Natural History Quadrupeds Goats Antelope 1786 Buffon leather book 27 plates Estronia Richly populated with numerous stories

Richly populated with numerous stories from H

Daniel Webster

Note the apocryphal chains of mountains across the interior of central Africa

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Natural History Quadrupeds Goats Antelope 1786 Buffon leather book 27 plates Estronia Richly populated with numerous stories(Old Books, 18th Century Books, Leather Books, Natural History, Zoology, Animals, Goats). Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere par M. Le Comte de Buffon. Published 1786, Lausanne, Switzerland by J. P. Heubach & Co. 284 pages. Text in French. Illustrated throughout w a profusion of 28 engraved plates, virtually all depicting animals in their naturalistic setting. Attractive antiquarian 1 2 leather binding, smooth spine, gilt bands, gilt title