Uncommon "natural History Of Buffon" In 11 Vol. Decorated With 185 Figures, P. Bernard Year XII

Complete in 11 volumes in 8, half sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, with reinforced corners, cream titles and volume numbers, pink speckled paper covers, Complete Edition of Buffon by P. Bernard, in Paris at Chapart, Caille and Ravier, Booksellers, rue Pavée-St.-André. (Year XII. - 1804): "Natural History of Buffon", arranged according to the plan drawn by himself, and in which the text of the Author has been religiously preserved. New Edition, decorated with 185 intaglio Figures; increased 1° by the Life of Buffon; 2° by the Analytical Table of Works; 3° by a Nitice on Montbeillard; and adopted by the Government. For Public Instruction, by P. Bernard. A charming edition in respectable condition on beautiful paper with a very clean (rag) shape, the figures in full... A beautiful instructive series in condition from the very beginning of the 19th century, First Empire, a period when people waged war more than learned... A true merit of the Publisher