Buffon George Louis Leclerc Comte (51 results)
Language: English
Published by De L'imprimerie Royale, 1778
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Buffon, George Louis Leclerc, Comte De - French Naturalist - An Original Antique Engraved Portrait
BUFFON, GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE (1707-88) - An Antique Original Engraved Portrait
Language: English
Published by London, 1840
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine original steel engraving. ca. 1840 Mounted and ready to frame. An excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage. Engraved By Hart (illustrator).
Buffon, G. L. L. - French Naturalist - An Original Engraved Antique Portrait
BUFFON, GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE (1707-88) - An Antique Original Engraved Portrait
Language: English
Published by Mackenzie
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine engraving. Mounted and ready to frame. An excellent opportunity to purchase this decorative and attractive portrait. Engraved By Hart (illustrator).

Buffon. Brustbild im Anzug en face. Stahlstich um 1850
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Leipzig: Meyer's Conversations-Lexikon um, 1850
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Add to basket1. Original-Stahlstich auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt, bildliche Darstellung ca. 8,5 x 7 cm, Blattgröße ca. 23,5 x 14 cm, sehr gut erhalten 1100 gr.
Buffon, George Louis Leclerc, Comte De - French Naturalist - with Printed Signature - an Original Antique Engraved Portrait
BUFFON, GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE (1707-88) - an Original Antique Engraved Portrait
Language: English
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Published by Printed for R. Morison and Son, booksellers, Perth; J. Ogle, Edinburgh; W. Coke, Leith; J. Gilles, and Brash and Reid, Glasgow; J. Burnet, Aberdeen; and Vernor and Hood, Birchin-Lane, London, Edinburgh, 1795
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Complete two volume set. Contemporary full marbled calf leather bindings. Spines with gilt decoration, red morocco title label and oval volume label. Wear to volume label of volume I. Gilt decorated board edges. Rubbing and slight cracking to joints. Light wear to ends of spines. Wear to upper corners of boards. Good solid bindings, very clean text throughout. Complete with the engraved frontis plus 39 numbered plates and six unnumbered plates. Final plate is a fold-out. In Volume I plates 5 and 6 have been neatly coloured with watercolours, plates 9 and 10 have been partially coloured in red watercolour. All plates are otherwise in excellent condition, some plates are bound out of sequence. A well-illustrated abridgement of Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, in attractive period bindings. ESTC: T490536. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. x, 211, [1]; [2], 184.…
Published by Paris: L'Impremerie Royale, 1779
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeather Bound. Condition: with no dust jacket. No Dust Jacket. Fair; Brown leather over boards, edges well worn, cover detached, text block split in two, missing front end paper, all other pages intact, ; Tome Dix-huitieme; 16mo 6" - 7" tall b002i5hnws.

Der Palmiste. Zwei Hörnchen mit Palmenbaum und Palmenfrüchten. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Ein canadischer Fischotter. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Der Polatüche. Graues Eichhörnchen. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Der Iltis. Iltis im Hühnerstall über erlegtem Hahn. Original-Kupferstich von F.N. Rolffsen aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher; Franz Nikolaus Rolffsen (1719-1802), deutscher Kupferstecher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, rechts unten vom Stecher F.N. Rolffsen in der Platte signiert, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Der Zorill. Füchschen. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Die Zibethkatze. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Der Serval. Wildkatze. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Ein anderer indianischer Widder. Widder vor aztekischen Ruinen. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Der Agouti. Rennmaus. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…

Der Genette. Zwei Ginsterkatzen auf Felsen. Original-Kupferstich aus der "Allgemeinen Historie der Natur" von Comte de Buffon bei Pauli 1783
George-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), französischer Naturforscher
Language: German
Published by Berlin: Joachim Pauli Buchhändler, 1783
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Add to basketOriginal-Kupferstich mit dekorativ abgestztem Plattenrand auf rückseitig unbedrucktem Büttenblatt mit Wasserzeichen, bildliche Darstellung ca. 19 x 15 cm, Blattgröße ca. 24,5 x 20 cm, kräftiger und prägnanter Abdruck, im breiten Rand außerhalb der bildlichen Darstellung etwas Alterspatina, ansonsten sauber und sehr gut erhalten, selten 1100 gr.…
More imagesPublished by Troppau, Traßler 1785., 1785
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Add to basketBd. 4 (v. 7). 8°. 1 Bll., 428 S. Mit 1 farb. Frontisp. u. 7 gefalt. kolor. Kupfertaf. HLdr. d. Zt. Kap. bestoßen. Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
OEurves Completes de Buffon Augmentees de la Classification de. G. Cuvier. OEuvres de Comte de Lacepede Comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupedes Ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cetaces. Tomes IV-XII
Comte de Buffon (George-Louis Leclerc); Comte de Lacepede (Berbard Germain)
Published by Societe Bibliophile, 1860
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Published by Milano, 1812
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Add to basketUntertitel: Compendiata da C.S.B.M. ad uso della gioventu italiana. Untergebiet: Biologie Abbildungen: 12 Kupfer-Tafeln Zustand: Rücken defekt. Im Bund locker Seiten: XII/167 S. Format: Kl.-8°. Einband: Pbd. Gebiet: Zoologie.

Published by Chez Th. Lejeune, A Bruxelles, 1828
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Add to basketCopertina rigida. Condition: Discreto. Opera completa in 14 volumi raccolti in sette tomi. Cm.22,4x14,5. Pg.484; 484; 504; 504; 440; 472; 492; 490; 396; 340; 470; 476; 408; 416. Sobrie legature coeve in mz.pelle con piatti marmorizzati. Tasselli con titoli e filetti in oro. Tagli spruzzati. Testo su due colonne. Fioriture diffuse. Piano dell'Opera: Vol.I-IV: "Théorie de la terre"; Vol.V: "Histoire naturelle de l'homme"; Vol.VI-X: "Mammifères"; Vol.XI-XIV: "Oiseaux". Non sono presente le tavole fuori testo, solo il ritratto di Buffon e die Daubenton all'antiporta dei primi due tomi. Edizione belga, priva di illustrazioni, della monumentale opera del Conte di Buffon. Georges Louis Leclerc, conte di Buffon (Montbard, 1707-1788), naturalista, biologo, zoologo, matematico e cosmologo, fu uno degli esponenti di spicco dell'epoca illuministica, influenzando non poco le successive teorie evoluzionistiche, da Lamarck fino allo stesso Darwin. Discendente da una famiglia della piccola aristocrazia, assunse il titolo di Conte di Buffon, con il quale è universalmente noto, solo nel 1773. La presente costituisce la sua opera fondamentale, e tra l'altro alcune sue teorie astronomiche gli causarono non pochi problemi con la Chiesa francese. L"'Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière", stampata la prima volta presso l'"Imprimerie Royale", apparve tra il 1749 e il 1789 in 36 volumi, di cui gli ultimi otto postumi curati da Bernard Lacépède, ed ebbe un ruolo essenziale nei primi studi di anatomia comparativa, grazie anche ad un ricchissimo apparato iconografico. Ebbe validissimi collaboratori, quali Daubenton, Guéneau de Montbeillard, Faujas de Saint-Fond, Bexon, Sonnini de Manoncourt, etc. L'Opera riscosse immediato straordinario successo, tradotta in moltissime lingue. 10000 gr.…
More imagesPublished by Paris Eymery Fruger & Cie -28, 1825
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Add to basket0. 25 Bände. Unbeschnittene, teils auch unaufgeschnittene Interims-Verlagseinbände mit bedruckten Deckel, Rückenschild. Kapitale und Ecken teils bestoßen. Teils stärker braun- und stockfleckig, die Tafeln (bis auf eine) sauber und allenfalls leicht gebräunt. Eine Tafel fast lose. Wenige Textblätter mit größerem Einriß. 2 Bll. mit Marginalien von alter Hd (nicht buchtext-bezogen). Die Bände I-IV zur Erdgeschichte, V-VII Mineralogie, IX Naturgeschichte der Tiere, X-XI Der Mensch, XII-XVII Vierfüßer (91 kolorierte Tafeln), XVIII-XXV Vögel (126 kolorierte Tafeln). XXVI Supplement. Das Grundwerk 1825, das Supplement 1828. - Ohne den Band VIII. Die farbigen Tafeln auf besserem Karton, diese deshalb durchweg sehr sauber. Insgesamt 242 Tafeln (davon 229 farbig, wovon 12 im Supplement) sowie 4 Faltkarten. Die unkolorierten Tafeln und Karten u.a. mit dem Portait Buffons, 2 allegorisch-mythologischen Tafeln, je einer Karte von Afrika mit Europa und Nord- und Südamerika, einer Teilkarte von Frankreich, einer Karte mit den Polen und 3 Tafeln mit technischen Geräten. - Die im Titel genannte Tafel mit den rezent entdeckten Tieren nicht dabei, möglicherweise im hier fehlenden Band VIII. - Nissen, ZBI 689 dat. 1828-33 (mit separaten Tafelbänden). Sprache: Französisch 17,300 gr.…
More imagesPublished by Salmon, Libraire, Paris
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Contact seller4-star sellerHalf-Leather W/ Marble Boards. Condition: Good For Age. No Jacket. First Edition. Due to age and condition of leather, these books will need to be handled with extreme care. Years are 1829-1832. 260 hand-colored plates, all colors are magnificent and VIVID. The supplements have arguably the best plate coloring of the 29 volumes (27 main volumes plus 2 supplemental volumes). All have been professionally rebound, all have complete spines, save for an inch and a half missing on the first volumes spine, a small chunk on the second volume, and a small chunk on the 20th volume. Gilt tooling on spines, six bands. Volumes are: 1 & 2 Theorie de La Terre, 3 & 4 Mineraux, 5 Epoques de La Nature, 6 - 9 Mineraux, 10 Vegetaux & Animaux, 11 - 13 Animaux, 14 - 18 Mammiferes, 19 - 26 Oiseaux, 27 Tables des Matieres, Supplement Volume 1 Mammiferes, Supplement Volume 2 Oiseaux. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Various (illustrator). Set.…
More imagesPublished by De l'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1766
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Add to basketFull Calf Leather. Condition: Poor. First Edition. All 41 copper engraved plates of Apes & Monkeys are present. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 -- April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Darwin himself, in his foreword to the 6th edition of the Origin of Species, credited Aristotle with foreshadowing the concept of natural selection, and stated that "the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon". Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1788: in 36 volumes, 8 additional volumes published after his death by Lacépède). It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. In it Buffon considered the similarities between humans and apes, and the possibility of a common ancestry. Buffon debated James Burnett, Lord Monboddo on the question of ancestry of the primates to man, Monboddo insisting on the closeness of relationship of man and apes. Buffon's work is considered to have greatly influenced modern ecology. His Histoire was translated into many different languages, making him the most widely read scientific author of the day. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.…
More imagesPublished by De l'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1789
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Add to basketFull Calf Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original mottled calf leather bindign with recent matching calf leather spine. Heavy wear to the old boards. The first 35 plates are of Apes & Monkeys and includes an image of the Oranutang . All 82 copper engraved images are present except plate #81 (the giraffe). Slight moisture stain at the bottom margin near the gutter. Overall in GOOD condition. Photos available upon request. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (September 7, 1707 -- April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Buffon's views influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. Darwin himself, in his foreword to the 6th edition of the Origin of Species, credited Aristotle with foreshadowing the concept of natural selection, and stated that "the first author who in modern times has treated it in a scientific spirit was Buffon". Buffon is best remembered for his great work Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749-1788: in 36 volumes, 8 additional volumes published after his death by Lacépède). It included everything known about the natural world up until that date. In it Buffon considered the similarities between humans and apes, and the possibility of a common ancestry. Buffon debated James Burnett, Lord Monboddo on the question of ancestry of the primates to man, Monboddo insisting on the closeness of relationship of man and apes. Buffon's work is considered to have greatly influenced modern ecology. His Histoire was translated into many different languages, making him the most widely read scientific author of the day. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.…

Published by Sichling sc.: um, 1860
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Add to basketStahlstich, 8 x 8 cm - durch Kunst-Verlag, W. Creuzbauer in Carlsruhe. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788): französischer Naturforscher.

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Add to basketMpp. c.L. No. 448 - ca. 1820, 10,2 x 8,9 cm auf 24,7 x 16,4 cm.
Language: French
Published by Paris, Furne et Cie, 1853
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Add to basket6 vol. (Komplett). 4°. Je ca. 800 S., mit 1 gest. Frontispiz, 5 kol. Karten, 115 handkol. Tafeln E. Travies, Pardinel, Fournier u.a. HLdr.-Einbände der Zeit mit etwas Rückenvergoldung. Komplette Ausgabe. - Nissen ZBI 700. - Inhalt: Bde. 1. Matières Générales u. Theorie de la Terre; Bd. 2: Mineraux; Bde. 3-4: Mammiferes; Bde. 5-6: Oiseaux. - (Die Tafeln papierbedingt gebräunt und leicht stockfleckig, leicht verblichen, Ecken bestossen, gutes Exemplar). …
Published by Imprimerie Royale. 17701783, Paris,, 1770
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Published by Per V. Batelli e Figli, Firenze, 1830
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Add to basketBrossura. Condition: Discreto. Opera in 212 fascicoli, completa nel testo ma priva delle tavole. Cm.16x10. Brossure editoriali, a volte allentate, con spellature ai dorsi di alcuni volumi. Esemplari in barbe. Piano dell'Opera: Fascicoli 1-5 (Tomo I): Prefazione dell'Editore; "Vita di Giorgio Luigi Leclerc Conte di Buffon" scritta da Davide Bertolotti; "Vita di Carlo Linneo", scritta da Cesare Arici; Discorso di Giorgio Luigi Leclerc Conte di Buffon; "Prima - Settima Epoca"; "Discorsi generali" (Pg.532, ritratto del Conte di Buffon). Fascicoli 6-10 (Tomo II): "Discorsi generali"; "Della natura dell'uomo" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 11-15 (Tomo III): "Seguito delle Varietà nella Specie Umana"; "Varietà della Specie Umana nel Nuovo Continente"; "Isolani del Mare del Sud"; "Abitanti delle terre Australi"; "Scimmia, Maki, Pipistrello, Rinoceronte, Elefante, Odobene o Morso, Pigro, Formichiere, Folidoto, Tatou, Foca, Cane, Gatto" (Pg.536 ); Fascicoli 16-20 (Tomo IV): "Cevetta, Donnola, Orso, Sarigua, Talpa, Topo-Ragno, Porcospino, Cavia, Castoro, Topo, Marmotta, Scoiattolo, Ghiro, Gerboa, Lepre, Damano, Cammello, Mosco, Giraffa, Cervo, Gazzella" (Pg.536); Fascicoli 21-27 (Tomo V): "Continuazione e Aggiunte alla Storia naturale dei Quadrupedi" (Pg.752); Fascicoli 28-32 (Tomo VI): "Uccelli" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 33-37 (Tomo VII): "Uccelli" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 38-42 (Tomo VIII): "Uccelli" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 43-47 (Tomo IX): "Uccelli" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 48-52 (Tomo X): "Uccelli" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 53-57 (Tomo XI): "Uccelli" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 58-63 (Tomo XII): "Uccelli" (Pg.624); Fascicoli 64-67 (Tomo XIII): "Aggiunte agli Uccelli" (Pg.500); Fascicoli 68-73 (Tomo XIV): "Rettili" (Pg.532, con una tabella in grande formato); Fascicoli 74-78 Tomo XV: "Rettili" (Pg.596); Fascicoli 79-84 (Tomo XVI): "Storia naturale degli Insetti, desunta da Linneo, Fabricius, Rèaumur, Geoffroy, Dègeer, Roesel, redatta giusta il metodo di Olivier con note e osservazioni, recata in lingua italiana da D.A.Farini" (Pg.604); Fascicoli 85-89 (Tomo XVII): "Insetti" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 90-94 Tomo XVIII: "Insetti" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 95-99 (Tomo XIX): "Insetti" (Pg.528); Fascicoli 100-105 (Tomo XX): "Insetti" (Pg.644); Fascicoli 106-111 (Tomo XXI): "Storia naturale dei Minerali, contenente la lor descrizione, quella del lor giacimento, la storia della lor formazione, le relazioni che hanno con la geologia o storia della terra, l'esposizione delle loro proprietà, e dei loro usi, la loro analisi chimica, etc., di Eugenio Melchiorre Luigi Patrin" (Pg.580); Fascicoli 112-116 (Tomo XXII): "Minerali" (Pg.624); Fascicoli 117-121 (Tomo XXIII): "Storia naturale dei Crostacei, contenente la loro descrizione e abitudini con disegni tratti dal naturale di L.A.G. Bosc; traduzione dal francese di D.A.Farini" (Pg.500); Fascicoli 122-125 (Tomo XXIV): "Storia naturale dei Vermi, contenente la loro descrizione e le loro abitudini, con disegni tratti dal naturale di L.A.G.Bosc; traduzione di D.A.Farini" (Pg.424); Fascicoli 126-131 (Tomo XXV): "Vermi" (Pg.660); Fascicoli 132-136 (Tomo XXVI): "Conchiglie" (Pg.528); Fascicoli 137-141 (Tomo XXVII): "Conchiglie" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 142-146 (Tomo XXVIII): "Conchiglie" (Pg.492); Fascicoli 147-151 (Tomo XXIX): "Storia naturale de' Pesci di Bloch, colle figure disegnate al naturale: opera classificata per ordini, generi, e specie giusta il sistema di Linneo, coi caratteri generici da Renato Riccardo Castel" (Pg.552); Fascicoli 152-156 (Tomo XXX): "Pesci" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 157-162 (Tomo XXXI): "Pesci" (Pg.576); Fascicoli 163-167 (Tomo XXXII): "Pesci" (Pg.540); Fascicoli 168-173 (Tomo XXXIII): "Pesci" (Pg.636); Fascicoli 174-178 (Tomo XXXIV): "Storia naturale de' Vegetabili, classificata per famiglie, con la citazione della classe e dell'ordine di Linneo, e l'indicazione dell'uso che si può far delle piante, nelle arti, nel commercio, nell'agricoltura, nei giardinaggi, nella medicina, etc.: con disegni tratti dal naturale, e un genere completo, secondo il sistema linneano, con de 16000 gr.…