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rif. 1144736013.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 33343By George Louis le Clerc Count of Buffon ; translated from the French by W. Smellie. A new edition corrected and enlarged. To which is added a history of birds fishes reptiles and insects embracing the recent discoveries of eminent naturalists together with an account of the most curious foreign plants by Henry Augustus Chambers LL. D. London : Thomas Kelly 1866. Two volumes quarto full straight-grain green morocco with blind and gilt floriated borders spines in compartments with contrasting morocco title labels and gilt ornamentation headcaps renewed and hinges repaired engraved title page in the first volume alternatively titled History of the earth and animated nature exhibiting the delineations of the most distinguished wild animals in the various menageries of this country with a hand coloured engraving of a tiger by J. Webb pp. 682; viii index; 462; viii index folding hand coloured map of the world old miscreases 95 fine hand-coloured plates of birds mammals reptiles fish insects plants etc including the plates of the African Negro and the White Negro sometimes missing the portrait frontispiece of Count de Buffon not bound in a few short tears to the margins occasional light foxing a very good copy. A condensed English translation of Buffon's encyclopaedic Histoire Naturelle the superior edition with the plates vibrantly coloured by hand. Includes some Australian content such as a fine illustration of the emu. unknown
1860rif. 138372London: Thomas Kelly 1860. 1st edition. Very Good. quarto. full leather 682 viii 462 viiipp. frontis. engravings. Inc. over 100 copper-plate illustrations none coloured. Leather binding rather worn & hinges tender broken in volume 1. Occasional foxing in text o/w a very good copy. Would re-bind very nicely Thomas Kelly hardcover
rif. 0366614991.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 036503973X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1802rif. 12697Paris Crapelet and Deterville 1802-1803. Histoire naturelle de Buffon classée par ordres genres et espèces d'après le systeme de Linné; avec les caractères génériques et la nomenclature Linnéenne. In 12° 135 x 83 mm. / 5.12 x 3.15 inch. Complete set of Buffons celebrated natural history in a finely preserved contemporary edition. 80 volumes Paris Crapelet and Deterville 18021803 small 8vo c. 14 cm. Beautifully bound in uniform bindings and illustrated with approximately 800 engraved plates with fine contemporary hand-colouring. The set comprises: 26 volumes of Histoire naturelle vols. 126; 5 volumes Minéraux 2731; 10 volumes Poissons 3241; 4 volumes Reptiles 4245; 10 volumes Insectes 4655; 2 volumes Crustacés 5657; 5 volumes Coquilles 5862; 3 volumes Vers 6365; and 15 volumes Végétaux 6680. An unusually fresh and visually striking copy of this compact Paris edition of Buffons complete natural history notable for the bright contemporary colouring of the plates and the attractive uniform bindings. Complete sets in such condition with uniformly coloured plates are scarce on the market. References: Brunet I 1378; Nissen ZBI. Paris, Crapelet and Deterville unknown
rif. 3841705626.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1770rif. 6641Paris l: Imprimerie Royale 1770-86. Engraved plate with original hand-colour approx 25 x 21 cms from Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux. Print Imprimerie Royale unknown
rif. 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
rif. 41529NEW YORK RIZZOLI 2008. BUFFON'S ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL AND PARTICULAR OF BIRDS. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET. FOREWORD BY DAVID SIBLEY. FOLIO IN STURDY SLIPCASE. 670 PAGES. A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION. A NEAR FINE COPY. THE SLIPCASE IS DAMAGED AT THE BASE. THE BOOK WEIGHS 8.4 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST. VERY SCARCE. NEW YORK, RIZZOLI, 2008 unknown
rif. 33467NEW YORK RIZZOLI 2008. BUFFON'S ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL AND PARTICULAR OF BIRDS. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET. FOREWORD BY DAVID SIBLEY. FOLIO IN STURDY SLIPCASE. 670 PAGES. A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION. A VERY FINE COPY CLEARLY UNUSED WITH BOOKPLATE OF PREVIOUS OWNER. THE BOOK WEIGHS 8.4 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST. VERY SCARCE. NEW YORK, RIZZOLI, 2008 unknown
2008rif. 64344New York: Rizzoli 2008. Cloth/dust jacket Quarto. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Martinet Francois-Nicolas. green cloth gilt lettering dust jacket 670 pp in illustrated slipcase Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Rizzoli hardcover
1750rif. 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
1774rif. 7132Leipzig: Hermann Heinrich Holle 1774. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto 2 parts in one volume. A very good copy bound in 19th century 3/4 sheep and blue mottled paper over boards. First signature partly loosened but still attached. Contents clean. General wear to extremities; a crisp copy. Contains a few large engravings of various simians and some other lithographs. Text in German; single volume only. Hermann Heinrich Holle hardcover
rif. 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
rif. 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
rif. 2351-14Troppau Traßler 1785. Bd. 4 v. 7. 8°. 1 Bll. 428 S. Mit 1 farb. Frontisp. u. 7 gefalt. kolor. Kupfertaf. HLdr. d. Zt. Kap. bestoßen. Troppau, Traßler 1785. unknown
rif. 1d13617Joseph Georg Traßler Troppau. 1784. 393/459 S. mit 2 Frontispizen 2 Kupfertafeln und 1 statt 2 Kupferkarten sämtlich später coloriert neue Leineneinbände teils mit Wurmgang in band 1/gegen ende mit etwas Buchstabenverlust/Europakarte mittig durchgerissen und oben als fehlend bezeichnet. unknown
1750rif. 5815Three volumes in six parts of a married set in full calf. 20 x 25 cm. Some worming to heads of spines see image occasional foxing; otherwise a handsome & sturdy set. Georg Christian Grund & Adam Heinrich Holle hardcover
1828rif. 7450G Virtue 1828. 1st edition thus. Hardback. Half calf VG. 352128pp colour frontis colour title page 29 coloured plates a few plates stained but generally in nice condition. Last Gather is NOT from this work - an error at the binders has included Aitkens biog of Charles Grey - Several of the the plates from the Buffon are missing. An odd combination! The plates are quite quaint. G Virtue hardcover
1788rif. 17473Very Good. Title: Carte des déclinaisons et inclinaisons de l'aiguille aimantée : rédigée d'après la table des observations magnétiques faites par les voyageurs depuis l'année 1775. Map of declinations and inclinations of the magnetic needle: drawn up according to the table of magnetic observations made by travelers since 1775. . Date printed: 1788. Condition: This original 18th century copper plate engraved map is toned with some very modest foxing but in very good overall condition. There are tears to the right margin and folds as issued. Dimensions: 24" x 24" Details: This map was published to accompany Buffon's treatise on magnetism and magnets This "Map of declinations and inclinations of the magnetized needle drawn up according to the table of magnetic observations made by travelers since the year 1775" shows geomagnetic variation. Although it has at times been attributed to La Perouse the map and those published with this one predicted his voyage and include information from observations made on the voyages of Cook de Bougainville Carteret and others. .; Map . 1788. unknown
1788rif. M6850Paris 1788. Very Good; laid on acid-free paper for long-term preservation. Notes: This handsome sea chart that indicates magnetic needle readings along various routes through the Atlantic. Size : 850x532 mm 33.46x20.94 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline Category: Maps Sea Chart; Maps Ocean Atlantic; unknown
1797rif. 0856832London: H. D. Symonds 1797. First Thus. Full Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. B/w Engravings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Title continued: ".containing a theory of the earth; A general History of Man of the brute creation and of vegetables Minerals &tc. &tc." Ten volumes attractively bound in full brown leather with red morocco spine label stamped in gilt; gilt ruling to spine and board edges stamped in gilt 8vo approx. 250pp/vol. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates and figures. An attractive and scarce early edition of Buffon's landmark contributions to Natural History. Minor light shelfwear to extremities light scrapes to spine stips light toning to page edges. H. D. Symonds unknown
1797rif. 44513Printed for the Proprietor Barr 1797. 1st English edition. Good/No Jacket. Full leather binding Tree calf binding. Lacks the Supplementary set vols. 11-16 in effect. Former owner's signature in vol. 1. Printed for the Proprietor (Barr) hardcover