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29 Vols. Natural History.

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45 vols. Natural History: [Natural Science] 45 vols. in hardcover and paperback.Galapagos World's End. William Beebe.G.P. Putnam's Sons NY & London, 1924Condition: Very good to near fine. General wear.Provenance: From the Libr

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83 vols. Natural History: [Natural Science] 83 vols. in hardcover and paperback.Tropical Nature. Adrian Forsyth, Ken MiyataSimon & Schuster NY 1984Condition: Very good to near fine. General wear.Provenance: From the Library of

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5 vols. Darwin and Huxley. Natural History.: [Natural History] 4 titles in 5 volumes. (1) Darwin, Charles. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. D. Appleton, New York, 1876. 2 volumes. 2nd edition. 8vo. Original brick red clot

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Buffon (G. L. L., de) Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History, 10 vol. only, 1797; with others: Buffon (G. L. L., de) Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural History Containing a Theory of the Earth . . ., 10 vol. only, lacking vol. 3, with a duplicate vol. 4, 86 engraved plates only (of 145), 1797; Nat

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29 volumes. (1) Jaques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Etudes de la Nature. P. F. Didot. Paris. 1786. 8vo. 4 volumes (of 5). Bound in contemporary mottled calf. (2) Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. De l'Imprimerie royale, A Paris, 1770-1786. 18 volumes. 8vo. Contemporary leather. (3) De Bure. Bibliographie Instructive. 7 volumes. 8vo. Contemporary leather.Condition: Minor to moderate rubbing. Some volumes with library markings. Scattered foxing.

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29 Vols. Natural History.

Name: 29 Vols. Natural History.
SKU: 159525043
Price: 450 USD
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