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[CUVIER et al.] Dictionary of Natural Sciences
Paris, Levrau…
See original version (French)
231
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[CUVIER et al.] Dictionary of Natural Sciences
Paris, Levrau…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
[CUVIER et al.]
Dictionary of Natural Sciences
Paris, Levrault, 1816–1830.
ATLAS OF PLATES ONLY: 12 vols. in-8, contemporary marine half-calf, spines richly decorated lengthwise, marbled edges.
Brochant de Villers: Crystallography. Brongniart: Mineralogy. Cloquet: Fishes and Reptiles. Duméril: Insects. Desmarest: Crustaceans. Ducrotay de Blainville: Worms and Zoophytes, Conchylology and Malacology. Cuvier: Mammals. Dumont de Sainte-Croix: Ornithology. Jussieu and Turpin: Botany. Bindings in good overall condition, spines very slightly sun-faded and with minor flaws. Approximately 1,200 plates by Turpin and Prêtre, almost all finely coloured at the time. Plates in good condition, with a few minor foxing spots. Text volumes not included.
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