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NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS, FISH, INSECTS, AND REPTILES Volume 5 {only] of 6 vols. The set embellished with upwards of two hundred engravings
BUFFON, George, Count De / Georges-Louis Leclerc; James Smith Barr
Published by The Proprietor and H. D. Symonds, London 1808
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo; vii, 386, 2 pages, contemporary full calf, extra gilt spine, top cover detached, two bookplates (one atop the other) Translated by James Smth Barr. Variant vol. 5 (of 20) : This volume devoted to shellfish quickly, then reptiles, to insects and moths, to the ever-popular but…terflies, and bees. 6 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS, FISH, INSECTS, AND REPTILES Volume 4 {only] of 6 vols. The set embellished with upwards of two hundred engravings
BUFFON, George, Count De / Georges-Louis Leclerc; James Smith Barr
Published by The Proprietor and H. D. Symonds, London 1808
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo, 322 pages, contemporary full calf, extra gilt spine, top cover detached, two bookplates (one atop the other) Translated by James Smth Barr. Variant vol. 4 (of 20) : This volume devoted to Whales and Fish. 8 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engra…vings (illustrator).
NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS, FISH, INSECTS, AND REPTILES Volume 6 {only] of 10 vols. The set embellished with upwards of two hundred engravings
BUFFON, George, Count De / Georges-Louis Leclerc; James Smith Barr
Published by The Proprietor and H. D. Symonds, London 1807
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. New Enlarged Edition. 8vo; iv, 316, [ii] pages, contemporary full calf, extra gilt spine, covers detached, two bookplates (one atop the other) Translated by James Smth Barr. Variant vol. 6 (of 10) : This volume is devoted to quadrupeds, beginning with domestic animals such as cats. 19 copperplates. [P…RINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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, wre…ns, titmice, nuthatches, parrots,cockatoos, lories. 15 plates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Buffon, Count De - Fine Oval Portrait - an Original Antique Engraved Portrait
BUFFON, GEORGE LOUIS LE CLERK, COUNT DE - An Original Antique Engraved Portrait
Language: English
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, United KingdomK Books Ltd ABA ILAB
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Add to basketNo 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.
More imagesPublished by Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 2000 2000
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. 443pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.
More imagesPublished by Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 2000 2000
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. vii, 352pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.
More imagesPublished by Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 2000 2000
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. vii, 422pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.
More imagesPublished by Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 2000 2000
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. viii, 440pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.
More imagesPublished by Thoemmes Press, Bristol, 2000 2000
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. Reprint. Hardback. Octavo. v, 352pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine and unread. No jacket. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 edition.
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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 manik…ins, anters, flycatchers, larks, nightingales, wheatear, fauvettes. 22 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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 M…IND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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 mergans…er frigate, pelican, sea gulls etc, . 40 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 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, p…artridges, pigeons. 27 copperplates. [PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, 198]. Copperplate Engravings (illustrator).
A Natural History, General and Particular: containing the History and Theory of the Earth, A General History of Man, The Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, &c. A New Edition Corrected and : 2 volumesEnlarged
George Louis Le Clerc, Count of Buffon [William Smellie (trans.)]
Published by Thomas Kelly London (1860) 1860
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- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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Add to basket1st 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.
Published by William Creech (printed for), Edinburgh 1780
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Add to basketThree-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.
Published by London A Strahan T Cadell and J Murray -3 1792
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Add to basketfine. 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.
More imagesThe System of Natural History. VOL. I bis IV KOMPLETT. Written by M. de Buffon, Carefully Abridged and the Natural History of Insects Compiled Chiefly from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith & c., embellished with Elegant Engravings on Wood.
George Louis, Le Clerc [Count de Buffon], Brookes (M.D.) Richard and Swammerdam Jan:
Published by Alnwick, W. Davidson 1814
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Add to basketVI, 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.
