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Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

98 - [NATURAL HISTORY] - BUFFON (Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of)…
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Estimate €150 - €250
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[NATURAL HISTORY] - BUFFON (Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of) - The Complete Works of Buffon, followed by the comparative classification of Cuvier, Lesson, etc., etc. - Paris; Pourrat Frères, 1839 - 5 volumes, large 8vo - Some foxing, yellowed pages, a few scattered stains, 1 plate almost detached - Text in two columns - Frontispiece portrait, 3 fold-out maps, 1 across a double page, 11 black-and-white plates and 108 colour plates in period colours, some gummed, by Fournier, Legrand, Oudet, Bourey, Massard, … after Traviès, Pretre, Prevost, …, making a total of 124 plates, including 76 colour plates of birds - Contemporary half-chagrin binding in brown (covers partially covered in leather) – Smooth spines, decorated, with titles and volume numbers in gold.
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About the sale Antique and modern books and documents
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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