1856 Oeuvres Completes De Buffon Avec Des Extraits De Daubenton Tome IV Uncommon
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Click here to see our other books!Oeuvres Completes de BuffonAvec des Extraits de Daubenton et la Classification de Cuvier Tome QuatriemeHistoire Naturelle des MinerauxGeorges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon1856Adolphe Delahays : Paris11" by 7.5"493pp SUMMARY A pleasing and uncommon copy of Volume IV of the complete works of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon; containing his notable examinations on the natural history of minerals. Leather Binding, Pleasing Copy..., UncommonOverall Condition: Very Good IndeedThis book weighs 1.5 KG when packedUK Postage: £ 3.99US Postage: £ 23.99EU Postage: £ 18.99European Postage: £ 19.99Asia Postage: £ 31.99Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99
DESCRIPTIONGeorges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a renowned French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologist, often lauded as the father of natural history in the second half of the eighteenth century.In the original French.This work is volume IV only of the original nine volume work:
1. Matières générales. Théorie de la terre
2. Époque de la nature. Introduction à l'Histoire des Minéraux
3-4. Histoire naturelle des minéraux
5. Histoire naturelle de l'homme
6. Arithmétique morale. Histoire naturelle des animaux
7. Histoire naturelle des animaux
8-9. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.The original nine volume set features five hundred coloured illustrations (as detailed on this volumes' title page: 'ornées de cinq cents coloriés') with none bound in this copy.
CONDITIONRecked, with original crushed morocco binding and cloth over boards. Externally very smart, with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight rubbing to spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned but very bright and clean, with the odd scattered spot only to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wearVery Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copyVery Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copyGood - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as willbe described in the condition report under 'condition'Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repairPoor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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DESCRIPTIONGeorges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a renowned French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologist, often lauded as the father of natural history in the second half of the eighteenth century.In the original French.This work is volume IV only of the original nine volume work:
1. Matières générales. Théorie de la terre
2. Époque de la nature. Introduction à l'Histoire des Minéraux
3-4. Histoire naturelle des minéraux
5. Histoire naturelle de l'homme
6. Arithmétique morale. Histoire naturelle des animaux
7. Histoire naturelle des animaux
8-9. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.The original nine volume set features five hundred coloured illustrations (as detailed on this volumes' title page: 'ornées de cinq cents coloriés') with none bound in this copy.
CONDITIONRecked, with original crushed morocco binding and cloth over boards. Externally very smart, with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight rubbing to spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned but very bright and clean, with the odd scattered spot only to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wearVery Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copyVery Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copyGood - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as willbe described in the condition report under 'condition'Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repairPoor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEEWe offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions.Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected.Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
