FR EN
1 / 4
a book with a picture of an eagle on itsix old books lined up in a row on a white surfaceseveral old books stacked on top of each other on a white surfacetwo old books sitting on top of each other on a table
BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés

65 - ALLÉON-DULAC (Jean-Louis)]. Mélanges d'histoire naturelle… L…
See original version (French)

Estimate €180 - €200
Sale commission
Description
ALLÉON-DULAC (Jean-Louis)]. Mélanges d'histoire naturelle… Lyon, Benoît Duplain, 1763–1765. 6 volumes in-12, XVI + 456 pp., 1 folded plate & XV + 472 pp., 2 ff., 5 folded plates & XII + 467 pp., 3 plates, including 2 folded plates & VIII + 472 pp., 2 folded plates & XII + 500 pp. & VIII + 536 pp., contemporary binding in marbled fawn calfskin, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt motifs. First edition. Illustrated with 11 plates, 10 of which are folded. A fine copy, from the library of Father Jean-Jacques Aubert, a Mercedarian (heraldic bookplate pasted onto the title page of the first volume). Labels from the Parisian bookseller Marie-Rosalie Huzard, wife of the eminent veterinary surgeon and bibliophile Jean-Baptiste Huzard, pasted on the reverse of the first flyleaves. A small marginal wormhole in the final volume. The binding and edges of the first volume are different. Headbands, corners and jaws rubbed. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
Auction location
Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15251 - 103
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like