Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon / M. A. Richard - Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon - 1830
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Five hardbound volumes of Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon in French, with more than 100 colour plates, the oldest item dating to 1830 and each volume measuring 19 × 27 cm.
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5 books, each 19x27x5 cm³, with more than 100 colored plates ('engravings').
Note: the bookbinding is loose with 2 books (see photos).
Dealing with his natural history research.
Book 1: 1 frontispiece + 1 portrait leaf of Buffon + title page + 3 pages of historical notes by M.A. Richard + 5 pages of Buffon's discourse at the French Academy with responses + First speech on Histoire Naturelle (pages 13 to 30) + Second speech on the history and theory of the Earth (pages 30 to 50, continued with proofs of planet formation, further articles on earth sciences up to page 241) + Histoire des minéraux with experimental part followed by hypothetical part up to page 478 + The 7 epochs of nature up to page 569 + explanation of the geographical map up to page 574 + continuation of the history of minerals up to page 769 + 1 leaf of the table of contents.
Book 2: 1 cover page + title page + series of minerals: treatise (pages 1 to 251), genesis (pages 251 to 256), the magnet (up to page 297) + methodological table of minerals (up to page 303) + experiments on plants (up to page 374) + animals (up to page 505) + De L'Homme (page 511) with plate The Man and Woman + probability tables (up to page 750) + table of articles.
Book 3: Cover page + title page + Discourse on the nature of animals (pp. 1 to 29) + Domestic animals (pp. 30 to 130) + Wild animals (pp. 130 to 157) + Carnivores (pp. 158 to 362) + Wild animals (pp. 362 to 731) = table of animals described in T. 3 (2 pages)
Book 4: cover page + title page + oiseaux (pages 1 to 550) + table of animals in volume 4 (4 sheets)
Book 5: Cover page + title page + series of birds (pages 1 to 522) + table of birds in volume 5 (4 sheets) + general table of contents (7 sheets) + synonymic table, Buffon/Cuvier concordance (11 sheets) + classification of engravings (1 sheet).
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (Montbard, September 7, 1707 – Paris, April 16, 1788), was a French naturalist and head of the royal gardens of King Louis XV of France. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences and the Académie française.
5 books, each 19x27x5 cm³, with more than 100 colored plates ('engravings').
Note: the bookbinding is loose with 2 books (see photos).
Dealing with his natural history research.
Book 1: 1 frontispiece + 1 portrait leaf of Buffon + title page + 3 pages of historical notes by M.A. Richard + 5 pages of Buffon's discourse at the French Academy with responses + First speech on Histoire Naturelle (pages 13 to 30) + Second speech on the history and theory of the Earth (pages 30 to 50, continued with proofs of planet formation, further articles on earth sciences up to page 241) + Histoire des minéraux with experimental part followed by hypothetical part up to page 478 + The 7 epochs of nature up to page 569 + explanation of the geographical map up to page 574 + continuation of the history of minerals up to page 769 + 1 leaf of the table of contents.
Book 2: 1 cover page + title page + series of minerals: treatise (pages 1 to 251), genesis (pages 251 to 256), the magnet (up to page 297) + methodological table of minerals (up to page 303) + experiments on plants (up to page 374) + animals (up to page 505) + De L'Homme (page 511) with plate The Man and Woman + probability tables (up to page 750) + table of articles.
Book 3: Cover page + title page + Discourse on the nature of animals (pp. 1 to 29) + Domestic animals (pp. 30 to 130) + Wild animals (pp. 130 to 157) + Carnivores (pp. 158 to 362) + Wild animals (pp. 362 to 731) = table of animals described in T. 3 (2 pages)
Book 4: cover page + title page + oiseaux (pages 1 to 550) + table of animals in volume 4 (4 sheets)
Book 5: Cover page + title page + series of birds (pages 1 to 522) + table of birds in volume 5 (4 sheets) + general table of contents (7 sheets) + synonymic table, Buffon/Cuvier concordance (11 sheets) + classification of engravings (1 sheet).
book
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (Montbard, September 7, 1707 – Paris, April 16, 1788), was a French naturalist and head of the royal gardens of King Louis XV of France. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences and the Académie française.
Details
Number of Books
5
Subject
Animals, Illustrated, Natural History, Science
Book Title
Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon
Author/ Illustrator
Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon / M. A. Richard
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1830
Height
19 cm
Edition
Multiple Books / Editions
Width
27 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Boulanger et Legrand
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
4128
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