Oeuvres complètes

GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE BUFFON - 1707-1788, Oeuvres complètes, BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de.- Oeuvres complètes de Buffon avec la nomenclature linnéenne et la classification de Cuvier.- Revues sur l'édition in-4º de l'Imprimerie Royale et annotées / par M. Flourens.- Paris: Garnier Frères, s.d. [ca. 1855].- 12 vols.: il.; 27 cm.- E. Late edition, tough monumental, of a classical work in the field of Natural history that, although from a scientific point of view does not have the importance corresponding to its fame, is especially appreciated by the attractive engravings that usually illustrate it. The first tome ("Histoire de la Terre; Histoire générale des animaux ") is illustrated with a portrait of the author (1707-1788), an allegorical frontispiece, two maps and three coloured engravings (observations under the microscope); The following eight include 139 engravings, also hand-coloured; The last three tomes do not include any plate. The number of engravings is variable from copy to copy and, in the absence of an index, it is difficult to verify any faults. A four-volume complement was also published by Georges Cuvier and Bernard de Lacépède. Some engravings with traces of foxing. 19th century bookbinding with leather spines.