Record

RCN30834
AuthorBUFFON Leclerc de; SONNINI C.S. ed.
TitleHistoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, par Leclerc de BUFFON. - Nouv. ed., accompagnee de notes, redige par C.S.SONNINI
EditionNew ed.
PubPlaceParis:
PublisherF. Dufart
PublicationDate1799
ISBN030956
ClassBiology
KeywordFRENCH/ NATURAL HISTORY/
Description64v. (plus 63v.: see Notes)
AbstractThe main series of 64v. includes distinct works by Latreille (Tom. 35-36) and Sonnini (Tom. 37-64); these are catalogued separately. The main series is supplemented by 60v. of "Suite a l'Histoire Naturelle par Leclerc de Buffon", 1802-1806, catalogued separately ("Cetacees" by Lacepede, "Crustaces" by Latreille, "Mollusques" by Denys-Montfort, "Plantes" by Brisseau-Mirbel, Poissons" by Sonnini and "Reptiles" by Daudin)
There is then a 3v. "Tables analytiques" to the whole, 1808 (by Sue), catalogued separately.
A later series of "Suites a Buffon" appeared 1834-1874; these are catalogued separately and shelved at the individual authors.
For analytical listings of these various series, see Catalogue of the Library of the British Museum (Natural History), Vol. 1, 1903, pp.281-283.
NotesBUFFON Georges Louis Leclerc de Count de BUFFON; SONNINI DE MANONCOURT Charles Nicolas Sigisbert. Nouvelle ed. pub. 1799-1802 (an VII-an IX); 1st ed. 1749-1767.
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