ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806) - Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d’un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749-1753. Paris: Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757. - photo 1
ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806) - Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d’un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749-1753. Paris: Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757. - photo 2
ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806) - Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d’un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749-1753. Paris: Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757. - photo 3

ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806) - Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d’un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749-1753. Paris: Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757.

Sold
€ 412
Auction dateClassic
26.01.2021 15:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Il Ponte Casa d'Aste
Event location
Italy, Milano
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 474443
Lot 224 | ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806) - Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d’un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749-1753. Paris: Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757.
ADANSON, Michel (1727-1806) - Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec la relation abrégée d’un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749-1753. Paris: Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1757.

First edition of the travel report undertaken by Michel Adanson in Senegal. The first part takes into consideration the journey made between 1748 and 1853, while the second part consists of a detailed description of the shells of the region. Adanson was almost certainly the first zoologist to use a consistent binomial nomenclature as this volume was published a year before the tenth edition of Linnaeus Systema Naturae.

2 parts in one volume, 4to (249 x 192mm). Title with woodcut arms, an engraved folding map, 19 engraved plates, numerous woodcut head-and-tail pieces and initials (small trace of worming repaired to the final leaves of text that also touches the inner margin of the first plates, light browning and scattered spotting, some small stains, one of which on a plate). Contemporary mottled calf with decorations and title in gilt on spine label, red edges, marbled endpapers (rebacked with part of the original spine preserved, but with an expert restoration on the lower part, other minor defects).
Auction house category:Books, manuscripts and engravings
Address of auction Il Ponte Casa d'Aste
Via Pontaccio 12
20121 Milano
Italy
Preview
19.01.2021 – 23.01.2021
Phone +39 02 863141
Fax +39 02 72022083
Email
4FQ.Y3GR3FYK3FD@FO3G@
Buyer Premium 26.0%
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.