BERRYAT, J. Recueil de Mémoires, ou Collection des pièces Académiques concernant la médecine, l'anatomie et la chirurgie, la chymie, la physique expérimentale, la botanique et l'histoire naturelle, T.I. à V. (France), WITH: Collection académique composée des Mémoires, Actes, ou Journaux des plus célèbres Académies et Sociétés Littéraires étrangèresT.I. à T.XII. Paris or Dijon: 1754 - 1774. Set of 17 volumes in-4, illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Period bindings in poor condition (wetness and mildew, detached pages, damaged and mismatched bindings with fancy headings). A remarkable publication illustrated with engraved plates. The complete series, which is rarely encountered, comprises a total of 29 volumes (16 for the French part and 13 for the foreign part). Uncollected set, sold as is.