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69 - Biology - Zoology - Buffon, George-Louis Leclerc de. Natural History of Birds. 27 volumes (all published under this imprint). With 1,253 colored copper plates. Brno, Trassler (1–8) and Vienna, Schrämbl (9–27), 1786–1803. 17 x 10 cm. Nearly uniform contemporary half-leather bindings with gold-stamped spine labels; covers lined with paste paper (spines with tiny wormholes, extended to small missing sections on 6 volumes; some inner joints also show signs of worm damage, traces of removed labels at the top).
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Biology - Zoology - Buffon, George-Louis Leclerc de. Natural History of Birds. 27 volumes (all published under this imprint). With 1,253 colored copper plates. Brno, Trassler (1–8) and Vienna, Schrämbl (9–27), 1786–1803. 17 x 10 cm. Nearly uniform contemporary half-leather bindings with gold-stamped spine labels; covers lined with paste paper (spines with tiny wormholes, extended to small missing sections on 6 volumes; some inner joints also show signs of worm damage, traces of removed labels at the top). Reprint of the Berlin edition, Pauli 1772 ff. — Nissen, ZBI 713 (only 23 volumes) – Schlenker 73.2. – Complete set of all volumes published by Trassler and Schrämbl; additional volumes were published in 1804–07 by Christian Krotz. “The information on the number of volumes and plates varies considerably … It is possible that a 31st volume (1807) was published.” (Schlenker). Volume 27 includes an additional plate not otherwise noted. — Occasional brown spots here and there; overall in fresh condition. *
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