Buffon’s Natural History. Containing A Theory Of The Earth, A General History Of Man, Of The Brute Creation, And Of Vegetables, Minerals, &c.&c.&c….[At Head of Title: Barr’s Buffon]
by BUFFON, [Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de] [1707-1788]
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About This Item
London: Printed For The Proprietor, And Sold By H.D.Symonds, 1797. cfFreeman 580 (3) (1792 Barr edition with 81 coloured plates). 10 Volumes. 12mo. 73 engraved plates containing 221 figures. there is no plate containing figures 60-61 but these are not referenced in the text & may have just been omitted in numbering. contemporary diced russia, gilt backs (joints cracked, 4 covers detached, some chipping to spines, corners worn, internally very good)
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- Title
- Buffon’s Natural History. Containing A Theory Of The Earth, A General History Of Man, Of The Brute Creation, And Of Vegetables, Minerals, &c.&c.&c….[At Head of Title: Barr’s Buffon]
- Author
- BUFFON, [Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de] [1707-1788]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- cfFreeman 580 (3) (1792 Barr edition with 81 coloured plates)
- Publisher
- London: Printed For The Proprietor, And Sold By H.D.Symonds, 1797
- Keywords
- Natural-History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural-History;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
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- Cracked
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- Plate
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- 12mo
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