Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, 1800, (28) vols., Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, edited by C. S. Sonnini. F. Dufart, Paris, An IX-X (Revolutionary Calendar), 1800-1801, vols. 1-28, 246 hand-colored plates numbered 1-256, lacking plates 13, 16, 18, 46, 48, 109, 127, 128, 172, 177, 180, 195, 226, 237, and 247, but with two different plates numbered 11, 123, 181, 238, and 248, contemporary pink paper-covered boards with morocco labels, 8.5"h x 5.5"w

Provenance: Doyle, New York, November 8, 2005, lot 2038

Good/Faur, covers rubbed and faded, worn at top and bottom of spines and corners, spines water stained, some foxing, spotting and water staining in texts, mostly in margins but some plates affected, some covers starting to split at hinges **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.