Comte M Achille (27 results)
Structure et Physiologie Animales: Demontrees A L'aide De Figures Coloriees Decoupees Et Superposees
Published by Victor Masson, Libraire, Paris, 1853
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Published by P.-J. Voglet, Éditeur, Bruxelles, 1837
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Broché. Condition: Etat D'usage. 72 pages en format 11 - 18 cm - cinq planches - cachet - manque couverture arrière.
Published by Lippincott, Grambo & Co., Philadelphia, 1851
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Contact seller2-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good minus. Later printing. Duodecimo, 121, [xxii] pages, quarter calf, printed boards, top joint splitting at top, pencilled notes on blank leaves . Scarce. This was issued as no. 6 in Ruschenberger's Series, First Books in Natural HIstory. Illustrated with cuts throughout. Glossary. "Should be found in th…e library of every farmer and intelligent man, and particularly in all our School Libraries.".
Published by Victor Masson et Fils, Paris, 1865
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Reliure Carton et Toile. Condition: Etat D'usage. 242 pages en fomat -16 - IIe cahier - Botannique avec 9 planches - rousseurs sur les premières pages.

Language: French
Published by Victor Masson, Paris, 1858
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 175x120mm. 231 pages suivies de 15 planches. Quelques rousseurs, surtout sur les bords.

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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.
Language: French
Published by Fortin, Masson et Cie, Paris, 1841
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Couverture rigide. Condition: Passable. Ed. Fortin, Masson et Cie. 1841, 425 pages (100+141+96+88). Avec VI+VI+VI+V planches N&B hors texte. Volume relié. Format : 11 x 17,5. Etat intérieur satisfaisant, nombreuses rousseurs. Etat extérieur passable, dos manquant, bords et coins fottés. Bon exemplaire de travail.

Book of Birds: Edited and Abridged from the Text of Buffon.
M. Achille Comte (translated from the original by Benjamin Clarke)
Language: English
Published by R. Tyas, London, 1841
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good. Contemporaneous brown half morocco and green cloth. Gilt lettering and tooling to spine. Moderate wear. Marbled endpapers. Neatly penned contemporaneous gift inscription to free front endpaper verso. Somewhat thumbed with light foxing throughout. All edges gilt. xxxi prelims, 292pp. 4t…o. 10". Published by R. Tyas, London, 1841. First edition, first printing. Illustrated by 150 Designs, by Victor Adam. Contains 38 plates of engravings, illustrating 150 birds, each plate exquisitely hand-coloured. A fantastic survey with most plates containing two species, including many rarely illustrated birds, such as the Penguin, Ostrich, Goosander and Swan. Victor Adam (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Bazouge-Pigoreau, Paris
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Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.Books from the Past
Contact seller5-star sellerFull Leather. Condition: Good. The cover has red leather with gilt letters and decoration. The text block ends are gilt. The endpapers are red and blue marbled paper. French language; 312 pages; 38 plates, with tissue guards, of color illustrations of birds in groupings; color frontispiece and illuminated, second half-title page… (these two plates do not have a tissue guard). Date of publication is not given. The printer switched the numbers on plates 10 and 12, but the plates' subjects are in right order for the text. Three board corners are bare of leather, up to a linear 3/8 in. The bottom end of the spine strip has a split on each side, 1 1/2 in. and 2 1/4 in. The cover's extremeties have rubbed spots, especially on the spine strip's corners. The front endpaper's fold has a 5/8 in. split and a 2 1/2 in. split. The pages and some tissue guards have foxing and/or other small, light stains, and scarcely thus on the plates. One page corner has a 1 3/8 in. x 3/4 in. chip that is neatly filled in with a patch, but it is darker than the page. A 1 1/2 in. closed tear on that page is tipped back together with glue. Photos will be e-mailed upon request. Victor Adam (illustrator).

Published by FORTIN, MASSON ET CIE, 1845
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO20126503: 1845. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 219 pages.+ 9 planches en noir et blanc. . . . Classification Dewey : 580-Botanique.

Published by Fortin Masson et cie, 1844
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R320172593: 1844. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, 2ème plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 234 pages + 15 planches en noir et blanc (collationées) - coiffes abîmées - 2ème plat absent - 1er plat tâché. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie.

Published by VICTOR MASSON ET FILS, 1865
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R260128070: 1865. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 236 pages + 15 planches de figures gravées en noir et blanc. Dos cuir noir, titres et filets dorés, papier bleu marine sur les plats. Coins du premier plat pliés. Epidermures. Plats et bords frot…tés. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie.
First Books of Natural History. Elements of Entomology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges, . with Plates
W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M. D. From the Text of Milne Edwards and Achille Comte
Published by Grigg & Elliot, Philadelphia, 1845
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- First Edition
Seller: Open Door Books MABA, Bath, ME, U.S.A.Open Door Books MABA
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Leather spine/decorated Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ruschenberger's Series, Leather, gilt band spine, brown printed card boards, normal wear, mild foxing. Ad rear cover for Series of First Books of Natural History. 1- 8 Beautiful engraved frontispiece, numerous engravings thoughout 121 pgs. Entomology - Gossary,…Recommendatory Notices. Excellent copy 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Owners Name.

Published by Victor Masson et Fils
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO30306939: Non daté. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Rousseurs. 236 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 590-Zoologie.
STRUCTURE ET PHYSIOLOGIE ANIMALES DEMONTRÉES A L'AIDE DE FIGURES COLORIÉES DÉCOUPÉES ET SUPERPOSÉES.
Published by Imp. Lahure. París, 1853, 1853
Seller: FARRÉ Libreria Anticuaria, Barcelona, B, SpainFARRÉ Libreria Anticuaria
Contact seller5-star seller. 18,5 cm. VIII-325 pág., 1 f. Ilustr. con lám. i fig. en el texto. Contiene atlas con 8 lám. móviles, sin enq. Enc. en media piel. Ex-libris de anterior poseedor. Historia natural.

Published by masson victor, 1848
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO40032828: 1848. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 219 pages + 9 planches en noir et blanc . Page de garde partiellement déchirée.1 page gribouillée au crayon à papier. . . . Classification Dewey : 370-Education.

Published by Crochard, 1836
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R300271102: 1836. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Quelques rousseurs. 120 + 142 + 106 + 88 + 74 + 146 pages - 1er cahier : 6 planches en noir et blanc hors texte. 2e cahier : 6 planches hors texte. 3e cahier : 6 planches hors texte. 4e cahier : 5 planches hors texte. 5e c…ahier : 5 planches hors texte. 6e cahier : 7 planches hors texte. (Planches collationnées) Quelques trous de vers dans les pages, altérant légèrement la lecture de certains mots. Tranches des plats frottées. Coiffes, mors et plats légèrement frottés. Pièce de titre rouge. Titre et filets dorés. . . . Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle.

Published by MASSON VICTOR, 1848
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO20194356: 1848. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 219 pages + 9 planches COLLATIONNEES - plats manquants et dos abimé - interieur correct. . . . Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle.

Published by CROCHARD ET CIE, 1838
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R240075211: 1838. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Mouillures. 82 pages + 6 planches en monochrome - mouillures sans réelle conséquence sur la lecture - coins frottés - tranches salies. . . . Classification Dewey : 508-Histoire naturelle.
More imagesLanguage: French
Published by Gustave Havard, Paris, 1854
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 272 pg text 50 plates hors text, finement colorie + rehause.
More imagesPublished by Paris, Visctor Masson, 1853
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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. (Anatomía. Fisiología. Siglo XIX). Paris, Visctor Masson, 1853. 3 h. 328 p. + IV p. Figuras b/n. 8 Láminas en color. 8º menor. Encuadernado en media piel con nervios y dorados en lomo. Tapas algo rozadas. Leve óxido. Marca de anterior poseedor. Buen ejemplar. En francés. JL9644.

Published by Victor Masson, 1855
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Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO40140480: 1853-1855. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Quelques rousseurs. 230 + 232 + 160 pages. 3 tomes en 1 volume. Illustré de nombreuses planches de gravures en noir et blanc hors texte en fin d'ouvrage, dont certaines dépliables. Titre, motifs et filets… dorés sur le dos. Tranche mouchetée. Annotation en page de garde. . . . Classification Dewey : 500-SCIENCES DE LA NATURE ET MATHEMATIQUES.
More imagesThe Book of Birds (Le Comte's Book of Birds) | Edited and Abridged from the Text of Buffon | Illustrated by 150 Designs by Victor Adam
Comte, M. Achille [Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 - 16 April 1788)] Illustrated by 150 Designs by Jean Victor Adam (1801 - 1867) French Painter and Lithographer | Translated from the Original by Benjamin Clarke
Published by Published by Robert Tyas, 8 Paternoster Row, London First Edition . 1841., 1841
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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original rebacked half scarlet leather, scarlet cloth sides, the spine divided into five panels, gilt lettered in the second, tools to the others, original re-inforced lemon lining papers, top edge gilt. Quarto. 10¼'' x 7½''. Contains illustrated additional title-page, (xxxiii), [i]…, 292 pp illustrated by 150 designs by Victor Adam over 38 single-sided plates of engravings, illustrating 150 birds, each plate exquisitely hand-coloured. White paper label to the front free end paper with the name 'A. J. Warnock', ink name above, one gathering slightly proud, two loosely enclosed letters, one typed, one hand written from 'Jacques Delmand' referring to the contents of the book, rubbing to the leather corners, hinges sound and in Very Good. Member of the P.B.F.A. ORNITHOLOGY.
More imagesSeller: Librería J. Cintas, Madrid, M, SpainLibrería J. Cintas
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1er cahier: Zoologie, IIe cahier: Botanique. Paris, Victor Masson, 1858-1857, 12x18, 2 volúmenes: 235 págs, 15 láminas y 243 págs. 9 láminas. Desperfecto en 1 hoja con rasgado y restaurado de época. Encuadernados en holandesa lomo piel de época. (39508).
More imagesPublished by Victor Masson, 1849
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Condition: Fair. Etat Passable Reliure frottée. Intérieur avec peu de rousseurs. in12. 1849. Relié. II-232+219+220 pages. Planches en noir et en couleurs. Poids : 580 gr. Fair.
Published by Gustave Havard, Libraire, Paris, 1854
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Condition: Good. full-page hand coloured plates [ 59 ] with one or more illustrations per plate many heightened with gum arabic. Folio (29.5 x 21cm) green morocco leather spine with 4 raised spines with gilt compartments & title and blindstamped cloth covers. Upper cover with gilt initials to centre (top hinge split for about 1…inch/ head of spine split for aproximately 1" at head of spine and about half inch on the opposite head of spine/ lower corners with cloth worn/ the book block is split at spine but it is still firmly anchored to the spine) The book has all edges gilt. Half title + Titlepage + plate facing titlepage shows the Cosmographie + [1]-IV is the introduction. + 272pp with interspersed pages 137* to 140* added after page 140 to add further descriptions of fish. The end papers are white moire which has however gone partly dark brown. The first few leaves are slightly foxed but the foxing is quite pale the rest of the pages and the plates are clean and bright. 1 volume. Hardcover.

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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1828 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 456 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 456 Volume 2 (1828) Language: French.