Count Buffon William Smellie (9 results)

New edn. 8vo (8½ x 5½ ins). Contemporary half calf on marbled paper-laid boards, marbled edges and endpapers (chipped at headcap and rather rubbed). Pp. vi + 592, illus with 13 engraved plates (some light offsetting opposite plates; previous owner's armorial bookplate on front paste-down and university library stamps on front prelims).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. New edition. Hardback book tightly bound in decorated leather with faded gilt titles, leather is worn and marked, spine with 4 raised bands has short split at top of front cover, faded name and bookseller stamp on front endpaper, some writing on rear endpapers and plate 23, pencil marks on some pages & plates, pages 1/2 has a long curved tear across bottom half. 602 pages, 19 illustrations on plates, frontispiece has remains of tissue guard, index. Index and plate list indicate there should be a further 60 pages and 7 plates but there is no indication that these were ever bound in. Heavy book so additional postage maybe requested.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardback, 8vo, (iv),443pp, 35 plates as called for, pages browning and some light foxing, otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, marbled endpapers, full leather binding, gilt spine decorations and titles, Very Good condition. Volume 6 only.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. William Smellie (illustrator). Very rare and fragile book. Cover is a marble-effect light brown, with some damage to lower front corner. Front cover has come loose from binding. No writing or markings on any of the pages. Illustrated and "occasional notes and observations" by William Smellie. Comes with dark blue ribbon bookmark.

1st edition full leather Very Good quarto 682 + viii, 462 + viiipp., frontis., engravings., Inc. over 100 copper-plate illustrations (none coloured). Leather binding rather worn & hinges tender (broken in volume 1). Occasional foxing in text o/w a very good copy. Would re-bind very nicely.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. hardback, 8vo, complete in 20 volumes, with frontispiece and 679 (of 680) numbered plates, including 2 folding maps. lacks plate 211 at v.6, p122, 'The Crab-Eater' which was apparently not bound in. Marbled edges and endpapers, some light foxing, and offsetting from many of the plates, contents otherwise clean and tight throughout, no inscriptions or ownership marks, all internal bindings are tight, full leather binding, gilt-decorated spines, 16 boards are detached, and most of the other spine joints are weak and cracking, boards slightly rubbed, spines worn in places with some fraying at spine ends, and lacking 2 upper and one lower spine title labels. Fair condition.

Leather. Condition: Good. Various (illustrator). Nine volumes of this popular of natural history. Scarce in this particular translation, especially in this complete state. A very good early translation of this classic work in a lovely original binding. Some hinges needing attention but still great to see in this binding. Clean and bright internally. Natural History, General and Particular discusses several differing species in the animal kingdom from Apes to the Hippopotamus. Volume IX is a corrections and additions volume providing lots of further information. There are 307 illustrated plates across all volumes conveying numerous animals such as dogs, cats and elephants. Collated, complete with all plates. Comte de Buffon was a French author and his natural history was originally published from 1749-1804. It spanned to an encyclopedic collection of 36 quartos. This English translation was published prior to the to completion of this work. The work ended up being limited to the animal and mineral kingdoms. This translation has numerous notes and observations by William Smellie, a Scottish encyclopedist and naturalist. The Second Edition of this translation. In full tree calf bindings. Externally, generally smart with patches of rubbing to the spines, joints and extremities. Split to the front joint of volume I. Front hinge to volume I is tender with cords showing. Small loss to the head of spine to volume I. Rear joint to volume I is starting but firm with the hinge tender. Hinges to volume II are starting but firm. Front joint and hinge to volume III have failed and board is detached. Front endpaper has also detached. Rear joint and hinge to vol III is weak and may detach with further handling. Loss to the head and tail of spine to vol IV. Front joint and hinge to volume V are tender with cords showing. Rear joint to vol V is starting but firm with the hinge slightly strained but firm. Front joint and hinge to volume VI are strained. Loss to the head and tail of spine to volume VI also. Both joints and hinges to volume VII are tender with cords showing. Loss to the head of spine and joints to volume VIII. Front joint and hinge to volume VIII are strained but firm. Front hinge and joint to volume IX are weak and held by one cord only. May detach with further handling. Small crack to head of rear joint to vol IX resulting in the hinge being strained but firm. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown with the monogram C R. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with som instances of light scattered spots. Good. book.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Warner, A Bell (illustrator). New Edition. A very good set of this 20 volume edition with black and white frontispiece, 2 folding maps, and 681 hand coloured plates. With an account of Buffon's life by William Wood. It is rare to find this set with hand colouring. In contemporary full speckled calf bindings that have been rebacked to provide new spines with gilt-lined raised bands and title and volume labels. The original boards have scuffing and pitting, and there is light wear at edges and corners, but the bindings are in very good clean condition. Endpapers are marbled and some of the front pastedowns have a scuffed area indicating the removal of bookplates. 2 of the volumes have the armorial bookplate of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart, who was Prime Minister 1834-5. and 1841-6 and is viewed as the founder of the modern British police force. The contents are in very good condition with occasional light spotting, generally at the top margin, and offsetting from the plates. The occasional plate and text page is toned. All the volumes have 2 initial and final blanks, a half title and title, contents listings and directions to the binder. All have the original page marker (torn in one volume). In this set, Vol VI has 2 plates numbered 152 and 2 numbered 158 with different animals; Vol VII lacks one plate (211) and Vol VIII lacks plate 252 but has 2 numbered 254 (different animals). Detailed contents: Vol I: preface by translator and life of Buffon pp lv; text 496pp; 2 folding hand coloured maps. Vol II: text 592pp; 13 plates, of which 6 are folding. There is a small hole in text p 443. Vol III: text 567 pp; 1 plate. Vol IV: text 419 pp including folding chart of dogs; 48 plates. Vol V: text 378 pp; 63 plates. Vol VI: text 439pp; 67 plates. Vol VII: 477 pp; 49 plates of which 2 are folding. Vol VIII: 400 pp; 49 plates. Vol IX: 406pp; 56 plates. Vol X: text 288 pp; appendix with half title to p396; index 44 pp; 69 plates. Vol XI: [first volume of Birds]preface by translator pp xvi; text 435 pp; notes by translator to p 444; 29 plates (29 is misprinted 39 on directions to binder). Vol XII: text 518 pp; 27 plates - plate numbering not in sequence. p 305 has lost the bottom corner tip. Vol XIII: 496pp; 27 plates. Vol XIV: 464 pp; 22 plates. Vol XV: 468 pp; 22 plates. Vol XVI: 494 pp; 15 plates. Vol XVII: 574 pp; 19 plates. Vol VXIII: 567 pp; 31 plates. Vol XIX: 514 pp; 40 plates. Vol XX: text 1-390; appendix by translator to p 515; index 88 pp; 34 plates.

T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1812. V, 1 Blatt, 518 S. mit 56 Tafeln in Stahlstich, Halbledereinband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, (etwas fleckig/ Stempel auf Vorsatz/ Exlibris auf Vorsatz)---- Text: englisch/ Rücken und Bindung erneuert/ sonst gutes Exemplar = otherwise good condition 800 Gramm.