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59 - SCIENCES/PAEONOLOGY]
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Estimate €300 - €400
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SCIENCES/PAEONOLOGY] M***] DEZALLIER D'ARGENVILLE (Antoine Joseph) Natural History Elucidated in One of its Principal Parts: Oryctology, which deals with earths, stones, metals, minerals and other fossils, Paris, Le Bure, 1755 Three parts in one quarto volume, bound in full calfskin, with gilt borders on the covers, ribbed spine with gilt decoration; frontispiece, (6) pages, XVJ, 560 pages, (2), 23 engraved plates outside the text First edition. A work containing a new method, in Latin and French, for classifying these subjects, and a critical review of the principal works published on these subjects. Enriched with figures drawn from nature. 24 engraved plates (frontispiece + 23 plates in the text) out of the 26 expected. Split joints, worn corners, trimmed caps.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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