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two parrots sitting on a branch of a treepainting of a lion standing on a rock in a fieldtwo birds that are sitting on a tree branchtwo birds that are sitting on the groundtwo owls sitting on a tree branch next to a castletwo pictures of horses running in the same directiontwo illustrations of a tiger and a cheetah walking on a rockseveral books are stacked on top of each other on a white surfacean old book with a black and white image of the title of debuffonan old black and white photo of a man in a suit and bow tie
Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

101 - [NATURAL HISTORY] – BUFFON (Louis Le Clerc, Count of) – The …
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[NATURAL HISTORY] – BUFFON (Louis Le Clerc, Count of) – The Complete Works of Buffon, edited by M. A. Richard, with the comparative classification of Cuvier and Lesson, and extracts from Daurenton – Paris; Administration de Librairie, 1851 – 20 tomes in 19 volumes, In-8° – Traces of mould on the first volume, foxing on tome III, scattered foxing, sometimes pronounced – Frontispiece portrait, 1 double-page map, 8 black-and-white plates, 85 hand-coloured and gummed plates after Traviès - Contemporary green half-basane binding - Smooth spines with decorative decoration, titles and volume numbers in gold - Edges speckled with brown - As is. Expert: Caroline Velk - 06.99.94.10.05
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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