Up for sale is a " Complements de Buffon races humaines et mammiferes." by Rene Primavere Lesson. Volume 1. 660 pages includeds 65+ hand colored engravings of various animals. Beautiful, colored engravings. Book measues approximately 7x 10. 660 pages plus at least 65 plates. Published 1838in Paris. Text in French.
I can not determine whether all plates are present. There are at least 65 hand colored plates most still protected by tissue guard. Pages of book are all present. I collated and pages 1 -660 line up. Plates are not part of that numbering and I am having a tough time determining exactly how many are called for and what actually constitutes an engraving given my non existent French (for example the title page is a black and white engraving but not one I am counting as a plate). Anyway, there are 65 hand colored engravings and I think they are all present but I am not guaranteeing that. Missing a couple at most.
Condition wise book is good news bad news. Spine gone. A number of pages in middle are loose. Wear to boards and light browning to some pages. Small dings here and there. On the plus side pages are generally in good condition and the colored engravings are in generally nice shape. Priced at less 4 dollars a engraving.
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