M. Achille Comte, Cuivier & Buffon / Victor Adam - Description des oiseaux, suivi d'un exposé de l'art de les préparer et de les conserver - 1850

Fascinating illustrated edition of 150 color drawings by Victor Adam enhanced with arabic gum -

This natural history work devoted to the study of birds, their diversity, their physical characteristics and their conservation for scientific and documentary purposes -

Drawing on the works of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, whose texts it revises and abridges, as well as on Georges Cuvier's zoological classification, the author seeks to make ornithological knowledge accessible to an audience interested in natural sciences -

The work presents the main characteristics of birds, examining their shapes, their sizes, their plumage, their beaks, their legs and the anatomical peculiarities that allow distinguishing the different species -

M. Achille Comte, Cuivier & Buffon / Victor Adam - Description of birds, followed by an exposé on the art of preparing and preserving them - SD (Circa 1850) - Bazouge-Pigoreau -

312 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its original green half-morocco with corners, rubbing from use, some minor defects on the cover, tear at the top of the spine, headcaps, corners and joints worn, upper edge gilded, smooth decorated spine, gilded lettering, gilded lines on the boards -

Good interior condition, some stains, work enriched with 150 color drawings by Victor Adam enhanced with arabic gum, endpapers in decent condition, a pleasing copy -

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