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Histoire des Progrs de l'Espirit Humain dans les Sciences et dans les Arts qui en Dpendent. Histoire Naturelle, Savoir: L'Uranologie. La Gologie & La Minralogie. La Lithologie. L'Hydrologie. La Botanique. L'Antropologie. La Quadrupdologie. L'Ornithologie. L'Insetologie. L'Icthyologie. La Conchyologie.
by Savrien, Alexandre
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Fallon, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris:: Chez Humblot,, 1778.. 8vo.. a6, A-2K8, 2L7, 2M2. Complete 1/4 modern calf, marbled boards, corners worn. Black morocco label on spine, with title in gilt lettering. Marbled edges and endpapers. Light browning and foxing. Bookplate of Charles Atoowd Kofoid (1865-1947), on front pastedown. Text in French. Saverien (1720-1805)mathematician, marine engineer, philosopher and historian. This is a volume of Saverien's survey of human thought (eventually four volumes). Each volume deals with a branch of human knowlege, in this case, natural history and science, and each volume stands as a separate work in its own right. Charles Atwood Kofoid (bookplate), leader in protosoology and limnology, developer of what came to be known as the Kofoid Bucket, a device used to collect planktonic samples. He was a leading member of the faculty at Berkeley, a graduate of Harvard and author to many books. OCLC: 8147008.
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- Bookseller
- Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20042
- Title
- Histoire des Progrs de l'Espirit Humain dans les Sciences et dans les Arts qui en Dpendent. Histoire Naturelle, Savoir: L'Uranologie. La Gologie & La Minralogie. La Lithologie. L'Hydrologie. La Botanique. L'Antropologie. La Quadrupdologie. L'Ornithologie. L'Insetologie. L'Icthyologie. La Conchyologie.
- Author
- Savrien, Alexandre
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez Humblot,
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- 1778.
- Pages
- xij, 542, [4]p.
- Size
- 8vo.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Biblio member since 2016
Fallon, Nevada
About Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Early english printed books specializing in occult, science, religion and oddities. We also have a strong emphasis on modern first editions of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
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