Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux
Subtitle: pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon, édition in-folio et in-4⁰ de l'Imprimerie royale, 1770
By: publié par C.J. Temminck et le baron Meiffren Laugier de Chartrouse ; d'après les dessins de MM. Huet et Prêtre
Contributors: Laugier de Chartrouse, Guillaume Michel Jerôme Meiffren, Baron, 1772-1843; Huet, Nicholas; Prêtre, J. G. (Jean Gabriel), b. 1769; Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788; Library of Congress
Publisher: F.G. Levrault; Chez Legras Imbert et Comp.
Published: 1838
Place of publication: Paris; A Strasbourgh; et a Amsterdam
Language: fre
Number of pages: 600
Subjects: Birds; Pictorial works
Other titles: Tableau méthodique
Notes: Originally issued in 102 parts, 1820-1839.

"Intended as a supplement to Buffon's 'Planches Enluminées' ... The 'Tableau Méthodique,' belonging in Vol. I, contains Buffon's species and plates arranged in systematic order with those of the present authors."--Cf. Ayer Lib., p. 627

"Post-scriptum", last leaf of v. 5, dated 1836.

"Imprimerie de A. Belin et Comp."--Verso of half titles.

Plates are hand-colored.

Includes bibliographical references.

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., p. 626-7

SCNHRB has two copies, c. 2 is a fragment of v. 1.

SCNHRB c. 1 (v.1: 39088013478771; v.2: 39088013478813; v.3: 39088013478854; v.4: 39088013478896; v.5: 39088013478938) with bookplates of the Library of Congress.

SCNHRB c. 1 stamped in red on t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution.

SCNHRB c. 1 has pencilled ms. markings in text.

SCNHRB c. 1 bound in red library buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges; original printed paper wrappers bound-in.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088015707060) is a fragment, with p. [1]-109 of text only.

SCNHRB c. 2 has typewritten index (65 p.) to "Planches coloriées" inserted at beginning.

SCNHRB c. 2 bound in original dark blue library buckram, title in gilt on spine, marbled endpapers and edges.