Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon, 6 Volume Set, Color Plates, French Language, Leather Illustrated 1837-39 Nature

Large 6 volume set of Buffon's Complete Works in natural history. Numerous hand colored plates throughout. French language. Published in 1837-39.

Beautiful embossed leather binding and blue and black marbled endpapers. Lovely marbled page edges. Coloring is clean, bright and elegant.

Spines have dark spots and light cracks to leather. Wear to edges and some small chips to spine ends. Some scratches to covers with loss of leather at edges of 2 volumes. Some discoloration and uneven toning to covers with one speckled. Light cracking to hinges but all covers securely attached. Some very light foxing throughout though plates are largely unaffected.

Set is 12 inches wide and 10 inches tall.