BUFFON (Leclerc, comte de). ● Histoire naturelle générale et - Lot 219

BUFFON (Leclerc, comte de). ● Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, avec la description du cabinet du Roi. [Theory of the earth; natural history of man; quadruped animals]. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1749-1767. 15 volumes. 1 gr. vign. to title and 1 other in entablature in each vol. 2 folding maps, one folding table and 575 engraved hors-texte pl. of which 187 folding. ●● Supplément [...] [Theory of the earth; introduction to the history of minerals; natural history of man and quadruped animals; epochs of nature]. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1774-1789. 7 volumes. 2 folding maps and 225 h.-t. plates, 7 of which are folded. ●●● Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1783. 9 vols. 1 gr. vign. to title and 1 other in entablature in each vol. 231 gr. pl. hors-texte. 31 vol. in-4°. Marbled fawn calf, 5-rib spine with fleurons, red morocco title page, triple gilt fillet on covers and double or triple fillet on edges, red edges (period binding). First edition of BUFFON's great work. (Cohen, 193). The set is complete with 1035 hors-texte engravings, in its original binding. Off-text plates: General Natural History. I: 2 folding maps; T. II: 7 folding plates; III: 17 folding plates; IV: 23 folding plates; V: 52 folding plates and 1 folding table; VI: 57 folding plates; VII: 48 plates (of which 31 folding plates); VIII: 54 plates; IX: 41 plates; X: 57 plates; XI: 43 plates; XII: 58 plates; XIII: 59 plates; XIV: 41 plates; XV: 18 plates. Very fresh interior, engravings in excellent print. Supplements. I: 1 gr. vign. on c. and 16 pl. of which 1 folding; II: 1 gr. vign. on c.; III: 1 gr. vign. on c. and 66 pl.; IV: 6 pl.; V: 2 folding maps and 6 pl. of which 4 folding; VI: 1 vig. in entablature and 49 pl. of which 2 folding; VII: 1 vig. in entablature and 82 pl. Some foxing, good printing of engravings. Natural history of birds. I: 29 p.; II: 27 p. (large inner foxing on p. II "Cock"); III: 30 p.; IV: 27 p.; V: 22 p. (circles without damage to drawing); VI: 26 p.; VII: 31 p.; VIII: 39 p. Engravings sometimes faintly printed, some foxing and a few browned sections. The spines of the Supplements and the Birds are uniform, the irons differ slightly from those of the Natural History. The bindings show some signs of wear, particularly to the title-pieces: many are detached and collected in the corresponding volume. Fresh interior, complete with engravings.