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RAY, John (1627-1705) traduit par François SALERNE (1706-1760)

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Lot 163 | RAY, John (1627-1705) traduit par François SALERNE (1706-1760)
RAY, John (1627-1705) traduit par François SALERNE (1706-1760)

Histoire naturelle éclaircie dans une de ses parties principales, l'ornithologie, qui traite des oiseaux de terre, de mer et de rivière, tant de nos climats que des pays étrangers. Paris : Debure père, 1767

Exemplaire aux planches coloriées à l'époque dans une délicieuse reliure en maroquin rouge de l'époque. Édition originale de la traduction française de l'ouvrage Synopsis methodica avium et piscium du naturaliste anglais John Ray qui, par ses innovations, dont la défnition de la notion d'espèces, ouvrit la voie aux travaux fondateurs de Paley puis Darwin. Keynes (John Ray) 106 ("a few copies were issued in a morocco binding with the plates coloured byhand") ; Fine Bird Books, p. 101; Nissen IVB 757; Anker 414; Flonsil 2683; Cohen-de Ricci, col. 854.



In-4 (296 x 214 mm). Un frontispice et 30 planches d'après Martinet, coloriés à la main à l'époque. Reliure de l'époque : maroquin rouge, guirlande et roulette dorées en encadrement des plats, dos richement décoré et mosaïqué de bandes de maroquin vert, caissons ornés de petits fers et rosaces dorés, roulettes dorées aux coupes et intérieure. (Quelques cahiers brunis, mouillures marginales aux derniers feuillets, reliure légèrement frottée aux extrémités). Provenance : ex-libris Rudolf von Gutmann (1880-1966 ; Sotheby's Londres, 2 avril 1993, lot n° 78).





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COPY WITH HAND-COLOURED PLATES, IN A BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY RED-MOROCCO BINDING.
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