Recueil des Éloges Historiques

by Baron Georges Cuvier

$550 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Paris: Firmin Didot Frères, 1861. 3 vols. 8vo. iv , lix, 411, 1 ; iv , 409, 1 ; iv , 394, 1 pp. LATER EDITION. Contemporary gilt green morocco-backed embossed green cloth. A fine set. Item #18429 Later edition of this important chronological collection of biographies in praise of French scientists. Composed by the secretary of the Academy of Sciences, these festschrifts

• Binding: Leather

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