BUFFON Complete works of Buffon, with the anatomical... Lot 8

BUFFON Complete works of Buffon, with the anatomical descriptions of Daubenton, his collaborator. Paris, Verdière & Ladrange, 1824 40 volumes in-8 + collection (1) of uncollated color plates (mammals). Remainder of the plates missing. ½ green calf of the time, titles, gilt fillets and tomaisons on smooth spines, rubbing on boards, leather of the spine of volume 1 trimmed by rodents. OEuvres de Buffon, suivie de la classification comparée de Cuvier, Lesson, etc., etc. New edition revised by M. Richard. Paris, Pourrat frères, 1837. 5 large volumes in-8, color plates, ½ tan basane of the time. - Histoire naturelle de Lacépède comprenant les cétacés, les quadrupèdes ovipares, les serpents et les poissons. Paris, Furne & Cie, 1844. 2 large volumes in-8, color plates. ½ eggplant chagrin, gilt titles on spine.