YeOldBookWorms Ltd 

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Rare and Collectable book dealers with offices in the Grade 2 listed historical building, Bridge House in Thetford Norfolk. Viewing available upon request. Celebrating 10 years of selling books. Members of the PBFA. Registered with Company House.

 Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux

 par leclerc de buffon 

c1799-1813[?]

Twenty-One Volumes

Birds 

With 190 Copper Engraved plates 

**Paris. De l'imprimerie de F. Dufart. c1799-1812. 21 volumes, [vol's 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 of the greater set which are vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11-19, 22-27 of the birds set]. All volumes bound in recent brown cloth, with gilt titles, vol numbers and library numbers to the spine. Measuring; 19.8cm x 13.7cm. From the Oiseaux series. Taken from a greater incomplete set [see other auctions] we have divided these into subject matter. This auction being for Oiseaux [Birds]. Ex Brooklyn library with stamps upper and lower fore-edge, and stamps to plates. French text.**

Vol 1 with 4 engraved plates, Vol 2 with 12 plates, Vol 3 with 8 plates, Vol 4 with 9 plates, Vol 7 with 17 plates, Vol 9 with 8 plates, Vol 11 with 7 plates, Vol 12 with 9 plates, Vol 13 with 10 plates, Vol 14 with 9 plates, Vol 15 with 8 plates, Vol 16 with 9 plates, Vol 17 with 6 plates, Vol 18 with 7 plates, Vol 19 with 10 plates, Vol 22 with 11 plates, Vol 23 with 12 plates, Vol 24 with 8 plates, Vol 25 with 6 plates, Vol 26 with 13 plates, Vol 27 with 7 plates. 


Condition: See photos as part of condition report: All volumes bound in a recent brown library cloth. Holding firmly, gilt markings to the spines. Brooklyn library stamps to the upper and lower fore-edge. Plate to the FFEP, bound with modern endpapers and pastedowns. Text blocks mostly firm, perforated library stamp to the title's with markings. plates with library stamps. Pages and plates with occasional light browning and foxing. We noticed a few tears to the margins, occasional lightly cropped margin to the plates.We counted 190 engraved plate over the 21vol, though we suspect this is mostly compete, possibly lacking a few plates. 



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Shipping: We will happily ship anywhere in the World, and combine multiple items to reduce postal costs. Please contact us and ask for a invoice.  

Packaging: All our books, will be securely packaged (and waterproofed). We aim to send all items within 48 hours of payment.  

Returns Policy: If you are unhappy in any way, for whatever reason, with the transaction or the item, please contact us as soon as possible. Your item is fully refundable without question.  

Our Policy: Our aim is for you to have a pleasant and enjoyable experience with us, we list and describe our books as honestly as possible and can provide extra images upon request.

Who we are: We are book enthusiasts, Fiona Gladwin and Steve Thomas who started Yeoldbookworms Limited on eBay in 2013.  We recently moved to our new offices in Thetford, Norfolk UK, where viewing can be arranged upon request.  

 We hope you buy with confidence, we celebrated, at the end of 2023 30,000 successful Book sales and have gained a reputation of honesty and reliability.