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Bory de Saint-Vincent Classic Dictionary of Natural HistoryThe description of this item has been automatically translated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.BORY OF SAINT-VINCENT (Jean-Baptiste) 1778-1846Classic dictionary of natural history. Paris, Rey et Gravier, Baudouin Frères, 1822-1830, 16 volumes, missing the atlas volume, octavo, pretty half-leather binding, on laid paper, (contemporary binding), small wear in the corners and in head cape , well-preserved interiors.First edition of this natural history monument.The scholars who participated in the writing of the work are among the best of their time: Jussieu, de Candolle, Geoffroy de Saint-Hilaire, Delafosse, Lucas, etc. The architect of this publication, Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778-1846), was not only a distinguished scholar, close to Lacépède, but also a valiant soldier present at Austerlitz, who then served in the general staff of Ney, then of Soult. Elected deputy during the Hundred Days, he was sentenced to five years of exile by the Second Restoration.No shipping outside the European Union or the French Overseas Territories Paris, Rey et Gravier, Baudouin Frères, 1822-1830, 16 volumes, missing the atlas volume, octavo, pretty half-leather binding, on laid paper, (contemporary binding), small wear in the corners and in head cape , well-preserved interiors. The scholars who participated in the writing of the work are among the best of their time: Jussieu, de Candolle, Geoffroy de Saint-Hilaire, Delafosse, Lucas, etc. The architect of this publication, Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778-1846), was not only a distinguished scholar, close to Lacépède, but also a valiant soldier present at Austerlitz, who then served in the general staff of Ney, then of Soult. Elected deputy during the Hundred Days, he was sentenced to five years of exile by the Second Restoration. No shipping outside the European Union or