first edition Hardcover
1749 · Paris
by Reaumur, Rene-Antoine Ferchault de (1683-1757)
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1749. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. Vol. I: xii, 342 pages of text. Illustrated by nine folded leaves of plates. Vol. II: [iv], 339 pages of text. Illustrated by six folded leaves of plates. Complete; each volume additionally illustrated by engraved title vignettes and several in-text engraved vignettes. Slight misfolding to some plates. Minor foxing and staining. Previous owner's bookplate neatly on front endpaper. Hardcover binding; full leather with minor to moderate shelfwear, including rubbing to extremities and weakening of exterior hinges. Incubators; (truncated)