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Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière: Eight Plates
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GEORGES COMPTE DE BUFFON [EDITOR] (1707-1788)
Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière: Eight Plates
eight engravings, 1769, with hand-coloring, on laid papers, all with margins, extremely minor surface soiling in the margins, several with small areas of staining or stray printing ink in the margins, Le Cougar with two stains in the center of the right margin extending into the image, L'Elan with small worm holes in the lower right corner, soft creases and a moisture stain in the center of the right margin, otherwise all apparently in good condition, in French mats with wash lines and faux tribal carved wood frames, not examined out of the frames
all P. 8¼ x 6 7/16 in. (209 x 163 mm.)
all S. approx. 16¾ x 14¾ in. (425 x 374 mm.) (8)
Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière: Eight Plates
eight engravings, 1769, with hand-coloring, on laid papers, all with margins, extremely minor surface soiling in the margins, several with small areas of staining or stray printing ink in the margins, Le Cougar with two stains in the center of the right margin extending into the image, L'Elan with small worm holes in the lower right corner, soft creases and a moisture stain in the center of the right margin, otherwise all apparently in good condition, in French mats with wash lines and faux tribal carved wood frames, not examined out of the frames
all P. 8¼ x 6 7/16 in. (209 x 163 mm.)
all S. approx. 16¾ x 14¾ in. (425 x 374 mm.) (8)
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