Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, Tome Huitieme - by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon.
De l'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, France, 1779.
Complete with 14 engraved copperplate plates.
Provenance: “Features the prestigious engraved armorial bookplate (Ex-Libris) of U.S. Diplomat and Congressman Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. (father of Senator Claiborne Pell). Pell was a notable 20th-century rare book collector, U.S. Minister to Europe, and close associate of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”
Plates / Engravings: Very Good. The prints are crisp, dark,
and clean. Perfect for framing or archival preservation.
* Text: French text printed on high-grade handmade rag paper. Minor uniform toning
but remarkably free of major staining.