Bilder Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon - Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Nouvelle Édition



Beskrivning
"Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Nouvelle Édition [...]. Rédigé par C.S. Sonnini.". 127 volumes, octavo size (some occasional defects but generally in good condition). This collection comprises a full set of a new edition of the renowned work by Buffon (1707-1788), edited by the French naturalist C.-N.-S. Sonnini de Manoncourt (1751-1812). The volumes cover a wide range of subjects, including general topics such as the theory of the earth and mineralogy, as well as specific categories like quadrupeds, birds, fish, cetaceans, reptiles (authored by Daudin), mollusks (by Denys-Monfort), crustaceans and insects (by P.A. Latreille), and plants (by C.F. Brisseau-Mirbel). Illustrated with over 1,000 plates and complete with 2 volumes of tables. Referenced in Nissen (ZBI) 682.
Artist of Maker
Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Date
1799-1808