A Natural History, General and Particular, Containing the History and Theory of the Earth, A General History of Man, the Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, etc., to which is added A History of Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects Together with an Account of the Most Curious Foreign Plants.

Buffon, George Louis De Clerc, Count, and Henry Augustus Chambers

Published by Printed for Thomas Kelly & Co., London, 1866

About this Item

A New Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Two volumes in one. Massive quarto half black polished calf and brown cloth-covered boards. Spine heavily gilt in compartments; red morocco spine label. Vol. one: 682pp., Vol two: 462pp. Complete with 96 fine hand-colored plates, including the two ?Negroe? plates, which are often missing. Light wear to the massive binding, but a fine copy, internally fresh and clean.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Natural History, General and Particular, Containing the History and Theory of the Earth, A General History of Man, the Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, etc., to which is added A History of Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects Together with an Account of the Most Curious Foreign Plants.
• Publisher: Printed for Thomas Kelly & Co., London
• Publication Date: 1866
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine