Buffon George Count (18 results)

Unbound. Condition: Poor. Two volumes, quarto, pp 682; viii, 462, lacking the portrait frontispiece but with 52 hand-coloured plates (WITH the 'White Negroes' plate which is often missing, but lacking possibly one other plate ?). A very poor copy - the bindings are a wreck, completely detached from the contents, contemporary calf but with appalling leather spines added. The contents are mainly firm, though the title page to the second volume is detached, and the last few pages are nearly so,; the plates aree genrally reasonable, though two have sellotape repairs to the inner margins. There is a little damp-wrinkling to half the pages and plates in the first volume though no actual staining. Overal - a working /study copy, and the bindings need throwing away! But offered at a very reasonabel price. Heavy, though, so extra postage will be needed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 493 pages, contemporary full calf, joints rehinged, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 16 (of 20) : being vol. 6 of The History of Birds, with coverage of bergeronettes, figeaters, wrens, titmice, nuthatches, parrots,cockatoos, lories. 15 plates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Fine original engraving. Mounted and ready to frame. An excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage. Attractive and decorative. C. 1870.

Condition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. vii, 422pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. 443pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. viii, 440pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. vii, 352pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Condition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. v, 352pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 467 pages, contemporary full calf, joints repaired, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels, heel of spine chipped. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 15 (of 20) : being vol. 5 of The History of Birds, with coverage of manikins, anters, flycatchers, larks, nightingales, wheatear, fauvettes. 22 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. 8vo, 419 pages, contemporary full calf, joints rehinged, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 4 (of 20) : covering the Domesticated Animals, especially dogs. 49 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 514 pages, contemporary full calf, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 19 (of 20) : being vol. 9 of The History of Birds, with coverage of avocets, curlews Ibis, grebes, plovers merganser frigate, pelican, sea gulls etc, . 40 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 378 pages, contemporary full calf, joints cracked, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 5 (of 20) : covering a Dissertation on Wild Animals, especially wolves. 64 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 439 pages, contemporary full calf, rear cover detached, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 6 (of 20) : covering a Dissertation on Tigers, Rodents, Bats etc. 65 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator). New Enlarged Edition. Octavo, 518 pages, contemporary full calf, joints cracked, inked name on half-title page, no spine labels. Translated by William Smellie, editor of The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. 12 (of 20) : being vol. 2 of The History of Birds, with coverage of bustards, turkey pheasants, partridges, pigeons. 27 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198].

1st edition full leather Very Good quarto 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.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Collectible-Good (-). No Jacket. The classic text from the father of all thought regarding natural history in the second half of the 18th century. Includes the first 2 volumes of the 36-volume set regarding the history and theory of the earth and a general history of animals, respectively. Both fold-out plates in volumes 1 are present in terrific condition. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. Provenance provided upon request. Condition notes: 514 numbered pp (vol 1) and 517 numbered pp (vol 2); HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, red speckled edgestain, portrait frontis (vol 1); back boar disbound but present, front board wiggly but hanging in there, edges tanned, textblock solid and clean. Cover: textured tan cloth w/ sheepskin backstrip and tips, gilt titles to black spineblock, 5 raised bands; substantial shelfwear, extrems well worn, leather worn through, joints cracked. Rebind copy w/ all parts present.

fine. Condition: Good. Hardcover book in a Nine volume set , Full leather bindings . The first English edition with 262 fine copper-engraved plates. With Preface , notes and additions by the translator. A Good but worn set. Contents generally clean with only light foxing to contents and plates which are all present. Full leather bindings are rubbed and worn to edges and spines with wear and splits along foredge of spine leather. Title labels are present but again are rubbed and worn. The front cover of Volume 1 is detatched with other volume covers loose but still closely attached by the sewing. Armourial Bookplate of the Rev. M.P. LLoyd to front paste-down of each volume. Contemporary signature to title page of Volume 1. A Good set but with worn covers. Pictures available.

VI, 336, 324, 332, 308 S., mit Illustratioen, Kl.-8° Bände in guter Erhaltung, einbände sauber, an Ecken berieben, oder auch leicht bestoßen, Rückenleder an Buchkanten stellenweise angerissen, im Band 1 Fehlstelle des Leders zum oberen Kapital auf etwa 2,5 Zentimeter, Seiten hell und sauber, nur selten etwas altersfleckig, außer ExLibris im Band 1, sowie Namenseintrag in Band 2 bis 4 auf Einbandinnenseite ohne Einträge, Einbandinnenseiten inm Eckenbereich etwas leimschattig gedunkelt, Buchblöcke fest und kompakt, 0 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300 OHalbleder, mit Lederecken, mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln, umlaufender Farbschnitt.