BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (1707-1788)
Planches enluminées pour l'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. [1765-1780]
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Price Realised EUR 63,000
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EUR 30,000 - EUR 40,000
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BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (1707-1788)
Planches enluminées pour l'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. [1765-1780]
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Les planches manquantes sont les suivantes : 19, 52, 54, 105, 120, 201, 202, 203, 204, 246, 436, 437, 549, 664, 861, 866, 885. Les planches 205, 206 et 415, détachées et aux bords brunis, semblent avoir été ajoutées postérieurement à l'exemplaire (annotation manuscrite ancienne mentionnant le nom scientifique de l'espère sur les pl. 205 et 415). Dos et charnières légèrement frottés, coiffes abimées, marque foncée au premier plat du tome V.
The following plates are missing: 19, 52, 54, 105, 120, 201, 202, 203, 204, 246, 436, 437, 549, 664, 861, 866, 885. Plates 205, 206 and 415 are detached and browned in margins. They seem to have been added later to the copy (there also is an autograph note mentioning the scientific name of the species on pl. 205 and 415). Spine and hinges slightly rubbed, worn headcaps, dark stain on the upper cover of vol. 5.
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Lot 16Sale 21072
Planches enluminées pour l'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. [1765-1780]BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (1707-1788)Estimate: EUR 30,000 - 40,000
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