George Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon - Natural history, general and particular - 1785
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English . Illustrated with about 300 copper-plates and occasional notes and observations by William Smellie - Londen, W Strahan and T Cadell, 1785 - 8 volumes - (XX) 514; (4) 517; (IV) (2) 523; (VII) 352; (VIII) 440; (4) 443; (VII) 452; (VII) 352 pp - calf binding with morocco-leather letter piece - 21. 5 × 13. 5 cm. Good. Some loss of leather at head of spine in some volumes. Ex-libris on pastedown of all volumes. Pencil scribble on pastedown. Interiors fairly crisp to slightly discoloured, moderate foxing on title pages and sometimes inside, mainly in margin of the plates; some tanning along the edges of title pages and endpapers. Volume 1 with slight loss of leather at head of spine, large diagonal crease in the first 18 pp2. Left joint torn at the top, to the bottom of the letter piece3. Left joint superficially open4. Left joint with approx. 1 cm tear5. Left and right joints torn, approx. 2 cm at the top6. Minor leather loss at head of spine7. Top right joint professionally restored8. Left joint at top approx. 2 cm torn, right joint superficially open. All bookblocks solid and firmly bound. Illustrated with 301 engravings including 2 folding maps - all depicted. Some photos are a bit darker due to a change in the lighting when the photos were taken. Registered shipping.
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Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English . Illustrated with about 300 copper-plates and occasional notes and observations by William Smellie - Londen, W Strahan and T Cadell, 1785 - 8 volumes - (XX) 514; (4) 517; (IV) (2) 523; (VII) 352; (VIII) 440; (4) 443; (VII) 452; (VII) 352 pp - calf binding with morocco-leather letter piece - 21. 5 × 13. 5 cm. Good. Some loss of leather at head of spine in some volumes. Ex-libris on pastedown of all volumes. Pencil scribble on pastedown. Interiors fairly crisp to slightly discoloured, moderate foxing on title pages and sometimes inside, mainly in margin of the plates; some tanning along the edges of title pages and endpapers. Volume 1 with slight loss of leather at head of spine, large diagonal crease in the first 18 pp2. Left joint torn at the top, to the bottom of the letter piece3. Left joint superficially open4. Left joint with approx. 1 cm tear5. Left and right joints torn, approx. 2 cm at the top6. Minor leather loss at head of spine7. Top right joint professionally restored8. Left joint at top approx. 2 cm torn, right joint superficially open. All bookblocks solid and firmly bound. Illustrated with 301 engravings including 2 folding maps - all depicted. Some photos are a bit darker due to a change in the lighting when the photos were taken. Registered shipping.
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