Buffon/Traviès - Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon - 1858-1863

Complete works of Buffon, with Excerpts from Daubenton and the Classification of Cuvier.

Volume 1: General subjects, The Theory of the Earth. Vol. 2: Minerals. Vol. 3: Mammals. Vol. 4: Mammals. Vol. 5: Birds. Vol. 6: Birds.

6 volumes, large octavo, half green morocco bindings, smooth spines adorned with gold-ruled lines, with two leather losses in two volumes. 782 + 775 + 726 + 784 + 653 + 732 pp. Bindings very solid.
Very little foxing and mainly on the text. Plates in excellent condition of freshness, except a few rare plates browned uniformly but with colors still vivid. Very good interior condition.

Portrait of the author in the frontispiece, 115 superb color plates and 5 geographical maps.