Études de la nature
By: par Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Contributors: Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814; Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814; Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814
Edition: Seconde édition, revue, corrigée & augmentée.
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part II; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part II
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1791
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: fre
Subjects: Nature; Early works to 1800
Notes: Didot and Mequignon are bracketed together on title page.

"Avec approbations et privilege du roi". Texts, dated 1784 and 1786: v. 5, p. 349-352.

Half titles; printer's device on title pages. Tail pieces.

First published 1784; cf. "Avis sur cette seconde edition et sur cet ouvrage", v. 1, p. v-xxiv. "Avis sur cet ouvrage et sur ce volume", v. 6, p. [i]-lvij, explains choice of format.

Volume 1: Études I-V, xxiv, 296 p., plate I.V. 2: Études VI-IX, [4], 282, [2] p. V 3: Études X-XI, "Harmonies élémentaires des plantes, [4], 348 p., plates II-V.V. 4: "Suite de l'étude onzième, "Harmonies végétales des plantes", "Harmonies animales des plantes", "Harmonies humaines des plantes"; Étude XII, [4], 288 p. V. 5: Étude XIII-XIV, Explication des figures, [4], 352 p. V. 6: "Paul et Virginie"; "L'Arcadie"; notes, [4], lvij, [3], 380 p. All volumes have running title: "Etudes de la nature" throughout. "Harmonies de la nature", "Paul et Virginie", and "L'Arcadie" also published separately.

Map and most plates folded.

Reproduction of the original from the Huntington Library.

Includes bibliographical references.