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1486 - Botany and Zoology
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Estimate €750 - €1,000
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Botany and Zoology Bonnet, Charles Works on Natural History and Philosophy. 18 vols. With 1 engraved portrait frontispiece, 56 folded plates and 2 folded tables. Neuchâtel: Samuel Fauche, 1779–1783. 8°. Bound uniformly. Contemporary calfskin binding, each volume with a mounted spine label and gold-stamped titles and floral gilding, endpapers of marbled paper and marbled edges on three sides (vol. 2 with a small restored defect on the front cover, vol. 3 with a small defect on the upper headband, headbands partly with small tears). Nissen, ZBI 461. Cf. Horn-Schenkling 1979. Lonchamp 383. Cf. Wellcome II, 200. – Second complete edition of the works of the famous Swiss naturalist and philosopher Charles Bonnet (1720–1793). In addition to numerous botanical and zoological (as well as entomological) treatises, it also contains Bonnet’s correspondence with Lazzaro Spallanzani, as well as philosophical essays, particularly on Leibniz’s philosophy and psychology. – Flyleaf partly loose; vol. 1 has a small moisture stain on the upper margin and vol. 5 has a few leaves with a small moisture stain on the lower margin; only slight browning overall. An extremely well-preserved and complete set with consistently magnificent and nuanced copperplate engravings in decorative bindings. Botany – Zoology – 18 vols. With 1 engraved portrait frontispiece, 56 folded plates and 2 folded tables. Bound in calf, each volume with a mounted label and gilt title on the spine, marbled paper endpapers and marbled edges on three sides. (Vol. 2 has a small restored defect on the cover; Vol. 3 has a small defect on the upper capital; some volumes have small tears on the capitals). – Second complete edition of the works of the famous Swiss naturalist and philosopher Charles Bonnet (1720–1793). - Fly-leaves partly loosened; in vol. 1, in the upper margin; in vol. 5, a few pages in the lower margin with a small water stain; overall, only minimally browned. An exceptionally well-preserved and complete series with magnificent and nuanced copperplate engravings throughout, in decorative bindings.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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