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Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de BUFFON

Oeuvres complètes de Buffon, avec des extraits de Daubenton, et la classification de Cuvier

Chez Furne et Cie, Paris 1839, 6 tomes en 6 Vol. Grand in 8 (format Jesus) 17,5x26,5cm, 6 Vol. reliés.

New illustrated edition of 122 color plates erased and enhanced by hand, on strong paper. The 122 boards contain more than 300 figures. The boards were designed by Janet Lange and Travies (best illustrators for Buffon in the nineteenth), and engraved by Manceau, Fournier ...
Bound in half shagreen eggplant back with four nerves decorated with gilded boxes and nets cold and hot.
Some scattered spots and capricious (but never heavy or invasive) affect some slips.
The serpentes are present and the boards are in good condition, without browning.
Volume I - General Subjects, earth theory. 782 pages illustrated with a portrait, 5 maps in color.
Second volume - General Subjects, grounded theory (2nd part), minerals. 775 pages.
Third volume - Mammals. 726 pages illustrated with 13 color plates.
Volume fourth - Mammals (Part 2). 784 pages illustrated with 29 color plates.
Volume fifth - Birds. 653 pages illustrated with 44 color plates.
Volume Sixth - The Birds (Part 2). 732 pages illustrated with 30 color plates. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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