Oeuvres complètes de Buffon, avec des extraits de Daubenton et la classification de Cuvier. [ 6 volumes ].

Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de.

Published by Furne et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs, Paris, 1839

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26,5 x 18 cm. Half leather hardcovers. Volumes I?VI. iv, 782 pp; iv, 776 pp; iv, 726 pp; iv, 784 pp; iv, 654 pp; iv, 732 pp. With 55 plates, of which 51 depict animals. The text is complete; the plate set is incomplete (should be 116 plates). Illustrated with hand-coloured engravings, including mostly animals and some maps. Foxing throughout, heavy on several pages, and a few pages detached. Several plates are also affected by spots and browning, but the bindings are uniformly decorative in red half leather with gilt and black tooling. French text. Conclusion: foxing, some detached pages, incomplete plates, text complete, attractive bindings, see pictures. 8120g. Seller Inventory # 79219

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Title: Oeuvres complètes de Buffon, avec des ...

Publisher: Furne et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs, Paris

Publication Date: 1839

Binding: Hardcover