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76 - BONNET (Charles). Works on Natural History and Philosophy.
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BONNET (Charles). Works on Natural History and Philosophy. Neuchâtel, Samuel Fauche, 1779–1783. 18 volumes in-8, 11.5 × 19 cm, contemporary binding in marbled fawn calfskin, spine decorated with faux raised bands and gilt motifs. First collected edition, partly original, in in-8 format, published in the same year as the in-4 edition. Illustrated with 56 engraved plates and 2 tables. Without the portrait. A very fine copy, highly decorative. Complete with the errata sheets. A few leaves and plates show uniform foxing. A minor tear to the upper cap of the second volume Details: Treatise on Entomology… (vol. 1).— Miscellaneous Observations on Insects (vol. 2).— Memoirs on Natural History… (vol. 3).— Research into the use of leaves in plants… (vols. 4 & 5).— Considerations on Organised Bodies. (vols. 5 & 6).— Contemplation of Nature. (vols. 7–9).— Writings on natural history (including a Treatise on seeds… Thoughts on the fertilisation of plants, a Treatise on bees, etc.) (vol. 10).— Writings and letters on natural history. (vol. 11).— Letters on Various Subjects of Natural History. (vols. 12 & 13).— An Analytical Essay on the Faculties of the Mind. (vol. 14).— Philosophical Palingenesis. (vols. 15 & 16).— Essay on Psychology. (vol. 17).— Miscellaneous Writings. (vol. 18). 1: 2 folios, XLVIII + 362 pp., 2 folios, 7 folded plates, 2 folded tables. 2: 2 folios, 462 pp., 1 folio, 5 folded plates. 3: 2 folios, II + 364 pp., 2 folded plates. 4: 2 ff., 464 pp., 31 folded plates. 5: 2 ff., 4 + 468 pp., 1 folded plate. 6: 2 ff., 550 pp. 7: 2 ff., XXVIII + 364 pp., 2 ff., 2 folded plates. 8: 2 ff., 540 pp. 9: 2 ff., 464 pp. 10: 1 fol., VI + 392 pp., 2 ff., 3 folded plates. 11: 2 ff., 400 pp., 5 folded plates. 12: 2 ff., 500 pp. 13: 2 leaves, XXXVI pp., 1 folio, 320 pp. 14: 2 leaves, 340 pp., 15: 2 leaves, XIV + 496 pp., 1 folio. 16: 2 leaves, 538 pp., 1 f. 17: XXXII + 352 pp., 1 f. 18: 2 ff., 376 pp., 1 f. – Experts: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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