Published by A Paris, chez Cuchet et Nyon l'aîné, 1783., 1783
First Edition
in-8. VIII. 221pp. 1f. Plein veau moucheté, dos lisse orné (reliure de l'époque). Edition Originale. Intéressant recueil d'observations curieuses sur l'histoire naturelle, réalisées pour la plupart à Orléans et dans ses alentours. Il contient notamment un mémoire sur la rivière du Loiret et ses poissons, "sur une Rose rouge monstrueuse", ainsi que la relation de diverses bizarreries de la nature: écrevisses bleues, lapins jaunes, alouette à trois pattes, pigeon avec quatre cuisses, uf cylindrique de poule, etc. Les pages 161 à 221 sont consacrées à la Minéralogie de l'Orléanais dans laquelle l'auteur détaille les particularités minéralogiques et géologiques des villages de la région. L'ouvrage fut imprimé à Orléans, chez Couret de Villeneuve. Bel exemplaire.
Published by A Paris, chez Cuchet et Nyon l'aîné, 1783., 1783
Seller: Último Capítulo S.L., Barcelona, B, Spain
VIII. 221 pages. 1 feuillet. (20x13,5 Cm). Demi-basane bleue et verte. Reliure postérieure. Dos lisse doré. Coiffes un peu émoussées. Intéressant recueil d'observations curieuses sur l'histoire naturelle, réalisées pour la plupart à Orléans et dans ses alentours. Il contient notamment un mémoire sur la rivière du Loiret et ses poissons, "sur une Rose rouge monstrueuse", ainsi que la relation de diverses bizarreries de la nature: écrevisses bleues, lapins jaunes, alouette à trois pattes, pigeon avec quatre cuisses, uf cylindrique de poule, etc. Une partie est consacrée à la Minéralogie de l'Orléanais dans laquelle l'auteur détaille les particularités minéralogiques et géologiques des villages de la région. Rares taches et rousseurs. Exemplaire très bien conservé.
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