"Beautiful, Abundantly Illustrated Abridgement Of Buffon's Natural History, Classified By Linnaeus, In Paris"
Beautiful format in 8, full sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with gilded irons, marbled endpapers. "Abridged from Buffo's Natural History, broken down by orders, genera and species, according to the system of Linnaeus. Enriched with all the figures from the large edition, engraved with great care, and accompanied by a descriptive notice of each animal , containing his morals, his habits, the part of the world where he exists, and the ordinary duration of his life