8 VOLS BUFFON NATURAL HISTORY 300, PLATES Primates Cats Pachyderm 1st ED 1780
Item History & Price
I have here for sale a RARE 8 volume SET of BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL AND PARTICULAR. Volumes I -VIII. These FIRST EDITIONS were published in 1780 by WILLIAM CREECH, Edinburgh.
Thoroughly and beautifully illustrated over 300 full page engraved plates.
Volume I: Includes -The History and Theory of the Earth - Proofs of the Theory of the Earth, with engraved Frontispiece of Buffon and fold out map of New Continent. Plates i-ii ( lacking plate i) (2) 514pp.V...olume II: Includes-The History of Animals & Vegetables, This History of Man: plates iii-viii.(6)517pp.Volume III: Includes- The Natural History of Man, Dissertation on The Nature of Animals, plates xi-xxiii, & lviii (18) 524pp.Volume IV : Includes The Natural History of the Dog through to The Marmot of The Cape of Good Hope, plts xxiv - xcix, (but lacking li, lii, liii, lix, lx, lxi, lxii, lxiii, lxiv, lxv, lxvii, lxx, lxii)-(86) 352 pp.Volume V : Includes - The Natural History of the Bear through to the Mexican Opossum, plts c-clxii, (but lacking cx-cxiii) - (59) 440pp.Volume VI : Includes - The Natural History of the Elephant through to the Gazelles plts clxiii-cxcvii (35) 443pp.Volume VII : Includes - The Natural History of Bubalus - Treatise of the Degeneration of Animals, cxcviii-ccli. (54) 452pp.Volume VIII : Dissertation on the Mules - The Natural History of the Madagascar Rat, cclii-ccxcv including ccxl 2d, 3d, 4d, (but lacking cclvi) - (46) 352pp.
Uniformly half bound in leather over green paper covered boards. Gilt title lettering to the spine. Shelf wear evident and tanned marked boards. But all are firm. Splitting to the front top spine edge of volume iv. Board edges rubbed. As stated there are missing plates but they do not look as if they have been removed especially - in volume iv, I suspect they have been mistakenly missed by the binder (?). A couple of the pages have small tears as does the map on the fold. These books are in good condition, they are tightly bound. 22cm x 14 cm.
If you have any questions with regard to this item, please contact me I will do my best to answer your query.
Postage and packing : if you are considering buying more than 1 item on my eBay account, I will combine the items into the fewest parcels possible and reduce the price of the postage cost - saving you money :) My main posting days are Monday and Thursday ie.If you place an order and payment is received after Thursday 12.00 noon your order will be posted out on Monday. If you place an order and payment is received after Monday 12.00 noon your order will be posted out Thursday morning. If you require your book urgently please contact me and I will do my best. :)
Thoroughly and beautifully illustrated over 300 full page engraved plates.
Volume I: Includes -The History and Theory of the Earth - Proofs of the Theory of the Earth, with engraved Frontispiece of Buffon and fold out map of New Continent. Plates i-ii ( lacking plate i) (2) 514pp.V...olume II: Includes-The History of Animals & Vegetables, This History of Man: plates iii-viii.(6)517pp.Volume III: Includes- The Natural History of Man, Dissertation on The Nature of Animals, plates xi-xxiii, & lviii (18) 524pp.Volume IV : Includes The Natural History of the Dog through to The Marmot of The Cape of Good Hope, plts xxiv - xcix, (but lacking li, lii, liii, lix, lx, lxi, lxii, lxiii, lxiv, lxv, lxvii, lxx, lxii)-(86) 352 pp.Volume V : Includes - The Natural History of the Bear through to the Mexican Opossum, plts c-clxii, (but lacking cx-cxiii) - (59) 440pp.Volume VI : Includes - The Natural History of the Elephant through to the Gazelles plts clxiii-cxcvii (35) 443pp.Volume VII : Includes - The Natural History of Bubalus - Treatise of the Degeneration of Animals, cxcviii-ccli. (54) 452pp.Volume VIII : Dissertation on the Mules - The Natural History of the Madagascar Rat, cclii-ccxcv including ccxl 2d, 3d, 4d, (but lacking cclvi) - (46) 352pp.
Uniformly half bound in leather over green paper covered boards. Gilt title lettering to the spine. Shelf wear evident and tanned marked boards. But all are firm. Splitting to the front top spine edge of volume iv. Board edges rubbed. As stated there are missing plates but they do not look as if they have been removed especially - in volume iv, I suspect they have been mistakenly missed by the binder (?). A couple of the pages have small tears as does the map on the fold. These books are in good condition, they are tightly bound. 22cm x 14 cm.
If you have any questions with regard to this item, please contact me I will do my best to answer your query.
Postage and packing : if you are considering buying more than 1 item on my eBay account, I will combine the items into the fewest parcels possible and reduce the price of the postage cost - saving you money :) My main posting days are Monday and Thursday ie.If you place an order and payment is received after Thursday 12.00 noon your order will be posted out on Monday. If you place an order and payment is received after Monday 12.00 noon your order will be posted out Thursday morning. If you require your book urgently please contact me and I will do my best. :)
