[Rarebooks] FS: The best ed. of Millin's natural history, w/22 large engraved plates. Paris: 1802

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(NATURAL HISTORY) Millin, Aubin Louis. ELEMENS D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE,
Ouvrage Couronne par le Jury des Livres Elementaires... pour les Ecoles
Nationales. Troisieme Edition, Revue et Corrigee... Depuis la Premiere
Publication de l’Ouvrage, et Considerablement Augmentee; Enrichie de 22
Planches Contenant Plus de 600 Figures. Paris: Leger. 1802. Thick 8vo.
xl,680,(2)pp. Index. With 22 large copper engraved folding plates
(between the end of the text and the index), containing over 600
figures. Cont. tree calf, gilt spine. An attractive copy, signed by the
publisher on the verso of the title page to ward against counterfeit
copies. $500.00 (trade discount allowed)
The third and “best” edition of this French natural history school
book, with the addition of the numerous plates. The 1st edition of 1794
was 444 pages, the 2nd  of 1797, 563 pages and our 3rd further expanded
to 680 pages.

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