44 v. 27 cm (4to) +

First editions of all volumes

Imprint varies: vol. 29: De l'Imprimerie des Bâtimens du roi, MDCCLXXXVIII; v. 30-31: À Paris : Hôtel de Thou, rue des Poitevins [i.e. Charles-Joseph Panckoucke/Pierre Plassan], MDCCLXXXVIII-MDCLXXXIX; v. 32-37: Chez Plassan, imprimeur-libraire, 1798-An XII

The principal authors' names (M. Daubenton, Philibert Guéneau de Montbéliard, and M. le comte de La Cépède) are not present on the title pages of v. 1-24, but are given in tables of contents

Vol. 1-15 have only general title pages. Vol. 16-24 have only special title pages with a general half title. Later volumes have only special title pages

"Supplément" v. 1-7 have general title pages which in some cases state the subject of the volume

Illustrations to v. 4-15 for the most part engraved after drawings by Jacques de Sève (t. 4, pl. 1, was drawn by J.B. Oudry; 166 plates in t. 5-16 were drawn by "Buvée l'Amériquain"; some have no artist's name). The plates in v. 16-24 were all drawn by de Sève (though one of them is unsigned). The plates in v. 30-31 were drawn by de Sève, except v. 31, pl. 2, 3, 5, 10, and 15, drawn by his son Jacques Eustache de Sève (who also engraved v. 31, pl. 19). Plates in v. 32-26 includes plates drawn by de Sève and J.E. de Sève, as well as a number without an artist's name. Plates in v. 37 include 6 drawn by de Sève, the rest without an artist's name. Plates in the Supplément, except for 5 without an artist's name, were all drawn by de Sève (including one with "De Seve" as engraver's signature, and 7 engraved by J.E. de Sève). De Sève also designed most of the engraved headpieces (including all of those with decorative frames) above the first page of text in volumes published up to 1789

Pagination: v. 1: [6], 612 p., [3] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 603, [1] p., VIII leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: [4], 530 p., XVII leaves of plates; v. 4: xvj, 544 p., XXIII leaves of plates; v. 5: [4], 311, [1] p., LII leaves of plates, [1] folded; v. 6: vj, [2], 344 p., LVII leaves of plates; v. 7: [6], 378, [2] p., XLVIII leaves of plates; v. 8: [6], 402, [2] p., LIV leaves of plates; v. 9: [6], 375, [1] p., XLI leaves of plates; v. 10: [6], 368, [2] p., LVII leaves of plates; v. 11: [4], 450, [2] p., XLIII leaves of plates; v. 12: [2], xvj, [4], 451, [1] p., LVII leaves of plates; v. 13: [6], xx, 441, [3] p., LIX leaves of plates; v. 14: [6], 411, [1] p., XLI leaves of plates; v. 15: [6], 207, [1], cccxxiv, [2] p., XVIII leaves of plates; v. 16: [8], xxiv, 496 p., XXIX leaves of plates; v. 17: [10], 560 p., XXVII leaves of plates; v. 18: [4], iv, [12], 502, xcvj, [2] p., XXXI leaves of plates; v. 19: xvj, 590, xxviij p., XXVII leaves of plates; v. 20: xv, [1], 546, xxviij p., XXII leaves of plates; v. 21: [2], xvj, 702, [2] p., XXV leaves of plates; v. 22: [4], xvj, 554, xcvj p., XXXI leaves of plates; v. 23: [4], viij, 498, xlij p., XXXIX leaves of plates; v. 24: viij, 438, xxx, 284 p., XXXI leaves of plates; v. 25: [4], 557, [1], xl p.; v. 26: [4], 602, xxvj p.; v. 27: [6], 636, xix, [1] p.; v. 28: [6], 448, xxxix, [1] p.; v. 29: vij, [1], 368 p.; v. 30: 651, [1] p., XLI leaves of plates; v. 31: [4], 8, [1], 6-19, [1], 527, [1] p., XXII leaves of plates; v. 32: [4], cxlvij, 8, 532 p., 1 folded table, 25 leaves of plates; v. 33: [4], lxiv, 632 p., 20 leaves of plates; v. 34: [4], 16, lxvj, 558 p., 34 leaves of plates; v. 35: xliv, 728 p., 16 leaves of plates; v. 36: lxviij, 803 p., 21 leaves of plates; v. 37: xliv, 329 p., 16 leaves of plates

"Supplément à l'Histoire naturelle": v. 1: [6], 542, xxviij, [2] p., 16 leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: [6], 564, xxxiv, [2] p.; v.3: [10], 330, xxi p., LXV leaves of plates; v. 4: [8], 582, xx p., VI leaves of plates; v. 5: [2], viij, 615, [1], xxviij p., VI, [2] leaves of plates (6 folded); v. 6: viij, 405, [1], xxv, [1] p., XLIX leaves of plates (2 folded); v. 7: 8, ix-xx, 364 p., LXXXII leaves of plates

Includes indexes (v. 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31; Suppl. v. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.)

Errata lists in several volumes at end

Vol. 5 of Histoire naturelle des minéraux consists entirely of "Traité de l'aimant et de ses usages", with an accompanying atlas of 8 folded "cartes magnétiques" and 2 folded tables described on p. 363-366 of the text

t. 1. De la manière d'étudier et de traiter l'histoire naturelle. Histoire et théorie de la terre. Par M. de Buffon. 1750 -- t. 2. Histoire générale des animaux. Histoire naturelle de l'homme. Par M. de Buffon. 1750 -- t. 3. Description du Cabinet du roy. Par M. Daubenton. Histoire naturelle de l'homme. Par M. de Buffon. 1750 -- t. 4-15. [Quadrupeds] Par M. de Buffon et M. Daubenton. 1753-67. Supplément. 7 v. Par. M. de Buffon. 1774-89 -- t. 16-24. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. Par M. de Buffon et M. Gueneau de Montbeillard. 9 v. 1770-83 -- t. [25-29] Histoire naturelle des minéraux. Par M. de Buffon. 5 v. + atlas. 1783-88 -- t. [30] Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares et des serpens. Par M. le comte de La Cépède. tome 1, 1788 -- t. [31] Histoire naturelle des serpens. Par M. le comte de La Cépède. tome 2, 1789 -- t. [32-36] Histoire naturelle des poissons, par le citoyen La Cépède. 5 v. 1798-[1802 or 1803] -- t. [37] Histoire naturelle des cétacées ... par le citoyen La Cépède

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