ORBIGNY, Alcide d'

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ORBIGNY, Alcide d'
Dictionary of natural history. Paris, at the publisher, C. Renard, s. d. 13 volumes in 25 volumes in-8 + 3 volumes of plates. Half green basane, gilt spine, gilt title, author and tomaison, label stuck to the last box. The atlas is well present and includes 280 color plates engraved on steel. There must be 288 plates. Some foxing to the text and to the serpents. Rubbing to the spine of the bindings, tear to the spine of volume 1, important loss to the cover of volume 8, corners dull. Volume II of the atlas partly disbound. Attached: New dictionary of natural history, applied to the arts, mainly to agriculture and to rural and domestic economy. By a society of naturalists and farmers; Paris, Deterville, Imprimerie Crapelet, 1803. 6 vol. in-8. Half contemporary basane, pink paper title page, red morocco medallion, gilt spines. 6 first volumes only, up to Cub. Numerous plates out of text.
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