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Paris: F.G. Levrault, 1816-1830. The plate volume devoted to worms and zoophytes, from the Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles. 32 pp. and 114 (of 116) plates by various engravers after Jean-Gabriel Prêtre. Printed on fine wove paper. 8vo. A PRISTINE COPY, UNBOUND AS ISSUED (and very rare as such). FINE AND BRIGHT. Brunet II, 696.

Paris: F.G. Levrault, 1816-1830. 32, 116 engraved plates. . HB. 8vo, cont. half calf, rubbed/scuffed, leather title piece to spine, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Some browning to page margins. Some foxing. Occasional marginal pencil annotations to plates.. Rare. Text French. Henri-Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777-1850) was a French doctor and naturalist, professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the faculty of Sciences in Paris. Illustrations by the Swiss-French artist Jean-Gabriel Prêtre, (1768-1849).This volume contains the plates for 'Vers' (= worms) (1-48) and 'Zoophytes' (49-116). The complete work consisted of 60 Tomes and 61 Cahiers. Nissen ZBI 4614..

Very good copy of the Worms and Zoophytes part from Cuvier's huge Dictionary of Natural Sciences
Complete with all 116 hand-coloured stipple engraved plates of Vermes and Cnidaria
All the illustrations by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre, under the direction of Pierre Jean François Turpin, and engraved by Louis Massard, Plée, Joyeau and Madame Joyeau, Victor, Coignet and Mlle. Coignet, Louvier and Madame Louvier, Torquati, Mlle. Perrot, etc.
Vers et Zoophytes: Title page, 32pp (tables of plates, index), 48 handcoloured engraved plates of tubeworms, bristleworms, and other marine creatures, 68 handcoloured engraved plates of coral animals, jellyfish, sea anemones, sea pens, sponges, etc.
Part of Cuvier's massive Dictionary of Natural Sciences that was published in 60 text volumes and 13 plate volumes from 1816 to 1830.
Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (1768-1849) was a Swiss-French natural history painter who illustrated a large number of books for Cuvier, Louis Pierre Vieillot, René Primevère Lesson, Comte de Lacépède,… Leer más

Very good copy of the Shells volume from Cuvier's huge Dictionary of Natural Sciences
Complete with all 114 hand-coloured stipple engraved plates of cephalopods and molluscs, including octopus, squid, shellfish, mussels, cones, cowries, volutes, sea snails, ammonites, nautilus, etc.
All the illustrations by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre, under the direction of Pierre Jean François Turpin, and engraved by Louis Massard, Madame Rebel, Guyard, Bourey, Giraud, Coutant, etc.
Conchyliogie et Malacologie: Title page, 36pp (table of plates, index), 4 engraved plates and 114 handcoloured engraved plates of marine creatures
Part of Cuvier's massive Dictionary of Natural Sciences that was published in 60 text volumes and 13 plate volumes from 1816 to 1830.
Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (1768-1849) was a Swiss-French natural history painter who illustrated a large number of books for Cuvier, Louis Pierre Vieillot, René Primevère Lesson, Comte de Lacépède, Richard Achille, and many other French zoologists.
Pierre Jean… Leer más

Paris: F.G. Levrault, 1816-1830. A SPECTACULAR LARGE-PAPER COPY OF THE PLATE VOLUME DEVOTED TO WORMS AND ZOOPHYTES (from the Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles), PRINTED LARGE QUARTO ON EXTREMELY FINE WOVE PAPER, WITH ALL THE PLATES (116, by various engravers after Jean-Gabriel Prêtre) IN TWO STATES, BOTH UNCOLORED AND COLORED. Some of the colored plates are printed in color, others are colored by hand, but most are printed in color and finished by hand. 32 pp. and 232 plates, complete. The coloring in this copy is vastly superior to that found in the regular octavo issue--in many of the plates it is positively luminous. Large 4to (30.4 x 23 cm). Beautifully bound in contemporary quarter calf and decorated boards. Little traces of wear to extremities of binding. Plates FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH THE COLORS VERY FRESH, and a little faint spotting caused by impurities in the paper. EXTREMELY RARE in this state: Brunet (II, 696) mentions that large-paper copies exist, and acknowledges that a few… Leer más