Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, : avec la description du cabinet du roy.
by BUFFON, Georges Louis Leclerc
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- Hardcover
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1767 Buffon MONKEY Primate Evolution Zoology Natural History ANIMALS Illustrated
"Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were 'Buffonians'"
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, "Histoire Naturelle," was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all of natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, it focuses only minerals, birds, and quadrupeds.
The volume of this set was the original final volume of the complete set. This popular volume is a continuation of the previous tome, a volume describing monkeys and includes descriptions that helped develop evolutionary theories. The illustrations include smaller monkeys such as: saki monkey, capuchin, horned monkeys, tamarin monkey, spider monkey, and many other lesser-known, small primate species.
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BUFFON, Georges Louis Leclerc
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, : avec la description du cabinet du roy.
À Paris, : De l'Imprimerie royale., [1767]. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages;
o [6], 207, [1], cccxxiv, [2]
o 18 leaves of plates
o Includes 'general' title page consistent with first editions
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 8.25in (25.5cm x 21cm)
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- Title
- Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, : avec la description du cabinet du roy.
- Author
- BUFFON, Georges Louis Leclerc
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- De l'Imprimerie royale
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1767
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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