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1751 9 VOLUMES LETTERS to AMERICAN history of Monsieur

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1751 9 VOLUMES LETTERS to AMERICAN history of Monsieur

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(LeLarge de Lignac, JA).
Letters to an American, on the natural, general and particular history of Monsieur de Buffon.
Hambourg, Duchesne, 1751-1756
9 volumes
Original uniformed mottled calf with gilt spine
Size 3 3/4 by 6 1/4"
Very good interior condition, some wear of bindings.
= Sabin 41054.
Rare.
Text in French

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