Nov 08, 2007 - Sale 2127

Sale 2127 - Lot 292

Price Realized: $ 1,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
GERSAINT, EDMÉ-FRANÇOIS. Catalogue Raisonné des Coquilles, et Autres Curiosités Naturelles. Etched frontispiece by Duflos after Boucher. [2], vi, 167, [7] pages, including half-title and final errata leaf. 12mo, contemporary calf mottled calf gilt with morocco lettering piece; scattered light foxing. Paris: (Valleyre fils for) Flahault & Prault, 1736
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first edition of the catalogue of a sale of shells and natural history specimens organized by the Parisian art dealer and auctioneer Gersaint (1694-1750), one of his earlier productions. The book includes an introductory essay on conchology, a survey of important collections, and a brief annotated bibliography of the subject.