HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES INSECTES composee d'apres Reaumur, Geoffroy, Degeer, Roese,l Linnee, Fabricius, et les meilleurs ouvrages qui ont paru sur cette partie; redigee suivant la methode d'Olivier et ornee de figures dessinees d'apres nature. (Seule Edition Complete Des Suites A Buffon, Format In-18, Insectes.) [complete in ten volumes]

A la librairie encyclopedique de Roret Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 16mo. "TIGNY ( G.T. DE ) NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS" complete in ten volumes. 1830. Scarce, the only edition of The Suites to Buffon after: Reaumur, Geoffroy, Degeer, Roese,l Linnaeus, Fabricius. Reviewed, enlarged, and upgraded according to current knowledge ... (1830). A very good set with 117 plates of which 114 hand-coloured, the plates are numbered 1-109 but with 8 additional bis plates (30 bis, 50 bis, 59 bis, 65 bis, 98 bis, 102 bis, 105 bis & 109 bis.) There are no obviously missing plates. This work was issued with plain or hand-coloured plates; the latter much more desirable as in this copy. For collation of plates for each volume see below. 16mo 90 x 135mm. Bound in contemporary quarter red morocco with four raised bands to the spines. , gilt lettering and decoration. Red and black marbled boards. Bindings very good with a little rubbing and light general wear. Contents clean and tight, original marbled end papers, no inscriptions but for previous booksellers notes and collation. Plates very good and clean, several plates to vol. IV with a small stain to the lower blank outer corner, but not affecting printed area. Several internal hinges a little worn, but all volumes remain strongly bound. A very good set. [Collation of plates for each volume as follows. Vol. I: 11 h/c plts.; vol. II: 11 h/c plts.; vol. III: 11 h/c plts. inc. plt.30 bis; vol. IV: 13 h/c plts.; vol. V: 12 plates of which 11 h/c, inc. plt. 55 bis; vol. VI: 11 h/c plts. inc. plts. 59 bis & 65 bis; vol. VII: 12 h/c plts.; vol. VIII: 11 h/c plts.; vol. IX: 12 h/c plts. inc. plt. 98 bis; & vol. X: 13 plts. of which 11 h/c, inc. plts. 102 bis, 105 bis & 109 bis.] Sheepskin. Marbled dishes smooth backs decorated with gilded fillets and florets. at the heel: gilded initials "F.H". --- well-preserved 2-century bindings except for 4 tiny wormholes: at the back of volumes 2 & 5, not reflected internally, and very light scratching: on a titled part of volume 10 ( reported by honesty ) --- 3500 sewn pages printed on well-preserved paper, despite scattered foxing and a few burnished pages but: very good readability... marbled slices. --- 113 PLATES ( black and white ) Out of text captioned --- volume 10 in fine: 64 pages of table of contents of the 10 volumes See our other sales, thank you Shipping costs for metropolitan France: FREE For other countries, ask for the amount of shipping costs BEFORE PLACING AN ORDER 0 0.