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Lot 65
21 VOLUMES OF ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY BY BUFORD (1774) WITH 284 PLATES
Estimate: $2,975 - $3,400
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| $25,000 | $1,000 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
Year/Century: 18th century
Language: French
Subject: Illustrated
Binding: Leather
Description: OEUVRES COMPLÈTES BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1707–1788). Paris; 1774-1782; 21 (of 25) volumes; 1774-1778 (vol. 1-19), 1782 (vol. 20-21) Size: 3 3/4 by 6 3/4"; 284 plates featuring various quadrupeds, such as cats, dogs, zebras, tigers, elephants, etc.; 3 folding maps; 1 fold-out table "l'ordre des chiens"; "Theorie de la terre" (2 vol.); "Histoire naturelle (generale) des animaux" (1 vol.); "Histoire naturelle de l'homme" (1 vol.); "Suite a la Theorie de la terre et introduction à l'histoire des mineraux" (3 vol.); "Suite a l’histoire naturelle de l’homme" (2 vol.); "Epoques de la nature" (2 vol.); "Histoire des animaux quadrupedes" (9 volumes); Very good condition, slight wear.
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