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Sale 242: Fine & Rare Books with a Collection of Charles Dickens (#242) 05/23/2002 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 05/23/2002 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #22 Historie Naturelle De Buffon

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$250

Estimate: $150 - $250

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Title:

Historie Naturelle De Buffon

Author:

Buffon, [Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de]

Place Published:

Paris

Publisher:

Chez Deterville

Date Published:

1802

Description:

3 vols. xxvii, 332; 319; 390 pp. Vol. I illustrated with a steel engraved frontispiece portrait, with tissue-guard. 5¼x3¼, polished brown calf, two gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels to each vol., spines stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers.

Three volume set of Buffon's Natural History set in the original French text. Individual titles include: Théorie De La Terre; Époques De La Nature; Discours Généraux Sur L'Historie Naturelle.

Condition:

Joints and corners rubbed, a bit of chipping to spine ends, light shelf wear, some soiling, else very good or better, together.

Item#:

115725
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