Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Tomes I-IX, complete

Imprimerie Royale, Paris, 1770. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good. The complete Quarto edition (10 1/4" x 8") of Buffon's Birds - 9 volumes with 262 full page uncolored plates published from 1770-1783. Original full, gilt, acid calf with morocco labels, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, 5 raised bands, etc., all expertly rebacked, recornered, and hinges strengthened, with original spines laid down. A bit of chipping and rubbing to spines, but still quite attractive and bright - some surface marks to boards. The volume numbers on the spines correspond to their place in Buffon's grand Histoire Naturelle while the title pages have the volume number in the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux.Occasional foxed spots, and light age toning here and there, but generally bright, clean, and unmarked internally. A lovely set of one of the great bird books. Size: Quarto (4to). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Natural History & the Environment; Inventory No: 037850. .