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CUVIER (Frédéric). SAINT-HILAIRE (Geoffroy) Histoire naturelle des mammifè
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CUVIER (Frédéric). SAINT-HILAIRE (Geoffroy) Histoire naturelle des mammifères, avec des figures originales enluminées, dessinées après des animaux vivants.
Paris, C. de Lasteyrie, 1820-1822. 3 volumes in-folio, period red half-maroquin with long grain and corners, smooth spine, author, title, tomaison, gilt scrolls and fleurons, untrimmed (corners dulled, some rubbing to the edges| on t.2, rubbing to the boards and snagging to the tail-cap, small number of pages).
to boards and snag to tail-cap, small snag to upper board of vol.1| few freckles| few negligible marginal tears).
"One of the most accurate and well-executed works on mammals to date" (Brunet).
Published under the auspices of the Paris Natural History Museum, and written by two of the most brilliant French zoologists of the time, this imposing work stands out as much for the scientific precision of its subject matter, as for the quality of its illustrations, produced by brilliant lithographers of the time, from drawings made on live models.
Published in 72 issues between 1818 and 1842, the complete work is said to contain 430 or 432 plates accompanied by the corresponding text.
Complete copies are extremely rare.
This copy contains the first 36 issues, i.e. 216 lithographed and colored plates. It retains wide margins (h = 54 cm.)| however, it has no title pages (we give the title appearing on the covers), nor the advertised prospectus leaf.
Detailed collation on request.
(Brunet II, 1535| Nissen ZBI 1525)
Paris, C. de Lasteyrie, 1820-1822. 3 volumes in-folio, period red half-maroquin with long grain and corners, smooth spine, author, title, tomaison, gilt scrolls and fleurons, untrimmed (corners dulled, some rubbing to the edges| on t.2, rubbing to the boards and snagging to the tail-cap, small number of pages).
to boards and snag to tail-cap, small snag to upper board of vol.1| few freckles| few negligible marginal tears).
"One of the most accurate and well-executed works on mammals to date" (Brunet).
Published under the auspices of the Paris Natural History Museum, and written by two of the most brilliant French zoologists of the time, this imposing work stands out as much for the scientific precision of its subject matter, as for the quality of its illustrations, produced by brilliant lithographers of the time, from drawings made on live models.
Published in 72 issues between 1818 and 1842, the complete work is said to contain 430 or 432 plates accompanied by the corresponding text.
Complete copies are extremely rare.
This copy contains the first 36 issues, i.e. 216 lithographed and colored plates. It retains wide margins (h = 54 cm.)| however, it has no title pages (we give the title appearing on the covers), nor the advertised prospectus leaf.
Detailed collation on request.
(Brunet II, 1535| Nissen ZBI 1525)