A Natural History, General and Particular; Containing the Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, the Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals Etc.

Descripción

Corrected and enlarged edition, Volume one only, but has all 56 hand-coloured plates inc. tiger's head vignette on half-title and the often missing "White Negroes". This copy ihas ben professionally rebound in green calf with brown spine. Matching green spine panels with gilt. Marbled endpapers. Lower third of frontis portrait of the Count of Buffon is missing. Text stops mid-sentence at pp680, so there are possibly two pages missing at the rear. But plates are present and mostly in good condition. Foxing throughout. Now a splendid looking copy with some stunning illustrations. Heavy copy might require extra postage. Ref:114804.

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Título

A Natural History, General and Particular; Containing the Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, the Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals Etc.

Editor

Thomas Kelly, London

Fecha de publicación

1862

Encuadernación

Full Leather

Edición

New, Enlarged Edition

Estado

VG

Estado de la sobrecubierta

N/a