Buffon - Oeuvres Complètes avec les Suppléments - 1835-1836

Complete Works of Buffon with the Supplements, augmented by G. Cuvier's Classification, and accompanied by 700 steel-engraved vignettes depicting at least 900 animals.
Complete 9 volumes in-8 (21.5 x 13.5 cm) including volume IV for the History of Man.
504 pp.; 479 pp.; 480 pp.; 394 pp.; 388 pp.; 430 pp.; 421 pp.; 455 pp.; 424 pp.
Paris, P. Duménil Publisher 1835-1836 (Typography by Firmin Didot frères, Paris)
The set includes 4 volumes of general subjects, 2 volumes for quadrupeds, and 3 volumes for birds, with 148 plates for quadrupeds, 188 plates for birds, etc., etc.
Brief Summary
Volume I) Eloge of Buffon by Condorcet - Academic Discourse - Natural History - Evidence of the Theory of the Earth - History of Minerals / Volume II) History of Minerals (Hypothetical Part) / Volume III) General Subjects - Experiments on Plants - History of Animals / Volume IV) Continuation of the History of Animals - History of Man / Volume V) Quadrupeds / Volume VI) Quadrupeds (Continuation) / Volume VII) Birds / Volume VIII) Birds (Continuation) / Volume IX) Birds (Continuation)
Black half-calf leather bindings, smooth spine with gilt title and volume numbers, decorated with gilt fillets, black boards, marbled endpapers and guards, size: 13.5 x 21.5 cm - Detailed table of contents: see photos - Both a member of the Academy of Sciences and a French Academician, Buffon embodies the spirit of the Enlightenment. His theories influenced two generations of naturalists, notably Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Celebrated by his contemporaries for his masterwork, Buffon was called the 'Pline of Montbard,' having worked on the subject for nearly 50 years.
Used condition, given the age, minor flaws may appear but without severity (scattered rust spots and small stains on some pages, and rarely old traces of adhesive paper), however, the bindings are in good condition and the notebooks are very securely attached.