1336 bird species by one of the greatest connoisseurs of the time

• 6 volumes in-4, marbled blond calf, decorated ribbed spine, sliced, gilt fillets on the cuts, XXIV- 526- LXXIII- 516- LXVII- 734- XLI- 576- LIV- 544- LV- 543- LXV- 146- XII pp. 6 engraved frontispieces, an engraved vignette on the dedication sheet, an engraved initial and 261 folding engravings. Minimal rubbing, two jaws split on the first volume, some light scattered foxing. 

One of the first systematic treatises on birds by a contemporary of Linnaeus” (Zimmer). “Written by one of the greatest bird connoisseurs of the time, the work deals with 1336 species […]. Brisson had seen more than 800 of the species he described. He did not use the binomial system and his systematic classification of birds differed from that of Linnaeus, surpassing it and being less superficial” (Anker).