BUFFON. Set of 11 volumes. - Lot 24

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BUFFON. Set of 11 volumes. - Lot 24
BUFFON. Set of 11 volumes. Complete Works of Count Buffon—History of Quadrupeds, Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1775/1777, in-12, full leather binding, decorated raised spine, marbled title labels, volume numbers, and edges. Signs of wear, scuffing, stains (inside and out), and some variations in condition per volume. Volume I—Domestic Animals: p. 9–Pl. 1, p. 224–Pl. 2, p. 252–Pl. 3, p. 270–Pl. 4–7, p. 308–Pl. 9, 10, and 8, p. 309–Table of the Order of Dogs (fold-out), p. 372–Pl. 11–22, 25–27, 23, 24, and 28 (annotated on p. 392) and p. 392–Pl. 30. Error in the order of the plates. Volume II—Wild Animals—all 32 plates present: P.250—Pl.15 (annotated on page 252). Front cover missing. Volume III—complete set of 18 plates. Volume IV—complete set of 21 plates. Yellowed pages. Volume V—complete set of 28 plates. Volume VI—complete set of 28 plates. Volume VII—complete set of 36 plates. Volume VIII—complete with tables and 35 plates; the last one is labeled XXXI. Volume IX—complete with 32 plates. Volume X—complete with 24 plates. Volume XI - complete set of 20 plates. Items may be picked up by appointment starting July 23 in Paris’s 15th arrondissement (Metro: Pasteur), free of charge through September 15.
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