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1800 Buffon Natural History 168 Illustrated Maps Dogs Cats Evolution Science 15v
“Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were ‘Buffonians’.”
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, “Histoire Naturelle,” was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, he focused on the individual orders of living things. The DSB mentions that
“Buffon's order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science.”
This fine 15-volume edition was published in Paris in 1800 and includes numerous illustrations and folding views throughout! Views of animals, fossils, maps, and even human skeletons!
Item number: #12312
Price: $950
BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec
Histoire naturelle
A Paris : de l'imprimerie de F. Dufart, an viii. [1799-1800].
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 15 volumes
Volumes XVI - XXX
168 engravings
5 folding plates
Provenance: Bookplate - Madame Buor de la Mulnière.
Language: French
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
Very rare and desirable
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12312
“Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were ‘Buffonians’.”
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, “Histoire Naturelle,” was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, he focused on the individual orders of living things. The DSB mentions that
“Buffon's order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science.”
This fine 15-volume edition was published in Paris in 1800 and includes numerous illustrations and folding views throughout! Views of animals, fossils, maps, and even human skeletons!
Item number: #12312
Price: $950
BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec
Histoire naturelle
A Paris : de l'imprimerie de F. Dufart, an viii. [1799-1800].
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 15 volumes
Volumes XVI - XXX
168 engravings
5 folding plates
Provenance: Bookplate - Madame Buor de la Mulnière.
Language: French
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
Very rare and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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