76/1742 [Zoology]. Buffon, G.L.L. de a.o. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du cabinet du Roi. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1769-1787, 45 (of 52) vols., 525 engr. (fold.) plates, 4 fold. maps, contemp. unif. calf, gilt spine w. red mor. letter- and volume-piece.

- All vols. w. owners' stamp(s) on (h)title/ first/ final text leaf; some vols. occas. sl. wormholed; a few lvs. partly torn/ w. owner's annots. All vols. spine-ends worn/ chipped; some vols. covers sl. chafed/ rubbed; 4 vols. joints splitting; one vol. title-piece dam. Not collated.

= A complete set consists of 52 vols. containing 619 plates. This lot compises: 1. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Nouvelle edition, vols.1-5, 7-13 (1769-1770); 2. Histoire naturelle (...) des Oiseaux, vols.1-4, 9-18 (1770-1785); 3. Histoire naturelle des Minéraux, vols.1, 3-8 (1783-1787); 4. Histoire naturelle (...). Supplément, vols. 1-12 (1774-1782). Nissen, ZBI 673.