Morceaux Choisis de Buffon.

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Item #47993
Morceaux Choisis de Buffon.
Buffon (G.L. Leclerc de).
Aug. Renouard, ( 1807), Paris
17.5 cm. vi, 328 pp. b/w woodcut plates
Price: $100

Between 1749 and 1788 this hardworking naturalist produced 36 volumes of his great “Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière”, which influenced Lamarck and Cuvier. This is a selection of some of his essays plus descriptions of more than 50 animals, each charmingly illustrated by a wood engraved plate. Bound in full mottled calf with gold decoration and lettering. Some cover wear. Text mildly foxed. All edges gilt.

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