Natural History By Leclerc De Buffon, Written By Cs Sonnini 9 Vol. In 8 “minerals”

Nine beautiful volumes In 8, in tinted calfskin half-binding from the First Empire period, smooth spines decorated with a rich frieze of gilded irons, titles and volume numbers in red morocco, burnished boards, yellow edges in Paris from the F. Dufart printing house Year VIII corresponds to the years 1799 & 1800 of the Gregorian calendar, this beautiful copy in its fresh period binding is the tail of the General and Particular Natural History, by Leclerc de Buffon. New Edition accompanied by Notes, and in which the Supplements are inserted in the first text, in their appropriate place.....Work written by CS Sonnini after Leclerc de Buffon, this set contains in the first volume of the introduction 16 fine engraved plates. A beautiful example of the mineral suite