BUFFON and LACÉPÈDE. Histoire Naturelle. Paris, Imprimerie R - Lot 23

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BUFFON and LACÉPÈDE. Histoire Naturelle. Paris, Imprimerie R - Lot 23
BUFFON and LACÉPÈDE. Histoire Naturelle. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, then Plassan, 1749-1798, 44 volumes in-4, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine (period binding). BUFFON. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1749-1767, 15 volumes. Supplément. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1774-1789, 7 volumes. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1783, 9 volumes. Natural history of minerals. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1783-1788, 5 volumes. LACEPEDE. Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipaires et des sepens. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1788-1789, 2 volumes.Histoire naturelle des poissons. Paris, Plassan, an VI-1798, 5 vols. Natural history of cetaceans. Paris, Plassan, an XII, 1 volume. Minor differences in bindings (the edition spans more than 50 years), minor defects to some covers. A very good copy comprising 1251 plates, two maps and two unnumbered plates. Ex-libris Bibliothèque de Thoisy (Choiseul-Praslin)
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