[CUVIER et al.] - Lot 231

[CUVIER et al.] Dictionary of Natural Sciences Paris, Levrault, 1816–1830. ATLAS OF PLATES ONLY: 12 vols. in-8, contemporary marine half-calf, spines richly decorated lengthwise, marbled edges. Brochant de Villers: Crystallography. Brongniart: Mineralogy. Cloquet: Fishes and Reptiles. Duméril: Insects. Desmarest: Crustaceans. Ducrotay de Blainville: Worms and Zoophytes, Conchylology and Malacology. Cuvier: Mammals. Dumont de Sainte-Croix: Ornithology. Jussieu and Turpin: Botany. Bindings in good overall condition, spines very slightly sun-faded and with minor flaws. Approximately 1,200 plates by Turpin and Prêtre, almost all finely hand-colored at the time. Plates in good condition, with a few minor foxing spots. Text volumes not included.