Buffon / G. Cuvier - Œuvres complètes de Buffon: Oiseaux - 1846

Fascinating illustrated collection that gathers part of Buffon's complete works dedicated to birds.

Buffon writes in an ample and elegant prose, often meditative, where scientific description is complemented by moral, aesthetic, and sometimes anthropological observations, seeking to understand birds not only as objects of study but as living beings embedded in a universal harmony.

Cuvier intervenes to correct, complete, and modernize certain analyses, notably by introducing clearer anatomical distinctions, a stricter classification, and an increased focus on comparison between species.

These volumes cover both large birds of prey and songbirds, aquatic birds, or exotic birds, highlighting the richness of global fauna and the variety of vital strategies, while also reflecting the limitations of science at the time, which was still dependent on travelers' accounts and sometimes incomplete specimens.

Buffon / G. Cuvier - Complete Works of Buffon: Birds - 1846 - Volumes VII, VIII, and IX - Abel Ledoux
-> 428, 458, 427 pages

Good condition of bindings, books in their original half-morocco brown edition, marbled boards, signs of use, speckled edges, traces of watermarks on the edges, ornately tooled spine, gilded titles, volumes, and author's name.

Good interior condition, foxing and water stains, works enriched with beautiful color steel engravings depicting numerous bird species, texts in two columns, marbled endpapers in good condition.

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