[Ornithology] Buffon, Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux

Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte De Buffon (1707-1788). Paris, de l'Imprimerie royale, 1770-1786, 10 vols., uniformly bound in contemporary calf, boards with gilt border and edges, ribbed back in seven compartments with profusely gilt floral decoration and morocco letterpieces, marbled endpapers, all edges red, folio. Edition on large paper. Without the plates.

Binding with some edgewear, corners slighly bumped, vol. I spine ends torn in and inside partly waterstained in bottom margin, vol. II leather front board dam., vols. VIII and IX with minor dam. to spine foot, several vols. trifle rubbed/ stained. Else good set in fine bindings. (total 10)