Roussillon - Malacology - Lot 56

Roussillon - Malacology BUCQUOY (Edme-Jules) - DAUTZENBERG (Philippe) - DOLLFUS (Gustave) Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Paris, Baillière et fils ; Dautzenberg, 1882-1898. 4 volumes large in-8 (2 text volumes, 2 atlas volumes); 570 and 884 pp; 66 original laminated photographs and 99 phototypes. ½ midnight blue chagrin, title-pieces and tomaisons on ribbed spines, wear rubs. A good copy. Complete first edition, published in 26 issues over a period of 15 years. A considerable work, recognized as the best on Western Mediterranean mollusks. It is the work of one of Europe's most enlightened collectors, Philippe Dautzenberg of Ixelles, who built up a considerable collection.