Buffon - Oeuvres Complètes avec les Suppléments - 1835

Complete Works of Buffon with the augmented Supplements of G. Cuvier's Classification, accompanied by 700 steel-engraved vignettes depicting at least 900 animals — 8 out of 9 volumes (missing volume 4) — 504 pages; 479 pages; 480 pages; 388 pages; 430 pages; 421 pages; 455 pages; 424 pages.
Paris, P. Duménil Publisher 1835-1836 (Typography by Firmin Didot frères, Paris)
Brief Summary
Volume I.) Eulogy of Buffon by Condorcet - Academic Discourses - Natural History - Evidence of the Theory of the Earth - History of Minerals / Volume II.) History of Minerals (Hypothetical Part) / Volume III.) General Subjects - Experiments on Plants - History of Animals / Volume V.) Quadrupeds / Volume VI.) Quadrupeds (Continued) / Volume VII.) Birds / Volume VIII.) Birds (Continued) / Volume IX.) Birds (Continued) -
Black half-calf bindings, smooth spines with gilt titles and volumes, decorated with gilt fillets, black boards, marbled endpapers and guards, size: 13.5 x 21.5 cm - Detailed table of contents: see photos - Both Member of the Academy of Sciences and French Academician, Buffon participates in the spirit of the Enlightenment. His theories influenced two generations of naturalists, notably Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Hailed by his contemporaries for his masterwork, Buffon was called the 'Pline of Montbard'.
Used condition, given the age, minor flaws may appear but without severity (scattered rust spots and small stains on some pages, and rarely old traces of adhesive paper), however, the bindings are in good condition and the notebooks are very securely attached.