KLEIN (Theodore) Natural Order of Sea Urchins... - Lot 91 - Briscadieu

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KLEIN (Theodore) Natural Order of Sea Urchins... - Lot 91 - Briscadieu
KLEIN (Theodore) Natural Order of Sea Urchins and Fossils. Paris, Bauche, 1754. In-8: 2f., 233pp., (2); illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and 28 plates without text at the end. Bilingual text, Latin and French in mirror. Marbled fawn calf of the period, smooth decorated spine, red title piece, cold fillet in plate frames, gilt roulette on cups, red slices. Nice copy. Reference work on sea urchins in the 18th century. Original edition of the translation by La Chesnaye des Bois. The last 6 plates were drawn by Humblot after the sea urchins that were in Réaumur's cabinet.
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