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The System of Natural History written by the celebrated Buffon carefully abridged; with additional extracts from other writers bound with The Natural History of Insects compiled from Swammerdam Brookes Goldsmith &c.
1791DBZ1024<b>The System of Natural History written by the celebrated Buffon carefully abridged; with additional extracts from other writers. By M. de Buffon. Perth: R. Morrison 1791 <i>bound with</i> The Natural History of Insects compiled from Swammerdam Brookes Goldsmith &c. Perth: R. Morrison 1792. </b><br /><br /><b>Leather over boards. pp vol I 2 blank frontispiece i title page iii-x 211 with 16 numbered and 6 un-numbered plates; vol. II 1 title page 184 with 23 numbered plates; 1 title page 2 contents 210 with 20 numbered plates. 8.5 x 5.5 inches approx. 217mm x 136mm. </b><br /><br /><b><i>Bears the armorial bookplate of John Jeane Coney. </i></b><br /><br /><b>Later full leather binding with gilt decoration to spine and gilt tooling to edges. Binding somewhat worn cracking to hinges front hinge split to lower and upper but holding firm; partial loss of label. Front free endpaper holed to upper margin; occasional light foxing but generally pages and plates remarkably clean throughout. </b><br /><br /><b>Overall showing wear to binding but otherwise a nice clean copy.</b><br /><br /><b>International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.</b><br /> R. Morrison hardcover
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