Paris. Arthus Bertrand. 1841. In-8 (167 x 259 mm) cartonnage bradel de l'éditeur, 2ff., XXXIX, 132 pages. Couverture défraîchie, dos très insolé, rousseurs éparses parfois lgt envahissantes, assez bon exemplaire. On a joint in fine un Extraite du catalogue de l'éditeur de 8 pp.
Paris. Arthus Bertrand. s.d.. In-8 (165 x 257 mm) cartonnage bradel de l'éditeur, pages 133 - 334 faisant suite au Tome 1er, première partie. Couverture tès défraîchie, rousseurs éparses mais papier très blanc, assez bon exemplaire, non coupé.
"VAILLANT, AUGUSTE NICOLAS / J.F.T. EYDOUX & FRANCOIS LOUIS AUG. SOULEYET.
Reference : 56775
(1841)
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, (1841-42). Folio. (50 x 34 cm.). Contemp. hcloth. Marbled covers. Spine with gilt lettering. Light wear along edges. Corners renewed. Printed title-page (thick paper), 8 pp. of ""Table Explicative des Planches"" (of which 2 leaves are remargined) and 101 (of 102) fine engraved plates. 96 are in excellent original handcolouring and 5 are uncoloured. The lacking plate is: Carinairorïde Placenta (femelle), in the section of mollusques. Textleaves with some faint brownspots. Plates clean and fine, a few very faint marginal brownspots.
First edition of the Zoological Atlas from the important voyage by Vaillant on board ""La Bonite"" in the Pacific, the result of which were published from 1840-66. The atlas was accompanied with 2 volumes of text in 8vo published from 1842-52, the textvolumes are not present here.The atlas comprises: Mammafieres, Oiseaux, Reptiles, Poissons, Crustacés, Insectes, Mollusques, Zoophytes and Vers.Wood, p.615. - BMC NH, 603, - Sabin, 98298. - Nissen ZBI,408.