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Identifier: oeuvrescompletesd051775buff (find matches)
Title: Œuvres complètes de M. le C(om)te de Buffon ... : histoire des animaux quadrupèdes
Year: 1775 (1770s)
Authors: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788 John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
Subjects: Natural history Animals Zoological illustration -- France Early works to 1800 Zoological illustration -- France Natural history illustration -- France Illustration of books -- France 18th century
Publisher: A Paris : De l'Imprimerie royale
Contributing Library: John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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