Title: L'Histoire Naturelle éclaircie dans deux de ses Parties Principales. La Lithologie et la Conchyliologie Author: Dezallier d'Argenville, Antoine Joseph Place: Paris Publisher: Chez de Bure l'Aine Date: 1742 Description: 2 parts in 1 (as issued). [viii], 491, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece and 32 copper engraved plates of shells and corals. (4to) 28.5x21 cm (11x8"), period mottled calf, spine with six panels elaborately gilt decorated, brown leather label lettered in gilt; re-cased with new marbled endpapers. First Edition. One of the earliest efforts to classify and catalogue corals, shells and mollusks under the general term conchology - a term coined by Dezallier d'Argenville in this work. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear and scuffing to leather; some light foxing, margins in four gutters a little stained, early ownership signature at bottom margin of title page; a solid, handsome copy. Item number: 289205
Title: L'Histoire Naturelle éclaircie dans deux de ses Parties Principales. La Lithologie et la Conchyliologie Author: Dezallier d'Argenville, Antoine Joseph Place: Paris Publisher: Chez de Bure l'Aine Date: 1742 Description: 2 parts in 1 (as issued). [viii], 491, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece and 32 copper engraved plates of shells and corals. (4to) 28.5x21 cm (11x8"), period mottled calf, spine with six panels elaborately gilt decorated, brown leather label lettered in gilt; re-cased with new marbled endpapers. First Edition. One of the earliest efforts to classify and catalogue corals, shells and mollusks under the general term conchology - a term coined by Dezallier d'Argenville in this work. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear and scuffing to leather; some light foxing, margins in four gutters a little stained, early ownership signature at bottom margin of title page; a solid, handsome copy. Item number: 289205
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