LACEPEDE, Bernard-German-Etienne... Comte de.

Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes-Ovipares. Suite et Complement es Oeurves De Buffon.. [11 of 12 Volumes].

Paris. Rapet. 1818-1819. 8vo., 20cm, Eleven (of twelve) volumes, wanting Vol. 6. With numerous (c.250) engraved plate illustrations including frontis portrait, bound in contemporary full tree calf, full gilt decorated panels, double black and tan leather labels, wear on the edges, a few spine edges chipped, a very good internally fine and clean sound set. Item #41385

~ Lacepede (1756-1825), invited by Buffon to work on continuation of "Histoire Naturelle..." published "Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares" first in 1789, which appeared after Buffon death. ~ Over six thousand pages of text, plus indexes.

Price: $900.00