[Rarebooks] FS: 1757 Illustrated Conchology volume by Dezallier D'Argenville, who coined the term

[Charles Agvent]

[DEZALLIER  D'ARGENVILLE,  Antoine   Joseph]  M***.         L'HISTOIRE
NATURELLE   ECLAIRCIE  DANS  UNE  DE   SES  PARTIES  PRINCIPALES,   LA
CONCHYLIOLOGIE....  Paris: Chez de Bure 1757.  Second Edition.  ...QUI
TRAITE  DES  COQUILLAGES DE MER, DE RIVIERE ET DE TERRE; OUVRAGE  DANS
LEQUEL  ON  TROUVE  UNE  NOUVELLE METHODE LATINE &  FRANCOISE  DE  LES
DIVISER;  AUGMENTE DE LA ZOOMORPHOSE, OU REPRESENTATION DES  ANIMAUX A
COQUILLES, AVEC LEURS EXPLICATIONS.  Two parts in one quarto (8-1/2" x
11-3/4")  volume bound in contemporary calf with gilt-decorated  spine
and a gilt-lettered red morocco spine label; xxii, 394, [4], 84, cvii,
[1] pages.  Separate title pages, each printed in red and black,  with
a  half-title page for the second part.  Illustrated with 41 full-page
engravings and elaborate engraved head- and tail-pieces.  Includes the
Appendix  with  3  engravings of rare shells, often  lacking.   In the
First  Edition  of  this book (1742), d'Argenville, secretary  to  the
French King, introduced the term "conchology."  This title was one  of
the  first attempts to give the public a simple way of  classification
of  shells  and is noteworthy for its beautiful engravings.  The title
page  and  frontispiece have a small library blindstamp which  is  not
present  on  the  other  plates  or  the  text.  Even,  mild  browning
throughout.  The leather is rather worn and rubbed with some splitting
to  the  joints,  but the covers are tight and secure.  Very Good  and
quite uncommon complete.                                      $2500.00

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