Lot 26 · Livres Précieux de la Bibliothèque d'un Amateur Européen
histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du cabinet du roi. 31 volumes. 1752-1768. -- histoire naturelle des oiseaux. 18 volumes. 1770-1785. -- histoire naturelle des minéraux. 9 volumes. 1783-1788.paris, imprimerie nationale, 1752-1788.
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- Estimate
- €1,500–€2,000 hammer ≈ $2,045–$2,727
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Livres Précieux de la Bibliothèque d'un Amateur Européen, Paris · 9 November 2011
- Dimensions
- 59 volumes in-12 (155 x 94 mm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4044791
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Buffon, George Marie Leclerc Comte De, histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du cabinet du roi. 31 volumes. 1752-1768. -- histoire naturelle des oiseaux. 18 volumes. 1770-1785. -- histoire naturelle des minéraux. 9 volumes. 1783-1788.paris, imprimerie nationale, 1752-1788. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2011, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4044791.
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Buffon, George Marie Leclerc Comte De, histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du cabinet du roi. 31 volumes. 1752-1768. -- histoire naturelle des oiseaux. 18 volumes. 1770-1785. -- histoire naturelle des minéraux. 9 volumes. 1783-1788.paris, imprimerie nationale, 1752-1788. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2011, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4044791.
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From the same sale Livres Précieux de la Bibliothèque d'un Amateur Européen · Nov 2011
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