Buffon (Georges-Louis Leclerc dit) - Lot 215

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Buffon (Georges-Louis Leclerc dit) - Lot 215
Buffon (Georges-Louis Leclerc dit) Œuvres complètes de Buffon. Paris, Garnier frères, S.D. (circa 1860). 14 volumes in-4°, bound in navy blue half-basin, spine ribbed, author and title gilt. Spines faded to green, rubbed in use with occasional spotting. Complete set for Buffon's work, 12 volumes, and the first 2 volumes for Cuvier and Lacépède, which must comprise 4 volumes. Scattered spotting; the few extant serpents are foxed; 1 light wet spot in volume I. Collated and complete, with 148 color plates in the 12 volumes and 2 black frontispieces. The first two volumes on Cuvier and Lacépède contain 9 and 11 color plates respectively. Volumes V to VIII on birds contain 84 beautiful hand-colored plates drawn by Traviès. Expert : Sylvain LANGLOIS
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