Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural history. Containing a theory of the earth, a general history of man, of the brute creation, and of vegetables, minerals, &c. &c. &c. From the French. With notes by the translator. In ten volumes. ... Volume 1 of 10 (Paperback)

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