[Minerals] Premiere[-Seconde] Centurie de Planches enluminées et non enluminées [1780]

representant au naturel, ce qui se trouve de plus interessant, ca de plus curiaix parmi les Animaux, les Vegetaux et les Mineraux pour servir d'intelligence a l'Histoire Generale des Trois Regnes de la Nature. [Pierre-Joseph] Buchoz, Lecombe, Paris, [1780].

A complete collection of plates, loose as issued, with engraved title and 6 leaves with engraved description of the plates concerning minerals: Decade 3 with 10 plates; Decade 6 with 10 plates; Decade 9 with 10 plates, Decade 10 with plate IX, all of the 1e Centurie. Of the 2e Centurie: Decade 3 with 10 plates; Decade 6 with 10 plates; Decade 9 with 10 plates. Together the complete edition of the Minerals, see verso of title. Altogether 68 copper-engraved leaves, of which 61 leaves with handcoloured images of minerals, most with several images on a leaf, by Robert, Juillet, Stagmion, Duret, Mesnil, Baquoi, Lucas and others. In cardboard folder with ties.