Lot 512
Hand-coloured engravings - Buffon, G.L.M.L., comte de
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
£1,125
Description
Histoire naturelle, génerale et particulière des plantes. Paris: F. Dufart, an x. Volumes 1-6 part 1 and 7-11; Oiseaux. Volumes 1-22; Mollusques. Volume 6 only; Crustacés et des insectes. 14 volumes; Quadrupèdes. Volumes 32-36, 8vo, numerous engraved plates in two states, one set printed in colour, some finished by hand, calf, plate margins slightly discoloured, many boards detached, some spines lacking; and other volumes from the same set; sold not subject to return (50)