Buffon; Daubenton - Oeuvres complètes de Buffon - 1838-1839
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Six-volume illustrated French edition of Buffon’s Oeuvres complètes (1838–1839), with Daubenton’s extracts and Cuvier’s classification, bound in demi‑veau with hand‑coloured engravings and 1,000 pages.
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BUFFON. Complete Works, 1838-1839
Author: BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc (Count of)
Title: Complete Works of Buffon, with excerpts from Daubenton, and the classification of Cuvier.
Publisher: Chez Furne et Ce, Libraires-Éditeurs
Place of publication: Paris
Date of publication: 1838
Complete in 6 volumes large octavo,
Portrait of the Author in the frontispiece, 115 superb color plates and 5 geographic maps.
Description: Half-calf leather of the period, smooth spine adorned with a splendid, prominent gilt decoration. Heavy foxing notably on the paper of the plates.
This edition of the works of Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-1788), published by Furne in 1838, is one of the most popular versions of the 19th century. It testifies to the desire to keep the naturalist’s legacy up to date by incorporating the anatomical contributions of Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton and the more modern classification of Georges Cuvier. This first volume opens with the “Theory of the Earth,” a foundational text in which Buffon proposes a chronology of planetary formation, in rupture with biblical Genesis.
"The Furne edition is renowned for the finesse of its steel engravings, often enhanced with hand coloring in the deluxe copies."
BUFFON. Complete Works, 1838-1839
Author: BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc (Count of)
Title: Complete Works of Buffon, with excerpts from Daubenton, and the classification of Cuvier.
Publisher: Chez Furne et Ce, Libraires-Éditeurs
Place of publication: Paris
Date of publication: 1838
Complete in 6 volumes large octavo,
Portrait of the Author in the frontispiece, 115 superb color plates and 5 geographic maps.
Description: Half-calf leather of the period, smooth spine adorned with a splendid, prominent gilt decoration. Heavy foxing notably on the paper of the plates.
This edition of the works of Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-1788), published by Furne in 1838, is one of the most popular versions of the 19th century. It testifies to the desire to keep the naturalist’s legacy up to date by incorporating the anatomical contributions of Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton and the more modern classification of Georges Cuvier. This first volume opens with the “Theory of the Earth,” a foundational text in which Buffon proposes a chronology of planetary formation, in rupture with biblical Genesis.
"The Furne edition is renowned for the finesse of its steel engravings, often enhanced with hand coloring in the deluxe copies."
Details
Number of books
6
Subject
Animals, Illustrated, Natural History, Ornithology
Book title
Oeuvres complètes de Buffon
Author/ Illustrator
Buffon; Daubenton
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1838
Publication year youngest item
1839
Edition
Illustrated Edition, Multiple Books / Editions
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Furne et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs, Paris
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Hand coloured illustrations
Number of pages
1000
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