect to less perfect forms." Parkinson Breakthroughs. "Buffon's work is of exceptional importance because of its diversity richness originality and influence. Buffon was among the first to create an autonomous science free of any theological influence. He emphasized the importance of natural history and the great length of geological time. He envisioned the nature of science and understood the roles of paleontology zoological geography and animal psychology. He realised both the necessity of transformism and its difficulties. Although his cosmogony was inadequate and his theory of animal reproduction was weak and although he did not understand the problem of classification he did establish the intellectual framework within which most naturalists up to Darwin worked." DSB From the library of Danish zoologist Jonas Collin 1840-1905 who issued a new edition of Kjærbølling's "The Birds of Scandinavia" in 1875-1877 See Anker 251 - a work most likely inspired by his knowledge from his i.e. the present copy of Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle".The 'Histoire Générale' was widely reprinted and translated. Sometimes only individual sections were produced other times the complete work appeared. PMM 198.Nissen 672.Brunet I 376.Dibner 193.Sparrow p. 23.Anker 6. hardcover

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Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.

1777ref. 14625AB1777. Nouvele édition. volume 3 of 10. Paris Thou 1777. 205 : 125 cm. Title 308 pages with 31 engraved plates. Contemporary calf spine richly gilt back label. The engraving in strong printing show birds in there surroundings at a river on the sea in the field near houses etc. - Some minor stains otherwise fine. unknown

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BUFFON, (GLL DE). G L LBiblio.com

Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du cabinet du Roi. Tome Neuvième.

1761ref. 39518Paris Imprimerie Royale 1761. 4to. Contemporary full mottled calf spine and boards worn. 4 376 pp. With engraved vignette on titlepage and 41 full-page engraved plates many folding. Plate 16 torn. Volume 9 in the first edition. Plates describing lions tigers leopards hyenas &c. Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle générale et particulière 1749-788: in 35 volumes 9 additional volumes published after his death by Lacépède. It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. "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. His Histoire was translated into many different languages making him one of the most widely read authors of the day equaling Rousseau and Voltaire. hardcover

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Buffon, (Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de).Biblio.com

Konvolut von 23 handkol. Kupferstichen aus ""Naturgeschichte der vierfüßigen Thiere. Bd. 2 Ziege Schwein Hund Katze; dazu 30 handkol. Kupferstiche Bd. 8 Vögel.

ref. ZOOL0484Troppau Traßler 1785. Die alt kolorierten Tafeln sehr gut erhalten. Beiliegend die Textseiten 117-331 des 2. Bandes. Aus der deutschen Ausgabe Die österr. Ausgabe d. deutschen Übersetzung d. berühmten u. sehr umfangreichen Standardwerks. Aus dem Französischen v. Bernhard Christian Otto übersetzt. [Troppau, Traßler 1785]. unknown

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BUFFON, (GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE de).Biblio.com

Oeuvres complétes de Buffon mises en Ordre et précédées d'une notice historiques par M.A. Richard suivies de deux Volumes sur les Progrès des Sciences physique et naturelles depuis la Mort de Buffon par M. le Baron Cuvier. 32 vols. 2 vols of plate.

1827ref. 42163Paris Baudouin Frères et N. Delangle 1827-28. Bound in 34 contemp. uniform hcalf richly gilt spines. Various wear to spine-ends a few vols. with small tears to hinges. Edges rubbed. Engraved portrait 2 folded maps to vol. I 3 plates to vol. 11 Carte polaires to vol. 5 and 192 engraved and handcoloured plates. Oiseaux 118 Mammifères 74. Plates with tissue-guards and in general fine and clean. Textvolumes with some foxing and scattered brownspots throughout. unknown

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BUFFON, (Georges-Louis Leclerc de).Biblio.com

Oeuvres complètes. Mises en ordre et précédées d'une notice historique par A. Richard suivies de la classification comparée d'après MM. Cuvier Lesson etc. etc. 5 vols.

1856ref. 32127-127Paris Dufour Mulat & Boulanger 1856-58. With engr. plate by Oudet after Chazal "L'Homme" and 99 handcolored wood-engr. plates after Edouard de Traviès partly gummed. Large 8vo. 19th-cent. half leather gilt lettering on spines by C. Honegger Basel. Paris Dufour Mulat & Boulanger 1856-58. Buffon's 1707-1788 highly popular works one of numerous 19th century editions. Volumes I and II are of a general nature dealing with the history of the earth minerals metals the development of plants animals and humans human races etc.; volume III deals with mammals domestic and wild and volumes IV and V with birds. He was one of the first to give empirical explanations to natural phenomena rather than refer to the biblical creation myth. "Buffon's order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science" DSB which no doubt worked in his favour with the general reader. His natural history written in an elegant style can be rightfully considered as belonging to world literature. The nice plates after Edouard de Traviès show the animals and birds in a natural context. - Text browned or foxed in parts plates generally clean. - Not in Nissen. SCIENCE: NATURAL HISTORY / NATURGESCHICHTE ; Paris, Dufour, Mulat & Boulanger hardcover

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BUFFON, & FLOURENS:Livre Rare Book

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. Complet en 12 volumes.

ref. 120779aafParis, Garnier Frères, MDCCCLIII., 1883, in-4to, (27.5x19 cm), Frontispice-portrait de Buffon en noir et blanc. 1 frontispice + 159 planches de gravures h-t. et de 4 cartes en couleurs hors-texte avec serpentes., rousseurs, par endroit abondantes. reliure en d.-cuir, dos à 4 nerfs, caissons dorés, plats aux armes de Napoléon avec encadrement de filets or., une coiffe tirée avec pte. manque, coins touchés.

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Buffon, Petitjean A-M.Livre Rare Book

Buffon morceaux choisis - collection les grandes pages de la sciences

1939ref. R200116926Gallimard. 1939. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 338 pages. 1er plat manquant. Manque au dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle

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BUFFON,Livre Rare Book

De l'homme,

ref. 62984Présentation et notes de Michèle Duchet, François maspero, Bibliothèque d'Anthropologie, 1971, 407 pp., nom en première page, dos un peu en gouttière, traces d'usage, état correct.

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BUFFON,Livre Rare Book

Histoire naturelle de Buffon mise dans un nouvel ordre. Précédée d’une notice sur la vie et les ouvrage de cet auteu par M. le Baron Cuvier. En 5 tomes (de ?)

ref. 135244aafParis, Ménard et Desenne, fils, 1825, in-8vo, frontispice gravé de l’auteur, avec 7 planches gravées, ex libris aux armes dans chaque vol. sur la page de garde de papier caillouté, „Le commandant Nicolas de Muller allié de Gottrau“, reeliure en d.-veau glacé, dos richement orné.

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Buffon,Livre Rare Book

Oeuvres complètes, avec des extraits de Daubenton, et la classification de Cuvier.

ref. 70966 volumes édités par Bureau de la Société des Publications illustrées, Paris, 1839important format : in-4 26,5 x 19 cm, reliure demi basane d'époque, plats toilés , dos tres bien decoré . Un portrait, 5 cartes et 116 planches finement aquarellées. Bel objet , rare dans cet état .

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BUFFON(œuvre complète de)tome septième.Livre Rare Book

Histoire Naturelle des oiseaux.

ref. 1089Petit in 8 demi- cuir filet à froid ,roulette et tomaison dorés partie avec titre manquante et restaurée)61 planches gravées hors-texte sur acier. Duménil éditeur 1835.Bonnes gravures(légères traces d’humidité sans gravité)

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Buffon Richard M. - M.F. CuvierLivre Rare Book

Oeuvres complètes de Buffon augmentées par M.F. Cuvier

ref. lc_3751F.D. Pillot 1829-1832

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Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes. Tome Cinquième - Avec Planches (= Oeuvres d'Histoire Naturelle. - Nouvelle Èdition en quarante Volume Tome Dix-Huitième)

1792ref. V39295Berne (La Nouvelle Société Typographique) 1792 (= Erste Auflage). 8°, Halbleder der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rücken und marmoriertem Deckelbezug (Hardcover), 296 S., 28 Kupfertafeln 1

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Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes. Tome Troisième - Avec Planches (= Oeuvres d'Histoire Naturelle. - Nouvelle Èdition en quarante Volume Tome Seizième.

1792ref. V39294Berne (La Nouvelle Société Typographique) 1792 (= Erste Auflage). 8°, Halbleder der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rücken und marmoriertem Deckelbezug (Hardcover), 256 S., 33 Kupfertafeln 1

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