Buffon & Sonnini - Histoire naturelle. Tome quatrième -
Leclerq de Buffon & Sonnini - Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, nouvelle édition etc - Paris, de L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart, an XI () Oiseaux tome quatrième - 360 pp. - 14 x 22 cm.Original, sturdy green leather binding with gold imprint and original, sturdy, marbled flyleaves; beautifully printed fourth volume of the large bird section of Buffon’s renowned Natural History, including subtle engraved prints (complete, see photos) of, among others, African ostrich, Australian cassowary, the extinct solitaire by Rodriguez and the also extinct dodo (dronte, meaning swollen) of Mauritius, with comprehensive descriptions; beautiful and interesting volume with special dodo print in original, perfect condition. Read More