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19 - LACEPEDE (Count of) – Lacépède’s Natural History, comprising…
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LACEPEDE (Count of) – Lacépède’s Natural History, comprising cetaceans, oviparous quadrupeds, snakes and fish. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1839, quarto, XII-663 + 647 pp., contemporary binding, brown half-calf, plain spine with decoration, marbled edges. Both volumes. New edition, preceded by Cuvier’s eulogy of Lacépède. With notes and the new classification by Mr A.-G. Desmarets. Thirty-five colour plates, protected by serpentine paper.
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About the sale Books from Lorraine (Toul) and second-hand books; comic books (Tintin and Asterix)
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Auction time 09/01/2026 at 2:00 PM
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