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BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Histoire naturelle,...

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du cabitet du roy. Paris Imprimerie Royale 1749 [-1789] 36 vol., 4to (n.c., occ. spotting but overall good copy). Contemp. mottled half sheep, paper boards, gilt-orn., flat spines, yellow edges (some heads and few tails sl. damaged, some occ. rubbing, some corners bumped). Complete set of the first edition, composed of 15 vol. of "Histoire naturelle", 5 vol. of "Minéreaux", 9 vol. of "Oiseaux" and 7 vol. of "Supplément". Ill. with a portrait of Buffon by Drouais, engr. title-vign., headpieces and numerous full-page engr. pl. Showing quadrupeds (cat, dog, zebra, tiger, elephant, etc.), minerals and birds, presented alive, some dissected (with emphasis on the various reproductive organs) and with their skeletons. Ref. Nissen (ZBI) 672. Prov. Charles Joseph d'Argenteau d'Ochain (1787-1879), military officer and archbishop from the Southern Netherlands (ms. entries in most vol.).

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