Explication de la carte géologique de la France, rédigée sous la direction de M. Brochant de Villiers. Atlas par Bayle et Zeiller. 6 parts in 4 volumes 4° (264x215 mm), and large-4° (355x275 mm) plus box for the map (264x203x64 mm). Tome premier: Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1841. XXII, 825 pp., 71 text engravings (mainly profiles), one large folding geological map of France ("Tableau d'Assemblage", 570x540 mm, mounted on linen) chromolithographed and finished by hand; Tome deuxième: Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1848. XII, 813 pp., 105 text engravings (mainly views and profiles); Tome troisième. Première partie (by Dufrénoy): Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1873. VIII, 231 pp., 18 text engravings (mainly profiles); Tome quatrième. Seconde partie. Végétaux fossiles du terrain houiller (by Zeiller): Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1879. 185 pp.; Tome quatrième. Atlas. Première partie. Fossiles principaux des terrains (by É. Bayle). Seconde partie. Végétaux fossiles du terrain houiller (by Zeiller): Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1878. Title page, half title to first part, 176 lithographed plates with explanatory text leaves (the last 16 on plants). Map of France at a scale of 1:500,000 divided into 6 folding parts (each ca. 740x1130 mm) and mounted on linen. Volumes I, II, and IV in near uniform contemporary black shagreen backed marbled boards, smooth spine gilt; Volume III in contemporary fawn calf backed mabled boards, spine on raised bands, with red and green gilt letteruing label; Box for the maps covered with fawn glossy paper, spine with two black lettering labels gilt. All volumes rubbed, box scuffed. Some foxing, map somewhat browned, erased stamps to plans, some plates and titles (causing small holes in title page of vols I, II and IV). Paris, Imprimerie Royale, Imprimerie Nationale, 1841-1879. [...]
(Verschiedene Gebiete - Varia, Geologie - Mineralogie u. Paläontologie)