Buffon's Natural History, Abridged. Including the History of the Elements, The Earth, Mountains, Rivers, Seas, Winds, Whirlwinds, Waterspouts, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Man, Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Shellfish, Lizards, Serpents, Insects & Vegetables.

Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon

Verlag: J. Johnson et al. [1792], London, 1792

Beschreibung

The two volume, new abridged edition of Georges Buffon's influential work on natural history, illustrated with copper plates including the two rare folding plates of snakes and bound in full tree calf. The new edition, abridged and illustrated. Bound in full tree calf.Two volume, complete set.Illustrated with an engraved title page, monochrome frontispieces and forty copper engraved plates to 'Volume I' and sixty-seven to 'Volume II', including three folding plates with two being the rare folding plates of snakes. Collated complete.Includes the two rare and often missing folding plates of snakes which depict a common Viper, 'Esculapian serpent' and the rattle snake.This popular and influential work on Natural History was written by Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, a French naturalist. The work details the history of a variety of animals including reptiles, fish, birds and humans and provides histories of other natural subjects such as weather, mountains, earth quakes and volcanoes. Bound in full tree calf. Externally sound with fading, rubbing and cracking to the spines, front joints weak with boards held by cords and rear joints starting, rubbing and bumping to the extremities, rubbing to the joints and slight marks to the boards. Bookplate belonging to a 'Kinglake' to the front pastedowns. Internally front blank disbound but present to 'Volume II' and weak to 'Volume I', otherwise generally firm. Pages lightly age toned with occasional spotting. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 900Z39

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Buffon's Natural History, Abridged. ...

Verlag: J. Johnson et al. [1792], London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1792

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: None stated

Zustand: Good Only

Art des Buches: book