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Buffon. Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux

Buffon (George Louis le Clerc, Comte de) Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux,

vol.IV only (of 10), 97 copper-engraved plates by Martinet, all hand-coloured, woodcut device on title, occasional minor marking, but overall a very clean copy, skillfully removed stamp on title, patterned endpapers, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt compartments with raised bands, some rubbing to edges, a few minor scuffs and scratches, slight loss to spine label, [Nissen 158; Anker 76; Casey A.Wood pp.267-268], folio, Paris, de l'imprimerie Royale, 1777.

***"One of the most extensive, important, and early works on ornithology." Casey A.Wood..