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145 - [NATURAL HISTORY]. BUFFON (Georges Louis Leclerc, Count of).
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[NATURAL HISTORY]. BUFFON (Georges Louis Leclerc, Count of). Unpublished correspondence of Buffon, together with the letters published to date. Compiled and annotated by Mr Henri Nadault de Buffon, his great-great-nephew. Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1860. Two In-8 volumes, half-bound (foxing, signs of wear) Included with this: FLOURENS (P.). Buffon – A History of his Works and Ideas. Paris, Paulin, 1844. In-12, worn half-leather binding (foxing, wear and tear, fair condition) And: Memoirs for the History of the Town of Montbard based on the manuscript by Jean Nadault. Dijon, Grigne, 1881. In-8, half-bound.
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