Jacques-Christophe VALMONT DE BOMARE (1731–1807), - Lot 171

Lot n° 171
Go to lot
Estimation :
100 - 200 EUR
Jacques-Christophe VALMONT DE BOMARE (1731–1807), - Lot 171
Jacques-Christophe VALMONT DE BOMARE (1731–1807), A Comprehensive and Systematic Dictionary of Natural History, containing the history of animals, plants, and minerals, as well as that of celestial bodies, meteorites, and other major natural phenomena, Paris, Lacombe, 1768. 7 volumes in-4, marbled calfskin, decorated spine, marbled edges, contemporary binding, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9. H: 17.5 cm; W: 11 cm; D: 4.4 cm Worn caps, minor damage and slight losses, scattered foxing. The naturalist, pharmacist, and traveler Valmont de Bomare (1731–1807) was director of the Prince of Condé’s cabinet of physics and natural history in Chantilly. His *Dictionary of Natural History*, published in 1764 and reprinted until 1800, served as a model for all works of its kind.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue