The natural history of birds. . From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes.
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788)
Category
Books
Date
1792
Materials
Measurements
220 x 140 x 35 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3113819
Summary
Bibliographic description
9v., 262 plates . 8vo.. Binding: Eighteenth-century full tree calf; gilt-rolled edges; spines gilt; red leather spine labels.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (1707-1788) William Smellie (1740-1795)