Item #2308859 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, des Reptiles et des Poissons. M. L'Abbe J.-J Bourasse.
Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, des Reptiles et des Poissons.
Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, des Reptiles et des Poissons.
Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, des Reptiles et des Poissons.

Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, des Reptiles et des Poissons.

Tours: Ad Mame et Cie, Imprimeurs-Libraires. 1843. Third Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2308859

Third edition. Gift bookplate on front endpaper, likely indicating this was a school prize (a common practice in the 19th century). Edges a bit rubbed, lightly foxed throughout.

262 pp. 12mo. French text. Green full leather, with intricate blind-stamped design, gilt titles, decorations, and borders, marbled endpapers. A natural history of birds, reptiles, and fishes, by the professor of zoology at Petit Seminaire de Tours. Woodcut frontispiece and plates.

Price: $75.00

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