Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, . servant de suite à la théorie de la terre, & d'introduction à l'histoire des minéraux. Par M. le comte de Buffon, ... Supplément, tome première [ - septième].
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788)
Category
Books
Date
1774 - 1789
Materials
Measurements
268 x 204 x 55 mm
Place of origin
France
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3024345.5
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade laid paperInk/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: French End Leaves: sewn single fold of Dutch combed handmade laid marbled paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board, made to a sewn single fold of plain white handmade laid paperStructure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, coloured solid red, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant joints, comb linings with wide joints? End Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in blue and white thread over rolled paper cores Bookmark: single pale green silk ribbon, glued to the spine under the headband Boards: 3mm paper boards, back-cornered, all slips laced inCovering: full brown tanned calf, sponge decoratedTooling Spine: gold tooled dog-tooth roll frame to panels 1, 4, 5 and 6; leather title label in panel 2 vol. number label in panel 3Tooling Sides: gold-tooled roll on board edges. Furniture: None Enclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Bookplate of the Earl of Morley inside front board.
Bibliographic description
v.5. . ill.. . 4to. Shelved with Buffon, Histoire naturelle vols. 1-15 etc.. Provenance: Bookplate - Earl of Morley.. Binding: Stained patterned sheep, gold tooled spine. Uniform with volumes of Histoire naturelle etc.
Makers and roles
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788)