BUFFIER (Claude), father Universal geography exposed... Lot 508

BUFFIER (Claude), father Universal geography exposed in the various methods which can shorten the study & facilitate the use of this science, with the help of artificial worms. Paris, Giffart, 1729. In-12 : XXIV, 408pp ; illustrated with 18 folding maps. Handwritten bookplate Delacour. Contemporary speckled brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title page, cold fillet framing the boards, gilt roulette rubbed on the edges, red edges. Attached : MARTINY : Nouvelle géographie ou toute la Terre est décrite avec beaucoup d'exactitude et de brièveté. Paris, Legras, 1689. In-12 : 6f., 263pp. Handwritten bookplate Beauregard. Contemporary speckled tan calf, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges.