A. L. Millin - Élémens d'Histoire Naturelle - 1802

A fascinating edition enriched with 22 plates containing more than 600 figures -

The work offers a general introduction to the main branches of natural history, a discipline then understood in a very broad sense as the methodical study of beings, productions and phenomena observable in the natural world -

Such an undertaking rests on the idea that knowledge of nature must begin with careful observation, the comparison of forms, the examination of characters and the ordering of species, in order to transform the multitude of natural objects into an intelligible whole -

Millin, known for his work touching notably on the natural sciences, archaeology and antiquities, here adopts a pedagogical approach corresponding to the very title of the work, by presenting the fundamental notions necessary to anyone wishing to enter the field of natural history -

A. L. Millin - Elements of Natural History - 1802 - Léger -

Good binding condition, the work in its full original marbled tawny morocco, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, foxing on the edges, worn corners, speckled edges, long ornate spine, gilt fillet on the edges, gilded title on the title piece in tawny morocco -

Good interior condition, some watermarks without seriousness, 3rd edition, revised, corrected and enlarged, enriched with 22 plates containing more than 600 figures, ex-libris Jean-Baptiste THEVENON, physician, marbled endpapers in fair condition, a pleasing copy -

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