[Rarebooks] FS: Natural history volume on fish. Paris: 1770

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(NATURAL HISTORY) [Beaurieu, Gaspard Guillard de]. COURS D’HISTOIRE 
NATURELLE, OU TABLEAU DE LA NATURE... Ouvrage Propre a Inspirer aux Gens du Monde le 
Desir de Connoure les Merveilles de la Nature. Tome Cinquieme [les Poissons]. 
Paris: Chez Desaint. 1770. 12mo. (4),484pp. With the half-title. Illustrated 
with 12 copper engraved folding plates (11’ x 6”). Orig. boards, uncut, worn, 
hinges a bit chipped but holding soundly, green paper spine with hand-lettered 
paper spine label (that misidentifies the author as Buffon).     $300.00 (trade 
discount allowed)
One of 7 volumes, this one on “fish” is complete in itself and includes a 
section and plate on whales. Barbier I, 801.

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